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432312

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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 homophobic assaults were recorded in (a) male and (b) female prisons in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	17692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>Centrally held records do not record data identifying homophobic assaults. This information could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 30/11/2015 13:19:34 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

432313

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which (a) magistrates and (b) crown courts in the North West and London ask for wage slips, P60s, certified accounts or letters confirming benefit entitlement when setting fines.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	17720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>Data on the number of instances when individual magistrates’ or the Crown Court make such directions is not collated by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/11/2015 16:27:34 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

432314

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving Offences: Sentencing
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 on the Sentencing Guidelines Council's review of sentencing guidelines for driving offences.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	17704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 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> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/12/2015 16:44:49 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

432316

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been found (a) in possession and (b) under the influence of alcohol in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	17683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>We take a zero tolerance approach to drugs in prison. The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has in place a comprehensive range of security measures and searching techniques to detect items of contraband including drugs and alcohol, to prevent smuggling into prisons. We use specially trained dogs to detect illicit alcohol and drugs. We are also piloting the use of body scanners to reveal drugs concealed within the body. There has been an increase in the number of drug finds over the past five years, which is likely to have been partly caused by improved and increased reporting.</p><br /><p>NOMS does not record centrally the number of prisoners found under the influence of alcohol and drugs. This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><br /><p>The table below gives the number of prisoners found in possession of alcoholin prisons in England and Wales in the timeframe requested.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Number of alcohol<sup>1</sup> related finds incidents, England and Wales, 2010 to October 2015<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></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></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015 to October<sup>(2)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of incidents</p></td><td><p>387</p></td><td><p>574</p></td><td><p>805</p></td><td><p>875</p></td><td><p>1,091</p></td><td><p>1,045</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(1) Changes were introduced to the Incident Report System in September 2015 that improved the recording of alcohol finds. Prior to these changes, figures were produced by searching for the words &quot;alcohol&quot;, &quot;hooch&quot; and &quot;fermenting liquid&quot; in the incident text.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(2) Data for 2015 up to 31st October only</p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p><p>The table below gives the number of prisoners found in possession of drugs in prisons in England and Wales in the timeframe requested:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Incidents where drugs were found in prisoner's possession<sup>1</sup>, England and Wales, 2010 to October 2015<sup>2</sup>, by region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</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></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015 to October<sup> (2)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>247</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater London</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>83</p></td><td><p>140</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>201</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent and Sussex</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>216</p></td><td><p>156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>98</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>345</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>352</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>629</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Central</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and Humberside</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>134</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>242</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Escort areas</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,248</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,217</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,565</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,556</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,289</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,255</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>(1) Where drugs were found in a cell search, strip search and other search (inmate).</p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(2) Data for 2015 up to 31st October only.</p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Changes were introduced to the Incident Report System in October 2015 that improved the recording of drug finds. Prior to these changes, figures were produced by searching in the incident text.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>All figures in this answer have been drawn from live administrative data systems which may be amended at any time.Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. The data are not subject to audit.</p><br /><p>NOMS does not record centrally the number of prisoners who are found under the influence of drugs and could not do so without incurring disproportionate cost by conducting a survey of every prison establishment.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 17639 question first answered 03/12/2015 17:20:30 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

432317

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners undergoing a transition from male to female gender have been placed in the female estate prior to receiving legal recognition of that change of gender.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	17754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and as my Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation, committed to the House on 20 November, my Department will publish data on the number of trans people in prison in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/11/2015 13:42:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

432318

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
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 in which the victims was transgender were recorded in prisons in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	17628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text This information is not held centrally and as my Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation, committed to the House on 20 November, my Department will publish data on the number of trans people in prison in due course. answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/11/2015 13:35:20 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

432319

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of court closures between 2010 and 2015 on access to justice.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	17617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Effective access to justice has been maintained between 2010 and 2015. Access to justice is not just about proximity to a court.</p><br /><p>We have secured over £700m of funding to invest in our courts and tribunals. We have worked closely with the senior judiciary to develop a plan for investing this in reforming the courts and tribunals so they can deliver swifter, fairer justice at a lower cost. This will include digitisation and modernisation of our IT infrastructure. This will mean court users can attend hearings remotely, and not be inconvenienced by having to take a day off work to come to court. It will also mean victims of crime can give evidence from somewhere they feel safe.</p><br /><p>We are committed to providing alternative ways for users to access our services, including the use of other civic buildings and extending video conferencing facilities.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 02/12/2015 16:45:14 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

432320

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: WiFi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of courts and tribunal buildings in England and Wales have wifi access.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	17618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>One of the main projects within the Criminal Justice Efficiency Programme was to introduce Wi-Fi throughout the criminal courts, allowing professional court users access to their home systems and the internet, improving their productivity and efficiency of flow of cases in court. With 158 courthouses already connected, the Programme is on track to deliver to all criminal courts well before summer 2016. Further courts may come into scope depending on the outcome of the consultation on the court estate which is currently underway. In addition to the wifi provided for professional court users many courts have commercially provided BT wifi solutions to allow court users to access the internet. These have been installed locally and no central record is held on the exact number of courts where this is available.</p><br /><p>We have secured over £700m of funding to invest in our courts and tribunals. We have worked closely with the senior judiciary to develop a plan for investing this in reforming the courts and tribunals so they can deliver swifter, fairer justice at a lower cost. This will include digitisation and modernisation of our IT infrastructure. This will mean court users can attend hearings remotely, and not be inconvenienced by having to take a day off work to come to court. It will also mean victims of crime can give evidence from somewhere they feel safe.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 03/12/2015 16:48:20 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

432321

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners received into prison in the last 12 months were identified as transgender.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	17619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2015 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. As my Honourable Friend, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation, committed to the House on 20 November, my Department will publish data on the number of trans people in prison in due course.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 17589 17590 17591 question first answered 01/12/2015 16:28:50 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

432323

registered interest
date	25/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime and Courts Act 2013
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which sections of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 have not yet been implemented.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	17595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>Most of the Act has been implemented, but the sections which have not been commenced are listed below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Provision Not in Force</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>s.26(1), (3)-(8)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>s.40</strong> <strong>ss. 41 &amp; 42 (in so far as they are ancillary to section 40)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>S.56 and Sch.22 </strong> <strong>(commenced in England and Wales only)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sch. 8 (11)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sch. 9 (62) </strong>(Repealed)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sch. 13 Part 4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>s.44 (only to the extent it enacts the following provisions in Sch. 16)</strong> <strong>Sch. 16, Part 4 (11-21)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sch. 19</strong> <strong>(not commenced in Northern Ireland)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sch. 20 (1-15)</strong> <strong>(not commenced in Scotland)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Sch.23</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/12/2015 15:07:50 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly