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44583

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will instruct the Crown Prosecution Service to bring prosecutions relating to all cases of female genital mutilation reported in London since 2009.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
	uin	HL6240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is committed to tackling cases of female genital mutilation (FGM), however it can only prosecute cases referred to it by the police which meet both of the tests outlined in the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p><p>The Code sets out a two stage test which must be applied when deciding whether a case should be prosecuted. The first stage is the evidential test which requires prosecutors to be satisfied that there is sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction. If the evidential stage of the test is met prosecutors must then go on to identify the relevant public interest factors tending for and against the prosecution in order to form an overall assessment of whether a prosecution is in the public interest.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
	tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

44558

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Department for Transport and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested regarding the conduct of customer, user and satisfaction surveys across the Department for Transport and its agencies in the last 12 months is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Survey</strong></td><td>Comissioned by Board</td><td>Reported to Board</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>DVLA</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Customer Satisfaction Survey 2012-13</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>VOSA</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>ATF Satisfaction Survey</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>PSV operators survey</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>MOT modernisation user survey</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>User evaluation of communications - operators</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>User evaluation of communications - MOT</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong> MCA</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>UK Ship Register</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Survey and Inspection Regime</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Seafarer Certifcate of Competency</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Seafarer Certificate of Equivalent Comeptency</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>HA</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>National Road User Survey</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Area Road User Survey x7</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>DSA</strong></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Car driving test candidates x2</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Motorcycle driving test candidates x2</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>LGC/PCV driving test candidates</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Approved driving instructors x2</td><td> </td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td>Approved motorcycle training bodies</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Potential driving instructors</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Trainers on the ORDIT register</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Trainers on the voluntary LGV/PCV register</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Glossary</p><table><tbody><tr><td>ATF</td><td>Authorised Testing Facility</td></tr><tr><td>DSA</td><td>Driver Standards Agency</td></tr><tr><td>DVLA</td><td>Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency</td></tr><tr><td>HA</td><td>Highways Agency</td></tr><tr><td>MCA</td><td>Maritime and Coastguard Agency</td></tr><tr><td>PSV</td><td>Public service vehicle</td></tr><tr><td>VCA</td><td>Vehicle Certification Agency</td></tr><tr><td>VOSA</td><td>Vehicle and Operator Services Agency</td></tr><tr><td>LGV</td><td>Large goods vehicle</td></tr><tr><td>PCV</td><td>Passenger carrying vehicle</td></tr><tr><td>ORDIT</td><td>Online register of driving instructors</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

44827

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2014, Official Report, column 693W, on bus services: disability, how many public service vehicles (a) in each region and (b) operated by each operator have been issued with PSVAR certificates.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	193342
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>I refer the Honourable Member to my answer of 20<sup>th</sup> March 2014. As indicated there the Department for Transport's annual bus statistics (published in September 2013) show that 78% of buses in England have been issued with PSVAR certificates, while 92% of buses are low floor.</p><p>The following table provides a breakdown of PSVAR certificates for each region:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Region </strong></td><td><strong>Buses with certificates </strong></td><td><strong>%Buses having certificates </strong></td></tr><tr><td>East Midlands</td><td>1,400</td><td>72%</td></tr><tr><td>East of England</td><td>1,970</td><td>67%</td></tr><tr><td>London</td><td>8,880</td><td>97%</td></tr><tr><td>North East</td><td>1,370</td><td>73%</td></tr><tr><td>North West</td><td>3,900</td><td>76%</td></tr><tr><td>South East</td><td>2,690</td><td>71%</td></tr><tr><td>South West</td><td>1,950</td><td>63%</td></tr><tr><td>West Midlands</td><td>2,730</td><td>77%</td></tr><tr><td>Yorkshire and the Humber</td><td>2,800</td><td>69%</td></tr><tr><td><strong>England</strong></td><td><strong>27,680</strong></td><td><strong>78%</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures in this table are compiled from annual operator returns to the Department for Transport, which are not broken down by region. To compile the regional level estimates, each operator has been assigned to its main region of operation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The returns are made under the Statistics of Trade Act 1947, and figures for individual operators are therefore considered as commercially confidential.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

44573

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the level of illegal bird trapping within the Sovereign Base Areas of Cyprus.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Scott of Needham Market
	uin	HL6230
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Sovereign Base Areas are a separate territory and not part of the Republic of Cyprus. Countering illegal bird trapping is one of the key priorities of the Sovereign Base Areas Administration and the Sovereign Base Areas Police. This is stated in the Chief Constable's annual report and strategic plan. Police enforcement action has resulted in 132 arrests and convictions over the last four years for bird trapping offences and the seizure and destruction of large quantities of equipment. The Sovereign Base Areas Administration reviews regularly what additional measures could be introduced within the Sovereign Base Areas. The Sovereign Base Areas Administration also consults with the Republic of Cyprus on the implementation and where practicable, coordination, of measures to reduce illegal bird trapping.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	2542 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Needham Market

44812

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	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 29 January 2013, Official Report, column 772W, on Judicial Review, what further assessment has been made of the reasons for the increase in the number of applications for judicial review.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Teather
	uin	193293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The use of judicial review more than tripled between 2000 and 2013, from around 4,300 applications to around 15,700. The increase has been driven mainly by immigration and asylum cases but civil judicial reviews have increased by around 27% over the same period, from 1,745 in 2000 to 2,210 in 2013.</p><p> </p><p>In 2012 only around 1,400 of 7,600 applications considered for permission, including at an oral renewal, were granted permission to proceed to a final hearing. Between 1 October 2012 and 31 December 2013 around 30% of judicial reviews which reached the permission stage or oral renewal were found to be totally without merit.</p><p> </p><p>The governemnt is determined to improve the judicial review process. The rationale for the Government's reforms is set out in ‘Judicial review: further proposals for reform – the Government response' (<a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/judicial-review" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/judicial-review</a>). The Government is determined to improve the judicial review process so that it is not open to abuse and arguable cases can proceed quickly to final resolution.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is clear that judicial review is, and will remain, an important means to ensure the actions of Government and other bodies are lawful.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1170 label Biography information for Sarah Teather