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524781

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many female offenders received an immediate sentence of (a) less than six months and (b) six months or more in each police force area in Wales in each of the last six years; and what the offence group was for such offenders.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	40350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2016 answer text <p>Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for our independent courts taking into account all the circumstances of each case. In order to pass a custodial sentence the court must be satisfied that the offence is so serious that neither a fine alone nor a community order can be justified. Where a custodial sentence is imposed it must be for the shortest period commensurate with the seriousness of the offence.</p><p>The number of female offenders who received an immediate sentence of (a) less than six months and (b) six months or more in each police force area in Wales by offence group from 2010 and 2015 can be viewed in the table. This information is a further breakdown of the sentencing data tool, published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2015</a>.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 17/06/2016 12:58:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage attachment 1 file name 40350 Table.xls title Female Offenders Sentences Wales 2010-15
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

524475

registered interest
date	10/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how the wishes of victims of a crime perpetrated by a foreign national offender are taken into account when considering whether to deport that offender to a foreign prison.
tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
uin	40202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2016 answer text <p>It is the Government’s position that, wherever possible, prisoners should serve their sentences in their home countries, reducing the burden on the UK taxpayer. A number of factors are taken into account when deciding whether to remove foreign national offenders to serve the remainder of their sentence abroad, including the wishes of victims or their representatives. It is our normal practice to inform victims of the possibility of the transfer of an individual and to give them the opportunity to make their views known.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 17/06/2016 12:44:41 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke

524013

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Unpaid Fines: Staffordshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fines of what total monetary value were written off by HM Courts Service in Staffordshire in each year since 2011-12.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	39882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2016 answer text <p>Due to the limited management information that can be extracted from the Libra system it is not possible to identify how many financial impositions have been cancelled.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the total value of financial impositions cancelled in Staffordshire in each of the year since 2010-11.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Value Legally Cancelled regardless of Imposition date</p></td><td><p>Total Value Admin Cancelled regardless of Imposition date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£1,237,941</p></td><td><p>£722,603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£1,181,416</p></td><td><p>£692,066</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£1,256,081</p></td><td><p>£924,630</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£1,406,722</p></td><td><p>£835,113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£1,320,535</p></td><td><p>£656,536</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 2015 – Dec 2015</p></td><td><p>£1,154,484</p></td><td><p>£410,937</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The data for January 2016 to March 2016 is not included as the data has not been published yet.</p><p> </p><p>A legal cancellation can be applied when an imposition has been cancelled in court by a Judge or Magistrate, for example if an appeal is successful or if some of the original amount imposed is remitted after the offenders financial circumstances have been reconsidered.</p><p> </p><p>Financial impositions are only administratively cancelled after all attempts to collect the amount outstanding have been made, and in accordance with a strict cancellation criteria. Any imposition which has been administratively cancelled still retains legal status and can be written back at any time if more information is found which will enable collection, for example if a new address for the offender is discovered. We periodically review administratively cancelled accounts.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 17/06/2016 09:02:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

524014

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times he has visited Wales in his official capacity since the last UK general election.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	39905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>Details of all ministerial meetings are published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/moj-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/moj-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/06/2016 13:20:25 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

524015

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times Ministers in his Department have visited Wales in an official capacity since the last UK general election.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	39906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2016 answer text <p>Details of all ministerial meetings are published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/moj-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/moj-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 14/06/2016 13:34:34 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

524016

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Males
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many men have (a) been charged with and (b) served a prison sentence for non-violent crimes in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	40021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>Charging decisions are a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service, and sentencing is a matter for our independent courts. The court may only impose a custodial sentence where it finds that the offence is so serious that neither a community sentence nor a fine alone can be justified.</p><p> </p><p>There is no clear definition of a non-violent crime, as both physical and psychological harm can be caused by many crimes and this will not necessarily be apparent from the description of the offence. However, the number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty and sentenced, including to custody, by offence category and specific offence, by gender, in England and Wales, from 2011 to 2015 can be found in the Criminal Justice Statistics outcomes by offence data tool in the most recent annual publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2015</a>.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 40022 question first answered 13/06/2016 14:20:43 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

524017

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women have (a) been charged with and (b) served a prison sentence for non-violent crimes in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	40022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>Charging decisions are a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service, and sentencing is a matter for our independent courts. The court may only impose a custodial sentence where it finds that the offence is so serious that neither a community sentence nor a fine alone can be justified.</p><p> </p><p>There is no clear definition of a non-violent crime, as both physical and psychological harm can be caused by many crimes and this will not necessarily be apparent from the description of the offence. However, the number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty and sentenced, including to custody, by offence category and specific offence, by gender, in England and Wales, from 2011 to 2015 can be found in the Criminal Justice Statistics outcomes by offence data tool in the most recent annual publication: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2015</a>.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 40021 question first answered 13/06/2016 14:20:43 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

524018

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to undertake a review of the sentencing guidelines for traffic offences.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	40049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2016 answer text <p>Sentencing guidelines are issued by the independent Sentencing Council for England and Wales. Following the announcement by the previous Justice Secretary of a government review of driving offences and penalties, the Sentencing Council have paused their review of sentencing guidelines for causing death by driving.</p><p> </p><p>The government is aware of concerns about a number of sentencing issues and is committed to making sure sentencing for driving crimes is proportionate within the context of our wider sentencing framework. It is our intention to commence a consultation in due course which will look at driving offences and penalties.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 16/06/2016 09:36:50 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

524019

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the number of lawyers trained in supporting people with mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	40055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2016 answer text <p>The legal profession in England and Wales is independent from government and we have no estimate of these numbers.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/06/2016 10:12:01 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

524051

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average cost was of a tribunal hearing for a benefits claimant who had been sanctioned for not complying with work search requirements in the last 12 months; how many such tribunals there were in each of the past five years; and what the total cost was of those tribunals in each of the past five years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	39944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text The information requested is not held centrally. answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/06/2016 12:17:38 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff