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428710

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2015 to Question 14066, what accountability mechanisms are in place for the Criminal Cases Review Commission; and if he will meet the hon. Member for Sefton Central to discuss the case of James Thompson.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	16560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>As I stated in response to Question 14066, although the Criminal Cases Review Commission is funded by my Department, it is entirely independent of Government, and Ministers cannot, and should not, intervene in its reviews or decisions. Since there is no action I can take, I do not believe a meeting with the Hon. Member would be helpful.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 20/11/2015 10:55:42 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

428711

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions and convictions have been obtained under sections 60 and 79 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 since that Act came into force.
tabling member constituency	Basingstoke
tabling member printed	Mrs Maria Miller
uin	16609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 20/11/2015 10:30:03 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1480 label Biography information for Dame Maria Miller

428861

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Training Centres
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government which companies were invited to tender or to participate in dialogues for the 2015 contracts for (1) the running of Medway secure training centre, and (2) the running of Rainsbrook secure training centre.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text <p>The companies that were invited to tender for the running of the Medway secure training centre were:</p><ul><li>G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Limited (now trading as Inspiring Futures);</li><li>MTCnovo Limited;</li><li>Sodexo Justice Services;</li><li>Diagrama Foundation; and</li><li>Ingeus UK Limited.</li></ul><br /><p>The companies that were invited to tender for the running of the Rainsbrook secure training centre were:</p><ul><li>G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Limited (now trading as Inspiring Futures);</li><li>MTCnovo Limited;</li><li>Sodexo Justice Services;</li><li>Diagrama Foundation; and</li><li>Ingeus UK Limited.</li></ul><br /><p>Tenders to run Medway and Rainsbrook secure training centres were evaluated using a standard approach balancing quality and price.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 25/11/2015 13:06:33 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

428864

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Council Tax: Non-payment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each of the last three years, in how many instances people have been imprisoned for defaulting on payment of their council tax.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL3587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>Data showing how many people were imprisoned for non-payment of council tax in 2012, 2013 and 2014 are presented in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><p>These data are sourced from the Libra Management Information System (MIS). As such this data set is not subject to the same levels of quality assurance as national statistics</p><p>In extracting this data only offences of complaint for council tax committal application have been included where the court hearing date occurred within each year reported (i.e. between 1 January and 31 December).</p><p>It should also be noted that, although committals to prison are reported as occurring within a particular financial year, the non-payment of council tax itself may relate to a previous financial year or even a period covering more than one financial year.</p><p>Committal to prison for non-payment of council tax can be challenged through a judicial review in the High Court. The table below shows the number of judicial reviews relating to imprisonment for non-payment of council tax in 2012, 2013 and 2014, and the outcomes.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Judicial Reviews</p></td><td><p>Upheld</p></td><td><p>Refused</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><p>These data were obtained from a manual check of judicial reviews carried out specifically to answer this question.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL3589 question first answered 26/11/2015 12:41:17 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

428865

registered interest
date	17/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Council Tax: Non-payment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each of the last three years, what was the estimated cost to the public purse of people being imprisoned for defaulting on payment of their council tax.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL3588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2015 answer text This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The department routinely publishes average costs per prisoner and prison place based on actual net resource expenditure for each private and public sector prison, and in summary form the whole of the prison estate in England and Wales on an annual basis after the end of each financial year. These can be found on Gov.uk. answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 25/11/2015 13:50:03 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

428355

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Curfews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons the number of prisoners being released on Home Detention Curfews in Devon decreased between 2011 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	16339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The number of prisoners released on Home Detention Curfew (HDC) in England and Wales has fallen in recent years. This is principally due to the reduction in the number of prisoners eligible for the scheme.</p><br /><p>The Ministry of Justice only collates data on the number of prisoners released on HDC who are then recalled to prison for breach of their curfew conditions and this data is only available for England and Wales as a whole. It would incur disproportionate cost to isolate from this overall data those recalled prisoners who had been released on HDC from prisons in Devon.</p><br /><p>This data is published and can be located at the following link (table A3.5 details HDC recalls):</p><br /> <br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424903/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424903/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 16340 16341 question first answered 19/11/2015 13:58:19 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

428356

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Curfews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released on a Home Detention Curfew in Devon broke their curfew conditions between 2011 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	16340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The number of prisoners released on Home Detention Curfew (HDC) in England and Wales has fallen in recent years. This is principally due to the reduction in the number of prisoners eligible for the scheme.</p><br /><p>The Ministry of Justice only collates data on the number of prisoners released on HDC who are then recalled to prison for breach of their curfew conditions and this data is only available for England and Wales as a whole. It would incur disproportionate cost to isolate from this overall data those recalled prisoners who had been released on HDC from prisons in Devon.</p><br /><p>This data is published and can be located at the following link (table A3.5 details HDC recalls):</p><br /> <br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424903/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424903/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 16339 16341 question first answered 19/11/2015 13:58:19 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

428357

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Curfews
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released under a Home Detention Curfew in Devon were returned to prison after breaking the conditions of such a curfew between 2011 and 2014.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	16341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The number of prisoners released on Home Detention Curfew (HDC) in England and Wales has fallen in recent years. This is principally due to the reduction in the number of prisoners eligible for the scheme.</p><br /><p>The Ministry of Justice only collates data on the number of prisoners released on HDC who are then recalled to prison for breach of their curfew conditions and this data is only available for England and Wales as a whole. It would incur disproportionate cost to isolate from this overall data those recalled prisoners who had been released on HDC from prisons in Devon.</p><br /><p>This data is published and can be located at the following link (table A3.5 details HDC recalls):</p><br /> <br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424903/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/424903/prison-releases-annual-2014.xlsx</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 16339 16340 question first answered 19/11/2015 13:58:19 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

428386

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Whitemoor Prison: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to reduce Islamist culture at HM Prison Whitemoor.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Any behaviour by those convicted of extremist crimes or who subscribe to an agenda which seeks to promote extremist views will be challenged and managed accordingly.</p><p>In order to ensure our current practice is as robust and effective as possible in dealing with such beliefs, the Justice Secretary has commissioned a review, supported by external expertise, of the overall approach to dealing with Islamist extremism in prisons, probation and the youth justice system.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 24/11/2015 15:44:54 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

428429

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Holloway Prison: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many inmates are able to access education at HM Prison Holloway each day.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	16371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>At HMP Holloway there are currently approximately 120 places in a morning session and the same in an afternoon session for women to attend education courses. Women may attend in one or two sessions each day depending on the type of course they are on. In addition there are approximately 40 places available to attend Physical Education provision and approximately 60 places in vocational training areas.</p><p>The Secretary of State for Justice announced on 8<sup>th</sup> September a review of the quality of education in prisons, chaired by Dame Sally Coates. The review will examine the scope, quality and effectiveness of current provision. It will consider the scope and range of the current curricula and identify the most effective teaching and delivery models. Stakeholders are being consulted and a Call for Evidence has been issued. The review is expected to report in the spring of 2016. A copy of the terms of reference are lodged in the library of the House and at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-prison-education-terms-of-reference" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-prison-education-terms-of-reference</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 16425 question first answered 24/11/2015 15:47:28 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson