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227917

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which news applications staff in his Department are authorised to download and use on their work-provided phones and tablets.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	227830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>MoJ staff can access any news websites via their internet browser. We do block some sites but this does not typically include news sites. In terms of downloadable applications we enable the BBC App and others on demand.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/03/2015 10:27:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

224769

registered interest
date	03/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Open Prisons
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 2 March 2015 to Question 214860, what the individual offences committed were in the violence against the person category referred to in the tables.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	226031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Absconds and escapes have reached record lows under this Government and temporary release (ROTL) failures have dropped over the past 12 months during which we have taken significant steps to strengthen the ROTL regime. Between July and September 2014 (the latest period for which data are available), there were a total of 61 recorded temporary release failures, 33% lower than the same quarter in 2013. In April-June 2014, there were 40% fewer failures compared to the previous year.</p><p>The table attached shows the number of prisoners with a principal offence of violence against the person who were in open prisons on 30 May 2014 and who had previously absconded, escaped or breached temporary release conditions, broken down by offence. The data in the table is derived from a one-off exercise to look in detail at those prisoners who were in open conditions on 30 May, which was conducted as part of the review of temporary release. It should be noted that the definition of “open prison” for the purposes of this exercise included some prisons operating both open and closed conditions on the same site to ensure that all prisoners with a previous abscond, escape or serious ROTL failure were identified and assessed. It is therefore possible that a number of prisoners included in the total were actually in closed conditions at the relevant time.</p><p>Temporary release and open conditions can be valuable tools in the resettlement of prisoners in the community but never at the expense of public safety. We conducted a fundamental review of the policy and practice of release on temporary licence (ROTL) after serious failures in 2013. We have already made significant changes, including the introduction in May 2014 of a ban on transfer to open prison or ROTL for any prisoner who escapes, abscond, fails to return from ROTL or commits an offence whilst on ROTL during their current sentence.</p><p>This change in policy for eligibility for open conditions was not applied retrospectively. However, any prisoners who were assessed to present an unacceptable risk in such conditions in light of their previous non-compliance were returned to closed prisons.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 09/03/2015 14:38:30 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous attachment 1 file name 226031 - Prisoners in open prisons.xls title Prisoners in open prisons on temporary licence
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

179036

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Dog Fighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been for dog fighting in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>It has not been possible to answer the question within the timeframe as the information is being assembled from a variety of statistical sources, but I will write to the Honourable Member as soon as it is available. A copy of the letter will be placed in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 25/02/2015 13:19:47 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

178596

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Disorder: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders released from custody after serving a sentence handed down following the riots in London in 2011 have subsequently been convicted of a further offence and received a non-custodial sentence for that offence.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2015 answer text <p>It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time specified. I will write to my hon. Friend with an answer as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 24/02/2015 13:07:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

178599

registered interest
date	09/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
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 3 February 2015 to Question 214939, for each of the 13 offenders who had escaped or absconded from prison more than once (a) which offences led to the offender receiving the original prison sentence, (b) what length of sentence each was serving at the time of the escape or abscond, (c) what the offender's previous criminal history was, (d) what offences were committed by the offender following the escape or abscond from prison before their return to custody and (e) what additional prison sentence was given for each escape or abscond.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Last year, we took decisive action to protect the public by changing the policy by which prisoners may be transferred to open conditions. Absconds and escapes have reached record lows under this Government, but we take each incident seriously. As a result of a comprehensive review, we made major changes to tighten the eligibility for open prisons. Prisoners may no longer be transferred to open conditions or allowed out on temporary release if they have previously absconded, escaped, attempted to escape, or if they have failed to return or have re-offended whilst released on temporary licence, unless there are exceptional circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>I cannot provide an answer to the question in the form requested, as the information could lead to identification of the individuals concerned. However, I can provide the following general information with regards to the 13 prisoners concerned.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>a) Absconders and Escapees in 2013/14 who had previously escaped or absconded from prison more than once, by offence group of main offence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offence Group</p></td><td><p>Number of offenders</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>b) Absconders and Escapees in 2013/14 who had previously escaped or absconded from prison more than once, by sentence type</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentence Type</p></td><td><p>Number of offenders</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Determinate sentence</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indeterminate Sentence for Public Protection</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Life</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>c) The thirteen individuals had between 3 and 145 previous offences on their criminal record, averaging 35 offences. The thirteen individuals concerned were formally convicted for their offences; in the case of some of the thirteen, multiple offences are reflected in one conviction.</p><p> </p><p>d) and e) Three of the individuals committed five further offences between them following their abscond/escape. Two individuals committed three burglary offences between them, resulting in further sentences of 4 months and 30 months respectively. The third individual committed two robberies following his escape, resulting in a sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) with a 30 month tariff. In addition, all but two of the 13 individuals received concurrent further sentences for the offences of abscond/escape, ranging from 4 months to 9 months.</p><p> </p><p>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.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/03/2015 11:21:18 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

177568

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the religious belief was of each person convicted of terrorist-related offences in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The information provided below relates to the last declared religion of prisoners convicted of a Terrorism Act offence or of an offence that was terrorism-related where the motivation stemmed from an extreme ideology. The table also includes those deported or extradited. The information covers prisoners held in custody between 8 October 2012 and 30 January 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Information prior to 8 October 2012 is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>RELIGION</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agnostic</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Atheist</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buddhist</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Christian</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Church in Wales</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Church of England</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Muslim</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No Religion</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Orthodox</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pagan</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Protestant</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Roman Catholic</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russian Orthodox</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sikh</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>178</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 10/02/2015 13:53:43 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

177569

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Disorder: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, was the (a) original offence, (b) original sentence, (c) amount of the original sentence served, (d) date of the subsequent offence resulting in a custodial sentence, (e) type of further offence committed, (f) length of the subsequent custodial sentence handed down and (g) amount of the subsequent sentence actually served for each offender released from custody after serving a sentence handed down following the riots in London in 2011 who has subsequently been returned to custody.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time specified. I will write to my hon. Friend with an answer as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 223076 question first answered 11/02/2015 09:19:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

177570

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Disorder: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who were not sentenced to a term of imprisonment after offending during the riots in London in 2011 have subsequently been convicted of a further offence.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>It has not been possible to provide an answer in the time specified. I will write to my hon. Friend with an answer as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 223075 question first answered 11/02/2015 09:19:50 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

177571

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what terrorist-related offences were committed by which prisoners released from prison in 2013 and 2014; what the length of each sentence given to each such prisoner was; and how long was served in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The information provided below relates to prisoners convicted of or on remand for a Terrorism Act offence, or of an offence that was terrorism-related where the motivation stemmed from an extreme ideology.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 120 prisoners in this category released from prison custody for various reasons in 2013 and 2014, the offences ranged from removal of a tag through to murder. The sentences served by these prisoners ranged from 1 month through to life imprisonment. In all cases the prisoner served the appropriate length of time set out in the sentencing legislation which applied at the time of sentencing.</p><p> </p><p>In the case of the life sentence prisoners release would have been approved by the Parole Board. The Parole Board will not release an offender unless they are convinced that the offender’s risk can be safely managed in the community.</p><p> </p><p>Reasons for release include those who had reached the end of sentence, those deported or extradited, and those bailed or discharged.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 10/02/2015 16:49:10 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

177572

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the largest amounts were of each class of drug charged as a drugs possession only offence in the last year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>Under this Government crime is falling and criminals are more likely to go to prison and for longer. Drug offending is serious in itself, and drug dealers can expect substantial prison sentences, but drug abuse also underlies a huge volume of acquisitive and violent crime which can blight communities. The independent Sentencing Council issued a sentencing guideline on drug offences, effective from February 2012, which brought sentencing guidance together for the first time to help to ensure consistent and proportionate sentencing for all drug offences that come before courts.<br><br>The information requested is not held by the Ministry of Justice. The Crown Prosecution Service hold information on charging but do not centrally record the amount of drugs seized as part of a prosecution and so is unable to provide an answer due to disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/02/2015 17:59:11 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies