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61338

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to speed up claims by asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	200219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Claims for asylum are increasing. In 2013 the number of asylum applications <br>within the EU was the highest it has been since 2002. The UK has experienced an increase <br>of 30% between 2010 and 2013 – with an 8% increase between 2012 and 2013 alone.<br><br>We are committed to resolving these quickly, while continuing to improve <br>the quality of our decision making, and we are making changes to our processes <br>and management to make sure we do so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 23/06/2014 11:26:33 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

61361

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on prison officers were committed by inmates in UK prisons in the last five years; and how many working days were lost as a result of such assaults.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	200252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>NOMS takes the issue of assaults very seriously. It currently has systems in place to deal with perpetrators quickly and robustly, with serious incidents referred to the police for prosecution. It is working closely with the police and CPS to develop a new joint protocol to report crimes in prison - this includes pushing for prosecutions when prison staff are attacked.</p><p> </p><p>The number of prisoner on officer assaults in England and Wales prisons for each year over the last five years is presented in Table 3.8 of the assaults tables in each Safety in Custody statistics bulletin. The latest bulletin can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/safety-in-custody-statistics</a>. The Ministry of Justice is not responsible for prisons in other administrations of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the number of working days lost due to sickness arising from assaults on officers are shown in the table 1 below. The data in this table is based on approved claims for sick leave excusal, whereby a period of absence that can be attributed to an assault at work does not count against the officer's allowance of sick pay. It is not specifically recorded that the assaults were initiated by prisoners. Table 1 shows that staff sickness fluctuates from year to year.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of working days lost by officers granted sick leave excusal for reasons of assault, 2005/6 to 2013/14</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Working days lost with sick leave excusal granted</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percent of all Sick</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>9020</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>8270</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>10280</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>10330</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>3950</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>9250</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>12360</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-07</p></td><td><p>7440</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-06</p></td><td><p>11890</p></td><td><p>2.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 19/06/2014 15:33:02 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

61381

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate (a) the savings generated by each branch of the armed forces having separate recruiting programmes and (b) the annual cost of each such programme.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	200295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>Each branch of the Armed Forces has a distinctive brand that needs to be marketed separately in order to attract the best candidates. <br><br>Capturing the cost of recruiting across the Armed Forces is a complex and resource-intensive task. For financial year (FY) 2010-11, when both the recruitment budget and recruitment targets were below normal levels, these calculations were not carried out. The costs of recruiting programmes for FYs 2009-10, 2011-12 and 2012-13 are set out in the following table. The cost of recruiting in FY 2013-14 will be available in early 2015.<br><br></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Financial Year</strong></td><td><strong>Royal Navy (£)</strong></td><td><strong>Army (£)</strong></td><td><strong>RAF (£)</strong></td><td><strong>Total (£)</strong></td></tr><tr><td>2009-10</td><td>41,475,281</td><td>138,743,300</td><td>51,298,179</td><td>231,516,760</td></tr><tr><td>2011-12</td><td>32,017,364</td><td>134,595,989</td><td>38,702,993</td><td>205,316,346</td></tr><tr><td>2012-13</td><td>33,228,059</td><td>122,756,649</td><td>35,430,723</td><td>191,415,431</td></tr></tbody></table><p>As reductions have been made to force levels recruitment levels have been adjusted but not stopped as the Services are required to keep recruiting to maintain the right skills.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 23/06/2014 15:43:48 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 3509 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

61414

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Academies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the payment of £97,000 made by his Department to the Third Millennium Education Trust on 29 November 2012 was a grant secured through the Sponsor Capacity Fund.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	200280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>Third Millennium Education Trust was awarded £97,000 during the 2012/13 sponsor capacity funding round. The information is published online here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-department-and-executive-agency-spend-over-25-000" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/dfe-department-and-executive-agency-spend-over-25-000</a></p><p> </p><p>These funds were subsequently returned to the Department by the sponsor, Zail Enterprises Ltd.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 19/06/2014 12:26:53 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

61418

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fraud: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many custodial sentences have been passed for convictions for fraud in the last five years for which figures are available; what the average length of those sentences was in each such years; and what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to increase the maximum sentence for fraud.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Jim Dowd
uin	200327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody for fraud offences, in England and Wales, from 2009 to 2013 (the latest data available), can be viewed in the attached table. Average custodial sentence lengths have increased from 12.2 months to 14.9 months over the last 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>The maximum penalty for fraud is a 10 year custodial sentence. There are no immediate plans to increase the maximum sentences for fraud, but we keep all maximum sentences under review.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under this Government, if convicted of fraud, you are more likely to go to prison and for longer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 23/06/2014 16:59:19 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright attachment 1 file name Offenders sentenced to immediate custody for fraud offences (200327).XLS title Offenders sentenced to immediate custody for fraud
tabling member	189 label Biography information for Jim Dowd

61455

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Borders: Personal Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made in introducing universal exit checks; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	200301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is committed to reintroducing exit checks. By April 2015, comprehensive exit checks will apply on scheduled and commercial air, sea and rail routes. <br><br>We have recently introduced new powers in the Immigration Act 2014 to support embarkation checks at the border, and we continue to work with carriers and port operators to explore the least burdensome way of delivering the exit checks commitment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 19/06/2014 15:38:21 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

61468

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions his Department has had with B&K Universal Ltd, Yorkshire Evergreen or their associates about their planning application for a facility at Grimston, Yorkshire for the breeding of dogs and other animals for laboratory use in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame M. Morris
uin	200261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There have been no discussions between my Department and this company or their associates in the last 12 months. However, I can confirm that a planning appeal of an application to develop their facilities has recently been received, necessitating standard procedural communications with the Planning Inspectorate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 19/06/2014 15:28:10 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

61473

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the data published in court proceeding tables associated with their criminal justice statistics quarterly report of December 2013, whether they plan to institute an inquiry into the higher proportion of black and minority ethnic defendants denied bail or receiving custodial sentences than non-black and minority ethnic defendants with comparable records for similar offences.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making sure that the criminal justice system is fair and just.</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Justice System Strategy &amp; Action Plan, published last summer, set out a number of commitments to promote equality including a series of Minister-led events with stakeholders to explore what more could be done.</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Justice Board has had several recent discussions about equality and diversity and regularly reviews the statistical data.</p><p> </p><p>We do not plan to hold a specific inquiry into the proportion of black and minority ethnic defendants denied bail or receiving custodial sentences as compared with non-black and minority ethnic defendants with comparable records for similar offences but are clear that more analysis is needed to understand the underlying causes reflected in this data.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will shortly publish an update to this plan which will contain further actions designed to promote equality.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 23/06/2014 16:50:29 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

61474

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Thailand
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of reports in The Guardian newspaper on 11 June, they intend to make representations to the government of Thailand about the exploitation and abuse of workers in that country's fishing industry and to United Kingdom companies which purchase the products of that industry.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p>We are aware of labour rights issues and allegations of human rights abuses in the Thai fishing industry, though not until now of the specific allegations made by the Guardian. We regularly raise our concerns about labour rights in Thailand with the relevant Thai authorities, for example during the UK-Thailand Strategic Dialogue in May 2013. The Guardian's report contains very serious allegations. We look to the Thai authorities to investigate. <br><br>Given the acute and continual political uncertainty in Thailand our ability to raise these issues with the authorities at this point is limited. However, we take the allegations very seriously and will look for opportunities to raise our concerns. At a minimum, we will continue to press for an improvement in labour rights in Thailand through ongoing negotiations towards an EU-Thailand Free Trade Agreement. <br><br>The UK remains a global leader in tackling human trafficking and slavery as shown by its recent introduction of a Modern Slavery Bill. We welcome any investigation which sheds light on these horrific allegations. <br><br>We also launched our action plan on business and human rights in 2013, becoming the first country to set out guidance to companies on integrating human rights into their operations. We engage regularly with British companies as part of our efforts to boost UK trade and inward investment, but at the same time we also clearly set our commitment to protecting human rights and its expectations of UK companies in this area.</p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 19/06/2014 13:49:05 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

61483

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much they spent in each of the last three years on the prevention and control of HIV infection in the developing world through (1) multilateral bodies, and (2) bilateral programmes.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Over the past three years the UK Government has spent nearly £1 billion on tackling HIV through multilateral organisations and bilateral programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of DFID spending on HIV prevention, treatment and care are available at Section 4.1 of the 2013 evaluation of the HIV Position Paper “Towards Zero Infections” and can be found at</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/towards-zero-infections-two-years-on" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/towards-zero-infections-two-years-on</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 19/06/2014 13:50:07 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden