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176157

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children born to women serving a custodial sentence were taken into care in the most recent five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Burton
	tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
	uin	222241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information on the number of children born to women serving a custodial sentence and taken into care is not collected by NOMS. This is of course a matter for Local Authority Social Services Departments and as such NOMS does not hold any data.</p><p> </p><p>There are trained family support workers in each prison with a good understanding of childcare proceedings and their role is to facilitate communication between all parties to ensure the needs of the children and women are adequately met.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 02/02/2015 15:01:54 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

176162

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations he has received from prison officers and staff regarding morale amongst prison staff and officers.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	222322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>National Offender Management Service staff write to the Secretary of State on a wide range of issues. A central record of the detail of these letters is not held.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/02/2015 17:36:49 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

176195

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many overseas recipients of (a) pension credit, (b) winter fuel allowance and (c) the Christmas bonus there were in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	222298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Pension Credit is for people who are present and habitually resident in Great Britain. However, Pension Credit may be payable for periods of temporary absence from Great Britain not exceeding 13 weeks, or for the duration of medical treatment received abroad under the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>Latest available statistics for Winter Fuel Payments in the European Economic Area and Switzerland are published on the Department’s website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/winter-fuel-payments-by-eea-country" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/winter-fuel-payments-by-eea-country</a></p><p> </p><p>Available statistics for Christmas bonus payments overseas are shown in the table (thousands):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All (GB and overseas)</p></td><td><p>Overseas*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>15,468</p></td><td><p>481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>15,586</p></td><td><p>472</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>15,547</p></td><td><p>456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>15,466</p></td><td><p>442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>15,370</p></td><td><p>425</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Overseas figures are for those not in GB. To get a Christmas bonus you must be present or ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, any European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland during the qualifying week.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 03/02/2015 11:32:37 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

176161

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data the Government collects on the recruitment of prison officers and staff.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	222321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Recruitment into the National Offender Management Service is managed by Shared Services Connect Limited on behalf of NOMS. Relevant information on the progress of each candidate through the recruitment stages is collected as part of the administration of the recruitment system.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/02/2015 17:36:40 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

176139

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Computer Misuse Act 1990
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 in each year since it entered into force.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	uin	222192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is absolutely clear that abusive or threatening behaviour, stalking or harassment, are totally unacceptable, whether online or offline. A number of offences may be committed by misusing the internet or social media in this way, in particular under section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 or section 127 of the Communications Act 2003. Changes to the law in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill will help to ensure that people who commit those offences are prosecuted and properly punished.</p><p> </p><p>Stalking causes misery for victims. That is why in 2012 we added to the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 two new specific offences of stalking (section 2A) and stalking involving fear of violence or serious alarm or distress (section 4A), the latter of which is punishable by up to five years in prison, or a fine, or both. Online stalking or harassment could amount to one of these offences if it is carried out as part of a ‘course of conduct’ which amounts to stalking, and could amount to the more serious offence if that course of conduct puts someone in fear of violence, or if it causes them serious alarm or distress which has a substantial adverse effect on their usual day-to-day activities</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts and found</p><p>guilty at all courts for offences relating to the Computer Misuse Act 1990,</p><p>from 1990 to 2013 (latest data available), can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p>Information held centrally by the Ministry of Justice on the Court Proceedings Database does not include the circumstances behind each case beyond the description provided in the statute. It is not possible to separately identify from this centrally held information convictions and sentences involving the use or misuse of social media, or cyber crime. This detailed information may be held on the court record but due to the size and complexity is not reported centrally to the MoJ. As such, the information requested can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings data for 2014 are planned for publication in May 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3">Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court and found guilty at all courts for offences relating to the Computer Misuse Act 1990, England &amp; Wales, 1990-2013<sup>(1)(2)</sup></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Year</td><td>Proceeded<br> Against</td><td>Found<br> Guilty<sup>(3)</sup></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>1992</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>16</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>13</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>19</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>25</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>18</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>19</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>21</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>24</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>25</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>19</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2008<sup>(4)</sup></td><td>17</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>19</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>10</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>11</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>25</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>55</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>339</td><td>262</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>(-) Nil</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been 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.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(2) 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.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(3) The number of defendants found guilty in a particular year may exceed the number proceeded against as the proceedings in the magistrates' court took place in an earlier year and the defendants were found guilty at the Crown Court in the following year; or the defendants were found guilty of a different offence to that for which they were originally proceeded against.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">(4) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August 2008.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td></tr><tr><td>PQ 222192</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 222193 222194 question first answered 04/02/2015 18:01:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

176168

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	First-tier Tribunal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidelines his Department has issued to the Tribunals Service on timescales for appeal hearings at First Tier Tribunals from when the appeal has been submitted; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	222333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes official statistics on the operation of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) including end to end timeliness data for a number of Tribunals. These statistics are published on a quarterly basis and the most recent official statistical publication (covering the period up to the end of September 2014) can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>. The end to end timeliness data captures the timelines from receipt of a claim or appeal with HMCTS until the hearing or final disposal of the case.</p><p>The MoJ does not issue guidelines to HMCTS about the timescales from receipt of an appeal to the actual hearing for individual tribunal jurisdictions. This time period varies considerably between the jurisdictions because of their diverse nature, the complexity of their cases and the length of preparation required by the parties.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/02/2015 17:48:37 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

175970

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Open Prisons: Prisoner Escapes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has issued to open prisons on reducing the number of absconders.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	222143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) conducted a fundamental review of the policy and practice related of Release on Temporary Licence (ROTL) last year. NOMS have subsequently introduced a system that enhances the assessment of serious offenders and restricts access to ROTL to cases where there is a clear resettlement purpose. The enhanced or “restricted ROTL” approach for serious offenders involves tighter eligibility and monitoring, more risk assessment including case file reviews by psychologists, and greater involvement by offender managers.</p><p> </p><p>Changes have also been made to the allocation of prisoners to open conditions; foreign national prisoners with ongoing immigration matters and prisoners who have absconded or failed to return from ROTL during their current sentence will not be transferred to open conditions or have further ROTL.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS closely monitors absconds to identify trends and patterns. All absconds or failures to return by restricted ROTL prisoners are the subject of an internal investigation by a senior manager. The lessons learned are considered by a central forum of open prison Governors under the chairmanship of the Deputy Director of Public Sector Prisons.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/02/2015 17:30:09 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

176199

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Attendance Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people who qualify for attendance allowance are made aware of the scheme and of their eligibility for it.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Huppert
	uin	222151
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The department is committed to encouraging older people to take up the benefits they are entitled to and goes to considerable lengths to publicise benefits. Information is available from the department's offices; advice agencies, including local authorities; and leaflets are available from various locations, including post offices and doctors' surgeries. Information about all benefits and how these may be claimed is readily available on the GOV.UK website, or through the DWP Information Line.</p><p>Additionally, the department’s National Partnerships Team works with customer representative organisations, both nationally and locally, to provide a wide range of advice and support for older people. Over 300 of these partner organisations operate as an Alternative Office, taking and verifying Attendance Allowance claims on behalf of the Secretary of State. And for those unable to access services through other channels, a visiting service is available to help with information and claims.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 02/02/2015 12:00:09 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	3931 label Biography information for Dr Julian Huppert

176191

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Work Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on Work Programme job outcome fees on (a) Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Income Related (IR), Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) with three to six months prognosis, (b) ESA (IR) WRAG with 12 months or greater prognosis, (c) ESA (IR) ex-Incapacity Benefit (IB) with three to six months prognosis, (d) ESA (IR) ex-IB WRAG with 12 months prognosis, (e) Voluntary ESA (IR) ex-IB Support Group, (f) Voluntary ESA and (g) ex-IB Support Group claimant groups, in each month since June 2011.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	222261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information is not available in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/02/2015 11:05:40 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

176189

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Unemployment Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the level of expenditure on unemployment-related benefits to people aged (a) 18 to 24 and (b) 24 to 29 in (i) the UK, (ii) Scotland (iii) England, (iv) Wales and (v) Northern Ireland in (A) 2007, (B) 2008 and (C) 2009.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	222277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The information requested is shown in the tables below.</p><p>This data is for Great Britain only. Northern Ireland figures are the responsibility of the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Jobseeker’s Allowance</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>£ million, nominal</p></td><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>18-24</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-29</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total (18-29)</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>168</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>England</p></td><td><p>18-24</p></td><td><p>501</p></td><td><p>647</p></td><td><p>1,013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-29</p></td><td><p>281</p></td><td><p>368</p></td><td><p>586</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total (18-29)</p></td><td><p>782</p></td><td><p>1,015</p></td><td><p>1,599</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>18-24</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>73</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-29</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total (18-29)</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>111</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Great Britain</p></td><td><p>18-24</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td><p>762</p></td><td><p>1,191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-29</p></td><td><p>329</p></td><td><p>431</p></td><td><p>687</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total (18-29)</p></td><td><p>919</p></td><td><p>1,193</p></td><td><p>1,877</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Jobseeker’s Allowance, real terms</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>£ million, 2014/15 prices</p></td><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>18-24</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-29</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total (18-29)</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>England</p></td><td><p>18-24</p></td><td><p>581</p></td><td><p>732</p></td><td><p>1,117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-29</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>417</p></td><td><p>647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total (18-29)</p></td><td><p>907</p></td><td><p>1,148</p></td><td><p>1,764</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>18-24</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-29</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total (18-29)</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Great Britain</p></td><td><p>18-24</p></td><td><p>684</p></td><td><p>862</p></td><td><p>1,314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-29</p></td><td><p>382</p></td><td><p>488</p></td><td><p>757</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total (18-29)</p></td><td><p>1,066</p></td><td><p>1,350</p></td><td><p>2,071</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Sources:</p><p>DWP Statistical and Accounting Data.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>It has been assumed that the information requested is for age bands 18-24 and 25-29 rather than 18-24 and 24-29.</p><p>The figures for 2009/10 were also provided in responses to <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons,lords&amp;dept=29&amp;uin=221268" target="_blank">UIN 221268</a> and <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons,lords&amp;dept=29&amp;uin=221269" target="_blank">UIN 221269</a>.</p><p>Figures may not sum due to rounding.</p><p>Figures have been rounded to nearest £million.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 02/02/2015 11:55:11 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash