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1151293

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been under sections (a) 18, (b) 20, (c) 2a, (d) 47 and (f) 58 of the Offences Against The Person Act 1861.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	3605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published a National Statistics series on the number of defendants prosecuted and convicted for these offences in England &amp; Wales for 2014 – 2018. This data is available in the principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code data tool available here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><ul><li><p>To select the number of individuals who were convicted under (a) section 18: filter ‘Offence code’ to ’00501’.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>To select the number of individuals who were convicted under (b) section 20: filter ‘Offence code’ to ’00801’.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>To select the number of individuals who were convicted under (d) section 47: filter ‘Offence code’ to ’00806’.</p></li></ul><p> </p><ul><li><p>To select the number of individuals who were convicted under (f) section 58: filter ‘Offence code’ to ’01401’.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Section 2a of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 has been repealed by the Homicide Act 1957 and as such data on convictions over the period is unavailable.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/10/2019 16:14:23 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1151301

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) people and (b) women were sent to prison for the non-payment of a magistrates’ court fine arising from a conviction for evasion of payment of TV licence fees in each year since 1995.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	3552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested can be found in the table attached. Furthermore, Sentencing is a matter for independent judges who take the full facts of each case into account.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 2679 question first answered 28/10/2019 16:35:28 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name Copy of PQ 2679_reply.xlsx title Table
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1151302

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of cases dealt with via the Single Justice Procedure are TV licence fee evasion cases in each year from 2015 to 2019.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	3553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The number and proportion of cases dealt with via the Single Justice Procedure for TV licence fee evasion cases in each year from 2015 to 2019 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total TVL Cases</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SJP TVL Case</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of cases via SJP</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>190,940</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>174,315</p></td><td><p>68,997</p></td><td><p>39.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>140,083</p></td><td><p>134,084</p></td><td><p>95.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>131,195</p></td><td><p>126,509</p></td><td><p>96.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>63,764</p></td><td><p>61,462</p></td><td><p>96.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><em><sup>1</sup></em><em>2019 is for the period 1 January to 30th June</em> <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Data Notes:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ul><li>a. Data are taken from a live management information system and can change over time.</li><li>b. Data are management information and are not subject to the same level of check as official statistics.</li><li>c. The data provided are the most recent available and for that reason might differ slightly from any previously published information.</li><li>d. Cases received on new systems for the period December 2018 to June 2019 have been included.</li></ul></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 2682 question first answered 28/10/2019 16:53:29 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1151372

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Pleural Plaques: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to re-establish the right to compensation for people in England and Wales who developed pleural plaques as a result of exposure to asbestos.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	3639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to reopen the pleural plaques compensation scheme, which operated between 2 August 2010 and 1 August 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme operated as an extra-statutory one, making £5000 payments on an ex-gratia basis to applicants who fulfilled the scheme’s criteria, namely that they were individuals who had begun, but not resolved, a legal claim for compensation for pleural plaques at the time of the House of Lords ruling in October 2007 in the case of Rothwell v Chemical &amp; Insulating Co Ltd [2007] UKHL 39. That ruling had held that the occurrence of pleural plaques is not a compensatable disease.</p><p> </p><p>Eligibility for the scheme was limited to that category of people as they would have had an understandable expectation of receiving compensation when they began their claim, an expectation which would not have been shared by those diagnosed later.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/10/2019 17:54:39 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1151376

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Non-molestation Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many non-molestation orders have been issued in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	3640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Non-molestation orders are made by the court to protect individuals from the harm of domestic violence. They can, where necessary, extend to protect children.</p><p>Non-molestation applications are either made ‘without notice’ to the respondent, usually if the applicant is seeking immediate protection, or ‘on notice’ to the respondent. The number of non-molestation orders made in each of the last 9 calendar years is shown in table 1 below. The data covers England and Wales.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Non-molestation orders made in England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>21,194</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>19,556</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>19,403</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>22,284</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>23,999</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>23,630</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>23,647</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>25,750</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>27,183</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2019</a></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We do not hold data on how many people have represented themselves when applying for an order.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Court and Tribunals Service publish a range of guidance on Gov.Uk including eligibility for obtaining orders, how to apply for an injunction if you've been the victim of domestic violence, how to apply for a non-molestation order and an occupation order and how to serve applications. Links to the guidance are below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/injunction-domestic-violence/eligibility-non-molestation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/injunction-domestic-violence/eligibility-non-molestation</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/form-fl401-application-for-a-non-molestation-order-occupation-order" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/form-fl401-application-for-a-non-molestation-order-occupation-order</a></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 3642 3643 question first answered 28/10/2019 17:34:24 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1151377

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Non-molestation Orders: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) people who applied for non-molestation orders were not eligible for legal aid in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	3641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>VOLUME OF REFUSALS</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>% OF APPLICATIONS REFUSED</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>YEAR</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FEMALES (a)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL (b)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FEMALES (a)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>TOTAL (b)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>0.25%</p></td><td><p>0.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0.11%</p></td><td><p>0.13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>0.17%</p></td><td><p>0.22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p>0.44%</p></td><td><p>0.45%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>0.87%</p></td><td><p>0.93%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>0.94%</p></td><td><p>0.98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>235</p></td><td><p>1.67%</p></td><td><p>1.77%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>307</p></td><td><p>2.10%</p></td><td><p>2.29%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td><p>380</p></td><td><p>406</p></td><td><p>2.87%</p></td><td><p>3.07%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures are based on the volume of applications made rather than the number of discrete individuals. One person may make more than one application for legal aid.</p><p> </p><p>Applications for legal aid when requesting a non-molestation orders will only be rejected when a court is unlikely to grant an order, for instance where other help and support is already in place.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 28/10/2019 17:20:00 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1151378

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Non-molestation Orders: Legal Representation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) people have represented themselves when applying for a non-molestation order in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	3642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Non-molestation orders are made by the court to protect individuals from the harm of domestic violence. They can, where necessary, extend to protect children.</p><p>Non-molestation applications are either made ‘without notice’ to the respondent, usually if the applicant is seeking immediate protection, or ‘on notice’ to the respondent. The number of non-molestation orders made in each of the last 9 calendar years is shown in table 1 below. The data covers England and Wales.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Non-molestation orders made in England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>21,194</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>19,556</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>19,403</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>22,284</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>23,999</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>23,630</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>23,647</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>25,750</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>27,183</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2019</a></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We do not hold data on how many people have represented themselves when applying for an order.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Court and Tribunals Service publish a range of guidance on Gov.Uk including eligibility for obtaining orders, how to apply for an injunction if you've been the victim of domestic violence, how to apply for a non-molestation order and an occupation order and how to serve applications. Links to the guidance are below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/injunction-domestic-violence/eligibility-non-molestation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/injunction-domestic-violence/eligibility-non-molestation</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/form-fl401-application-for-a-non-molestation-order-occupation-order" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/form-fl401-application-for-a-non-molestation-order-occupation-order</a></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 3640 3643 question first answered 28/10/2019 17:34:24 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1151379

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Non-molestation Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to publish any guidance produced by his Department for people who are advised to seek a non-molestation order.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	3643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Non-molestation orders are made by the court to protect individuals from the harm of domestic violence. They can, where necessary, extend to protect children.</p><p>Non-molestation applications are either made ‘without notice’ to the respondent, usually if the applicant is seeking immediate protection, or ‘on notice’ to the respondent. The number of non-molestation orders made in each of the last 9 calendar years is shown in table 1 below. The data covers England and Wales.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Non-molestation orders made in England and Wales</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>21,194</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>19,556</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>19,403</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>22,284</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>23,999</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>23,630</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>23,647</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>25,750</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>27,183</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2019</a></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We do not hold data on how many people have represented themselves when applying for an order.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Court and Tribunals Service publish a range of guidance on Gov.Uk including eligibility for obtaining orders, how to apply for an injunction if you've been the victim of domestic violence, how to apply for a non-molestation order and an occupation order and how to serve applications. Links to the guidance are below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/injunction-domestic-violence/eligibility-non-molestation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/injunction-domestic-violence/eligibility-non-molestation</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/form-fl401-application-for-a-non-molestation-order-occupation-order" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/form-fl401-application-for-a-non-molestation-order-occupation-order</a></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 3640 3642 question first answered 28/10/2019 17:34:24 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1151380

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bail: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) women and (b) people have sought bail restrictions against an alleged domestic abuser in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	3644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Data relating to the specific circumstances where bail restrictions have been sought and granted is not held centrally. This information may be held on court records, but obtaining it would result in a disproportionate cost to the department.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 3645 question first answered 28/10/2019 17:22:17 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1151381

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bail: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of (a) women (b) people who have sought bail restrictions against an alleged domestic abuser have had those applications granted in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	3645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Data relating to the specific circumstances where bail restrictions have been sought and granted is not held centrally. This information may be held on court records, but obtaining it would result in a disproportionate cost to the department.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 3644 question first answered 28/10/2019 17:22:17 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon