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417511

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Euthanasia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, in how many cases of assisted suicide the Crown Prosecution Service has received files in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	9398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) records show that, between 1st April 2009 and 10 September 2015, there have been 114 cases, recorded as assisted suicide or euthanasia, referred by the Police. 24 of these cases were later withdrawn by the police.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS central record cannot be filtered to identify how many referrals were received in each year. This information could only be obtained by manually examining CPS case files, which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/09/2015 13:10:52 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

417565

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
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	Housing: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make it his policy that local authorities each house 10 refugee families; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	9493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon. Friends, the Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government are leading a Joint Committee to put in place the necessary arrangements to expand the existing Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme to resettle up to 20,000 Syrians in need of protection during this Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Secretary will provide an update to the House next week.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 11/09/2015 12:53:50 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

417129

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Euthanasia: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average sentence for the offence of assisted suicide is for each year since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	9328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The number of offenders sentenced at all courts, by type of sentence and custodial sentence length band, for the offence of encouraging or assisting suicide or attempted suicide, in England and Wales, for the period 2009 to 2014, is available at the following link:</p><p><em> </em></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/428943/cjs-outcomes-by-offence-data-tool.xls</a></p><p> </p><p>Select the offence “76 Aiding Suicide” to present information on offenders sentenced at all courts for this offence.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not publish the average custodial sentence length in circumstances where the number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody is too small to give a meaningful average – specifically when there are fewer than five offenders.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 10/09/2015 13:55:23 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

417347

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young People: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review and reform legislation on the prosecution of teenagers engaging in consensual sexual relationships over social media and the internet.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	9327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Our laws to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation are rightly robust and are respected across the world. The Government is always receptive to possible improvements in the law but has no plans to reform or review it with regard to the issues set out in the question.</p><p>The nature of the material, age and maturity of children involved in such cases or any evidence of coercion or exploitation would be taken into account by the Crown Prosecution Service when deciding whether to prosecute.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 10/09/2015 14:11:35 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

391880

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service, HLWS108, what estimate he has made of job losses arising as a result of his proposals to reduce the cost of the court estate.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	8373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The consultation paper on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales will run for 12 weeks from 16 July 2015 until 8 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Any impact on staff arising as a result of these proposals are subject to the outcome of the consultation. No decisions will be made until every response has been considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 07/09/2015 13:57:49 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

391881

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service, HLWS108, what assessment he has made of the time that would be required by citizens, under the proposed changes to the court estate, to reach their required court by public transport.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	8372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The consultation paper on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales will run for 12 weeks from 16 July 2015 until 8 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Costs for any future improvements which might be written off and any savings as a result of reducing the estate that might be re-invested are all subject to the outcome of the consultation. The consultation also asks for views on what types of alternative provision might be appropriate if any sites are closed, including whether civic and other public buildings could be used for hearings. No decisions will be made until every response has been considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>Information on travel times is included in each regional consultation paper.</p><p><a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es</a>. It will still be the case that over 95% of citizens will be able to reach their required court within an hour by car and the proportion able to reach a tribunal within an hour by car will remain unchanged at 83%.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 8369 8370 8371 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:08:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

391883

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service, HLWS108, what costs incurred on future improvements to courts proposed for closure will now be written off.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	8370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The consultation paper on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales will run for 12 weeks from 16 July 2015 until 8 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Costs for any future improvements which might be written off and any savings as a result of reducing the estate that might be re-invested are all subject to the outcome of the consultation. The consultation also asks for views on what types of alternative provision might be appropriate if any sites are closed, including whether civic and other public buildings could be used for hearings. No decisions will be made until every response has been considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>Information on travel times is included in each regional consultation paper.</p><p><a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es</a>. It will still be the case that over 95% of citizens will be able to reach their required court within an hour by car and the proportion able to reach a tribunal within an hour by car will remain unchanged at 83%.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 8369 8371 8372 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:08:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

391884

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service, HLWS108, what proportion of the savings made by reducing the cost of the court estate will be re-invested in that estate; and in what ways will it be re-invested.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	8371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The consultation paper on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales will run for 12 weeks from 16 July 2015 until 8 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Costs for any future improvements which might be written off and any savings as a result of reducing the estate that might be re-invested are all subject to the outcome of the consultation. The consultation also asks for views on what types of alternative provision might be appropriate if any sites are closed, including whether civic and other public buildings could be used for hearings. No decisions will be made until every response has been considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>Information on travel times is included in each regional consultation paper.</p><p><a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es</a>. It will still be the case that over 95% of citizens will be able to reach their required court within an hour by car and the proportion able to reach a tribunal within an hour by car will remain unchanged at 83%.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 8369 8370 8372 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:08:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

391885

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service, what criteria will be used to determine which civic and other public buildings can be used for hearings.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	8369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The consultation paper on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales will run for 12 weeks from 16 July 2015 until 8 October 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Costs for any future improvements which might be written off and any savings as a result of reducing the estate that might be re-invested are all subject to the outcome of the consultation. The consultation also asks for views on what types of alternative provision might be appropriate if any sites are closed, including whether civic and other public buildings could be used for hearings. No decisions will be made until every response has been considered carefully.</p><p> </p><p>Information on travel times is included in each regional consultation paper.</p><p><a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/digital-communications/proposal-on-the-provision-of-court-and-tribunal-es</a>. It will still be the case that over 95% of citizens will be able to reach their required court within an hour by car and the proportion able to reach a tribunal within an hour by car will remain unchanged at 83%.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 8370 8371 8372 question first answered 07/09/2015 16:08:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

389899

registered interest
date	14/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fines: Surcharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was raised from the victim surcharge in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	7004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>We want criminals to properly pay for their crimes. For this reason, in October 2012 the victim surcharge was increased on fines and extended to ensure offenders contribute towards victims’ services.</p><p> </p><p>The following table sets out the amount raised from the Victim Surcharge annually since 2010.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Victim Surcharge raised</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£10.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£10.3m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£10.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£19.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£24.6m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 20/07/2015 14:40:28 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter