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57630

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Help to Buy Scheme: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many homes in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Birmingham have been bought under the Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme to date.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	198626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government publishes quarterly official statistics relating to the Help to Buy: mortgage guarantee scheme. The first of these were published on 29 May 2014.</p><p> </p><p>This report, along with accompanying tables, can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/help-to-buy-mortgage-guarantee-scheme-quarterly-statistics-october-2013-to-march-2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/06/2014 16:02:23 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

57638

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on (a) civil and (b) criminal legal aid in (i) cash and (ii) real terms in (A) England and (B) York in each year since 1995.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The amount spent on (a) civil and (b) criminal legal aid in (i) cash (i.e. net of operating receipts) and (ii) real terms in each of the last 20 years was provided by way of a written response on 18 June 2013 to the hon. Member for York Central's Parliamentary Question 160682.</p><p> </p><p>The Legal Aid Agency does not record the number of people who receive legal aid. Instead it records the number of ‘acts of assistance'. One individual may receive a number of separate acts of assistance, and one act of assistance can help more than one person. As the categorisation of legal aid has changed over the last 20 years, acts of assistance relating to representation in court cannot be accurately compared over time. The total acts of assistance relating to civil and criminal cases from 1995 onwards were provided by way of a written response on 18 June 2013 to the hon. Member for York Central's Parliamentary Question 160683.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the breakdowns requested for England and York, to extract the information requested from the Legal Aid Agency's IT Systems would incur disproportionate cost.<br></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 198528 question first answered 10/06/2014 12:10:17 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57639

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	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 and what proportion of people with cases before (a) civil and (b) criminal courts received legal aid in (i) England and (ii) York in each year since 1995.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The amount spent on (a) civil and (b) criminal legal aid in (i) cash (i.e. net of operating receipts) and (ii) real terms in each of the last 20 years was provided by way of a written response on 18 June 2013 to the hon. Member for York Central's Parliamentary Question 160682.</p><p> </p><p>The Legal Aid Agency does not record the number of people who receive legal aid. Instead it records the number of ‘acts of assistance'. One individual may receive a number of separate acts of assistance, and one act of assistance can help more than one person. As the categorisation of legal aid has changed over the last 20 years, acts of assistance relating to representation in court cannot be accurately compared over time. The total acts of assistance relating to civil and criminal cases from 1995 onwards were provided by way of a written response on 18 June 2013 to the hon. Member for York Central's Parliamentary Question 160683.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to the breakdowns requested for England and York, to extract the information requested from the Legal Aid Agency's IT Systems would incur disproportionate cost.<br></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 198527 question first answered 10/06/2014 12:10:17 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57640

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of crime and witnesses were supported by the Witness Service at (a) York Crown Court and (b) York Magistrages' Court in each year since 2004-05.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice does not routinely collect this data. Victim Support has provided the data based on available information.</p><p>As part of its Grant in Aid to Victim Support, the Ministry of Justice requires the provision of a court based witness service.</p><p>Victim Support has provided the following figures for 2009/10-2013/14 showing the number of people supported:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>York Crown Court</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>York</strong><strong> Magistrates' Court</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>717</p></td><td><p>606</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>701</p></td><td><p>405</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>612</p></td><td><p>368</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>557</p></td><td><p>333</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>547</p></td><td><p>870</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Whilst crime rates continue to fall, Victim Support continues to support all witnesses who wish to receive support when attending court.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 12/06/2014 09:25:46 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57641

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many custodial sentences were handed down at (a) York Magristrates' Court and (b) York Crown Court in each year since 2008.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Sentencing is entirely a matter for the courts, taking account of all the circumstances of each case.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, crime has continued to fall and fewer individuals are entering the criminal justice system for the first time. Defendants are now more likely to be convicted for committing crime and sent to prison for longer than they were a decade ago. In addition, criminals convicted since 2010 are more likely to receive an immediate custodial sentence, both overall and for a first time offence.</p><p> </p><p>The number of offenders given a custodial sentence at (a) York Magistrates' Court and (b) York Crown Court each year from 2008 to 2013 can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The number of persons sentenced to custodial sentenced to a custodial sentence at York Magistrate's courts<sup>(1)</sup> and York Crown court<sup>(2) </sup>from 2008 to 2013<sup>(3)(4) </sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Magistrates' courts</p></td><td><p>Crown court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p>351</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>255</p></td><td><p>441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>335</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(1) Includes Magistrates' courts falling with the York and Selby Local Justice Area (LJA). As of 1st January 2012 Selby LJA and York LJA merged to into York and Selby LJA</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(2) Figures specific to York Crown Court</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>(3) The statistics 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 the principal offence 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="3"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><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="3"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>PQ 198530</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 11/06/2014 16:52:32 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57642

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	North Yorkshire Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much revenue funding her Department has allocated to the North Yorkshire Police Authority in (a) cash and (b) real terms in each year since 1995-96.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Table 1 shows the amount of core Government revenue funding <br>provided by the Home Office to the North Yorkshire Police Authority (from <br>November 2012 the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire) since <br>1995-96.<br><br>The figures in the table represent the amount of revenue funding provided by <br>the Home Office to North Yorkshire. However, due to changes in police revenue <br>funding over this time period (which include a move away from Regional Crime <br>Squads and a change in the way pensions are funded), it is difficult to <br>compare spending power between years.<br><br>From 2014/15, the Home Office is also paying out Council Tax Freeze Grant <br>funding relating to the 2011/12 and 2013/14 schemes and Local Council Tax <br>Support funding to Police and Crime Commissioners in England. This amount was <br>previously paid by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). <br>This will total £7.9 million for North Yorkshire in 2014/15 and is excluded <br>from the table to assist comparison with previous years.<br><br>In addition, the police in England also receive central government grant from <br>other sources including the DCLG. They also receive funding from the police <br>precept component of council tax and a small amount of income from charging for <br>additional services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 10/06/2014 12:58:22 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green attachment 1 file name PQ 198504 Bayley - revenue funding for North Yorkshire.xls title revenue funding.
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57643

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	North Yorkshire Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent police officers of each rank and grade were employed by North Yorkshire police on (a) 31 March and (b) 30 September in each year since 2004.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The following table contains the requested data and covers the period up until <br>30 September 2013. Figures as at 31 March 2014 are due to be published 17 July <br>2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green grouped question UIN 198506 question first answered 10/06/2014 13:01:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green attachment 1 file name PQ198505-198506 table.xlsx title Full-time equivalent officers
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57644

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	North Yorkshire Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time equivalent (a) police officers, (b) police community support officers and (c) police civilian staff were employed by North Yorkshire police on (i) 31 March and (ii) 30 September in each year since 2004.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The following table contains the requested data and covers the period up until <br>30 September 2013. Figures as at 31 March 2014 are due to be published 17 July <br>2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green grouped question UIN 198505 question first answered 10/06/2014 13:01:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green attachment 1 file name PQ198505-198506 table.xlsx title Full-time equivalent officers
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57645

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	North Yorkshire Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the crime detection rate was for North Yorkshire police force in each year since 2004-05.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198507
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is shown in the following table.<br><br>Most of this information was also published by the Home Office in its &quot;Crimes <br>Detected in England and Wales, 2012/13&quot; bulletin. Overall detection rates are <br>available in table 3 for all police forces from the year 2005/06 onwards.<br><br>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/224022<br>/hosb0213-pfatabs.ods <br><br>Detections have now been replaced by a new outcomes framework, which includes a <br>broader range of &quot;outcomes&quot; for crimes dealt with by the police, and therefore <br>provides greater transparency on how crimes are resolved. The former detections <br>framework only covered a subset of the new outcomes and therefore of the ways <br>crimes are &quot;resolved&quot;. Statistics for the year 2013/14 onwards will focus on <br>the new outcomes framework, rather than detections.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 10/06/2014 12:46:04 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker attachment 1 file name PQ198507 - table.xls title Crime detection rate for North Yorkshire Police
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57646

registered interest
date	04/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Crime: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many offences of (a) crime related to vehicles, (b) burglary of a dwelling, (c) other burglary, (d) criminal damage, (e) theft, (f) violence and (g) other crimes were committed in York in each year since 2004-05.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/06/2014 12:22:21 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ's 198508 & 198509.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley