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582073

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Uniforms
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effect on the self-esteem of female prison officers of having to wear a uniform.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	45995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>All prison officers working in public sector prisons and young offender institutions are required to wear uniform as part of their conditions of service. Uniform is provided partly as a security measure to aid the immediate identification of staff. There has been no assessment of the self-esteem of either female or male officers in being required to wear uniform.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/09/2016 11:26:20 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

582074

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remand in Custody: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of (i) men and (ii) women were refused bail and remanded in custody when the alleged offence related to an incident involving domestic violence in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	46054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>This information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/09/2016 11:08:09 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

582076

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders in each offence category were released on post-conviction bail by Crown Courts in each of the last three years; and (a) how many and (b) in what proportion of such cases the offender received a custodial sentence.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	46056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text Robust and reliable information on post-conviction remand status of offenders convicted at the Crown Court is not centrally held, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/09/2016 11:42:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

582077

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remand in Custody: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in (a) how many and (b) what proportion of cases involving common assault was someone remanded in custody prior to their conviction in the two years (i) prior to and (ii) following the introduction of the associated person exception to bail.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	46046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2016 answer text <p>The number and proportion of offenders appearing at the Crown Court for offences of common assault and battery who were remanded in custody prior to their conviction, in England and Wales, 2010 to 2014, can be viewed in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>The table also includes data on remand status for offenders convicted of common assault and battery in the magistrates’ court between 2013 and 2014. Unfortunately data prior to 2013 could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings data for 2016 are planned for publication in summer 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>The number and proportion of offenders<sup>(1)</sup> appearing at the Crown Court for offences of common assault and battery who were remanded in custody<sup>(2) </sup>prior to their conviction, England and Wales, 2010 - 2014<sup>(3) (4) (5)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012<sup>(6)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offenders remanded in custody prior to conviction for common assault and battery</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>515</p></td><td><p>534</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>562</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Proportion of offenders remanded in custody prior to conviction for common assault and battery<sup>(7)</sup></em></p></td><td><p><em> </em></p></td><td><p><em>24.1</em></p></td><td><p><em>27.8</em></p></td><td><p><em>26.9</em></p></td><td><p><em>33.1</em></p></td><td><p><em>40.8</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(1) Excludes persons where sex &quot;Not Stated&quot; and other offenders, i.e. companies, public bodies, etc.'</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(2) Includes those who were remanded in custody prior to conviction who may also have been granted bail on another occasion prior to conviction.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(3) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When an offender has been cautioned for or found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(4) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(5) Data will not necessarily match published remanded in custody data. This is because the published data are produced using a different methodology, whereby one principal remand status involving the greatest degree of court control is determined. A defendant would be counted as remanded in custody if at any period of the trial he or she was given custodial remand.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(6) The 'associated person exception to bail' provision came into force on 3rd December 2012 A defendant need not be granted bail if there are substantial grounds for believing that the defendant if released on bail (whether subject to conditions or not) would commit an offence on bail by engaging in conduct that would or would be likely to cause physical or mental injury or fear of the same to an associated person. ‘Associated person’ is defined in section 62 Family Law Act 1996’.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(7) As a proportion of all offenders convicted at the Crown Court for offences of common assault and battery.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/09/2016 09:38:34 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

582079

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Supervision Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of offenders who breached a Supervision Default Order were (i) sent to prison and (ii) not sent to prison since the introduction of such Orders.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	46050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014, which introduced post sentence supervision for those serving short custodial sentences, applies to offences committed on or after 1 February 2015. Statistics on the number of offenders starting post sentence supervision and the number of offenders committed to custody for breach of post sentence supervision conditions is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/541247/probation-q1-2016.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/541247/probation-q1-2016.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 46051 46052 question first answered 20/09/2016 11:33:24 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

582080

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of offenders who have been taken to court for breaching their post sentence supervision were (i) fined, (ii) given a Supervision Default Order, (iii) committed to prison and (iv) had no action taken against them since the introduction of such supervision.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	46051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014, which introduced post sentence supervision for those serving short custodial sentences, applies to offences committed on or after 1 February 2015. Statistics on the number of offenders starting post sentence supervision and the number of offenders committed to custody for breach of post sentence supervision conditions is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/541247/probation-q1-2016.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/541247/probation-q1-2016.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 46050 46052 question first answered 20/09/2016 11:33:24 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

582081

registered interest
date	12/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of offenders who breached their post sentence supervision have been taken to court since the introduction of such supervision.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	46052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>The Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014, which introduced post sentence supervision for those serving short custodial sentences, applies to offences committed on or after 1 February 2015. Statistics on the number of offenders starting post sentence supervision and the number of offenders committed to custody for breach of post sentence supervision conditions is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/541247/probation-q1-2016.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/541247/probation-q1-2016.xlsx</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 46050 46051 question first answered 20/09/2016 11:33:24 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

578732

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether officials of her Department have discussed with non-governmental bodies proposals for further court closures in Greater London in the next 10 years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	45698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service keeps its operational estate under review to make sure that it aligns with the delivery of reformed court and tribunal services.</p><p> </p><p>On 15 September the Government published a consultation on the future of Camberwell Green and Hammersmith Magistrates’ Courts. Any further proposals will be subject to public consultation.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 16/09/2016 10:51:05 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

578733

registered interest
date	08/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of women were categorised as on a basic regime in prison in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	45724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>Prisoners’ status under the Incentives and Earned Privileges (IEP) scheme will move during the course of their imprisonment to reflect their pattern of behaviour and engagement with their rehabilitation, so that some may have been on the basic level on multiple occasions in each period, and sentence length and the duration of time spent on basic will vary for each prisoner and each instance. That is why we publish figures based on snapshots of a moment in time to give the sense of what proportion of prisoners are typically on each IEP level in any given day.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics for the gender split of the IEP levels for 2014/15 are published at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/479968/offender-equalities-report-tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/479968/offender-equalities-report-tables.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>IEP statistics for 2015/16 without gender splits are published in the Annual NOMS Digest at the following link, and the gender splits of IEP statistics to March 2016 are due for publication on 24 November 2016:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-statistics-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-performance-statistics-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p>There is no data for 2013/14.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 16/09/2016 13:56:40 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

577608

registered interest
date	07/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the conviction rate for rape involving (a) female and (b) male victims was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	45426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is available on gov.uk using the following link <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 North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 14/09/2016 16:06:23 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies