Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

419822

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Students: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what discussions he has had with student body organisations on the effects of removing student maintenance grants.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	11271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and Ministers regularly meet stakeholders from across the Higher Education sector to inform policy development including on Higher Education student support.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 14/10/2015 16:14:09 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

420221

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cannabis: Police Cautions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were cautioned for possession of cannabis in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	11261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The data requested can be found in the accompanying table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Offenders cautioned for possession of cannabis, England and Wales, 2005-2014<sup>(1)(2)(3)(4)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Offence</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2005</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2006</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2007</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Possession of cannabis<sup>(4) </sup></p></td><td><p>21,117</p></td><td><p>20,370</p></td><td><p>21,247</p></td><td><p>22,823</p></td><td><p>20,609</p></td><td><p>18,870</p></td><td><p>19,255</p></td><td><p>16,985</p></td><td><p>15,493</p></td><td><p>12,672</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>(1) The cautions statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When an offender has been cautioned for two or more offences at the same time the principal offence is the more serious offence.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>(2) From 1 June 2000 the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 came into force nationally and removed the use of cautions for persons under 18 and replaced them with reprimands and warnings. These figures have been included in the totals.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>(3) 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="11"><p>(4) Data includes S.5(2) &amp; Sch 4 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 - &quot;Having possession of a controlled drug:- Cannabis or cannabis resin&quot;</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>[Ref: PQc 11261]</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 15/10/2015 16:20:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 23281 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

420222

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cannabis: Stop and Search
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were stopped and searched for cannabis possession in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	11262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this data centrally. The Home Office collects data on the number of people arrested for drug offences and on the number stopped and searched on suspicion of drug offences. However, cannabis possession offences cannot be separately identified. These data are published in the annual Police Powers and Procedures statistical publication, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales</p><p>The next release is scheduled for Thursday 19th November and will cover the period up to the year ending 31 March 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 11259 question first answered 14/10/2015 16:32:36 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

420223

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cannabis: Arrests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were arrested for possession of cannabis in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	11259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this data centrally. The Home Office collects data on the number of people arrested for drug offences and on the number stopped and searched on suspicion of drug offences. However, cannabis possession offences cannot be separately identified. These data are published in the annual Police Powers and Procedures statistical publication, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales</p><p>The next release is scheduled for Thursday 19th November and will cover the period up to the year ending 31 March 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 11262 question first answered 14/10/2015 16:32:36 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

420224

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Cannabis: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people were prosecuted for possession of cannabis in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	11260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains no central record of defendants prosecuted for the offence of possession of cannabis. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/10/2015 16:38:28 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

418722

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of the 20,000 Syrian refugees that will be admitted to the UK that will be settled in the local authority areas of (a) West Oxfordshire, (b) Cheshire East and (c) the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	10172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible at the moment to say how many vulnerable individuals and families will be resettled in specific areas across the UK. Our existing policy, based on the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 drawn up by the last Labour Government, is aimed at ensuring that asylum seekers and refugees are dispersed across the country so that no individual local authority bears a disproportionate share of the burden. We are working closely with a wide range of partners, including local authorities and civil society organisations, to ensure that this remains the case.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/09/2015 15:50:29 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

418723

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the 20,000 Syrian refugees to be taken in by the UK will be housed by Serco.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	10173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>Serco is one of three providers who operate under the COMPASS contracts to provide accommodation for destitute asylum seekers. There is currently no intention of providing accommodation for the expanded resettlement scheme through the COMPASS contracts.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2015 11:24:37 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

418724

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the overall cost to the public purse of Serco's contract with the Government to re-house asylum seekers.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	10174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>We cannot divulge the payments made under the COMPASS contracts for reasons of commercial sensitivity.</p><p>However, the costs of the COMPASS contracts were anticipated at the time of procurement to be £172 million in the North West of England, and £82 million in Scotland and Northern Ireland. These costs relate to the full seven year life of the contracts.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/09/2015 11:25:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

418487

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Training Centres: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether any staff redundancies are planned as a result of the allocation of new contracts at Rainsbrook and Medway secure training centres.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	10090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Staff employed at Rainsbrook STC at the time of the transfer will transfer to the new provider, MTC Novo, under TUPE Regulations, unless they choose not to.</p><p>It is not appropriate to speculate or prejudge staffing requirements or the outcome of the transfer process.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/09/2015 13:46:42 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

418489

registered interest
date	11/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Training Centres: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria were used to award the contracts for running Rainsbrook and Medway secure training centres.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	10087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2015 answer text <p>Tenders to run Rainsbrook and Medway secure training centres were evaluated using a standard approach balancing quality and price. This included criteria relating to the quality of proposals for custodial services, property and facilities management, mobilisation and ICT.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 08/10/2015 15:08:44 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn