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438485

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 14 December (HL4095), why the occupations of those appointed as lay magistrates are no longer recorded.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL4581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The information is no longer recorded because it does not form part of published statistics on the magistracy. Additionally, the enduring accuracy of the recorded information could not be guaranteed subsequent to appointment.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 21/12/2015 16:21:00 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

438639

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Cemeteries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in making it lawful to reuse graves.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	20166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The reuse of burial space is a sensitive issue and any potential changes in this area, including any legislation, would require careful consideration. We have been actively engaging with stakeholders and will consider whether there is a need for government to take action in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 22/12/2015 15:21:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

438724

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on female prison staff took place in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	20170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>We do not tolerate violence of any kind in prison and any assault is treated extremely seriously. Any prisoner who commits an act of violence can expect to have action taken against them.</p><p>Quarterly statistics on the numbers of assaults on prison staff are published in the Safety in Custody statistics bulletin, located at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/472712/Safety-in-custody-summary-q2-2015.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/472712/Safety-in-custody-summary-q2-2015.xls</a></p><br /><p>Information on the gender of those staff who have been assaulted is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 18/12/2015 11:38:49 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

438725

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Burglary and Sexual Offences: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were given non-custodial sentences for (a) burglary, (b) rape and (c) sexual assault in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	20171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Details of the number of offenders sentenced (with sentencing disposals, both custodial and non-custodial) at all courts for the above offences in each of the last 10 years can be found in the “outcomes by offence” table available at the following link:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 21/12/2015 15:58:43 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

437898

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bill of Rights: Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what account he has taken of the distinction between reserved and devolved matters in the devolved administrations in his plans for the proposed British Bill of Rights and for consultation on that proposed bill.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	19836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>The government was elected with a mandate to reform the UK’s human rights framework. We are considering the implications of a Bill of Rights on devolution as we develop our proposals. We will, of course, fully engage with the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 18/12/2015 13:01:12 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

437899

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bill of Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on his plans for a consultation on the proposed British Bill of Rights.
tabling member constituency	Dumfries and Galloway
tabling member printed	Richard Arkless
uin	19823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>We will consult fully on our proposals for a Bill of Rights and announce further details in due course.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 22/12/2015 12:41:57 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4387 label Biography information for Richard Arkless

437929

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that police officers are aware of the outcome of prosecutions in which they have been involved.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	19834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service, through its IT systems, passes data onto the police national computer so that records of convictions and sentences can be maintained by the police.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/12/2015 16:37:20 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

437959

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 10 December 2015 to Questions 19024, 19025 and 19026, what the average amount owed per offender in court-ordered financial impositions was in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16 to date.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	20059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The total outstanding balance of financial impositions (regardless of year of imposition and excluding confiscation orders) at the end of September 2014 and at the end of September 2015 is published as part of the Criminal Court Statistics (Quarterly) publication which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015</a></p><br /><p>The administrative costs of compliance and enforcement activity within HM Courts and Tribunals Service in the periods April to September 2014 and April to September 2015 were as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Costs (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffing costs</p></td><td><p>£19.88</p></td><td><p>£19.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non staffing costs</p></td><td><p>£3.24</p></td><td><p>£3.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total costs</p></td><td><p>£23.12</p></td><td><p>£22.95</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The figures provided represent a ‘snapshot’ position at the end of September in each respective financial year. The staffing costs include permanent staff, Fixed Term Contract staff and Agency Staff. The Non-Staffing costs include Estate Costs (Utilities, Rent, Maintenance), IT, Telephony and other contracted service costs, Printing and Postage, Arrest Warrant Execution costs, and Travel &amp; Subsistence costs.</p><br /><p>It is not possible to identify or calculate the average amount owed per offender; offenders can have multiple financial imposition accounts recorded against them where they have been convicted of separate offences.</p><br /><p>Calculating what the average administrative costs per offender were would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 20056 20057 20058 question first answered 17/12/2015 17:42:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

437960

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 10 December 2015 to Questions 19024, 19025 and 19026, what the total administrative costs were of recovering money from offenders in court-ordered financial impositions in April to September (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	20058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The total outstanding balance of financial impositions (regardless of year of imposition and excluding confiscation orders) at the end of September 2014 and at the end of September 2015 is published as part of the Criminal Court Statistics (Quarterly) publication which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015</a></p><br /><p>The administrative costs of compliance and enforcement activity within HM Courts and Tribunals Service in the periods April to September 2014 and April to September 2015 were as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Costs (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffing costs</p></td><td><p>£19.88</p></td><td><p>£19.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non staffing costs</p></td><td><p>£3.24</p></td><td><p>£3.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total costs</p></td><td><p>£23.12</p></td><td><p>£22.95</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The figures provided represent a ‘snapshot’ position at the end of September in each respective financial year. The staffing costs include permanent staff, Fixed Term Contract staff and Agency Staff. The Non-Staffing costs include Estate Costs (Utilities, Rent, Maintenance), IT, Telephony and other contracted service costs, Printing and Postage, Arrest Warrant Execution costs, and Travel &amp; Subsistence costs.</p><br /><p>It is not possible to identify or calculate the average amount owed per offender; offenders can have multiple financial imposition accounts recorded against them where they have been convicted of separate offences.</p><br /><p>Calculating what the average administrative costs per offender were would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 20056 20057 20059 question first answered 17/12/2015 17:42:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

437961

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 10 December 2015 to Questions 19024, 19025 and 19026, what the average administrative costs per offender of recovering money from offenders in court-ordered financial impositions were in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16 to date.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	20056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The total outstanding balance of financial impositions (regardless of year of imposition and excluding confiscation orders) at the end of September 2014 and at the end of September 2015 is published as part of the Criminal Court Statistics (Quarterly) publication which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015</a></p><br /><p>The administrative costs of compliance and enforcement activity within HM Courts and Tribunals Service in the periods April to September 2014 and April to September 2015 were as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Costs (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffing costs</p></td><td><p>£19.88</p></td><td><p>£19.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non staffing costs</p></td><td><p>£3.24</p></td><td><p>£3.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total costs</p></td><td><p>£23.12</p></td><td><p>£22.95</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The figures provided represent a ‘snapshot’ position at the end of September in each respective financial year. The staffing costs include permanent staff, Fixed Term Contract staff and Agency Staff. The Non-Staffing costs include Estate Costs (Utilities, Rent, Maintenance), IT, Telephony and other contracted service costs, Printing and Postage, Arrest Warrant Execution costs, and Travel &amp; Subsistence costs.</p><br /><p>It is not possible to identify or calculate the average amount owed per offender; offenders can have multiple financial imposition accounts recorded against them where they have been convicted of separate offences.</p><br /><p>Calculating what the average administrative costs per offender were would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 20057 20058 20059 question first answered 17/12/2015 17:42:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq