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64502

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Warm Front Scheme: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how much his Department has spent on the Warm Front scheme in York local authority area in each year since the inception of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The last year of the Warm Front Scheme was 2012-13. There has been no further change in the Warm Front figures for York local authority area since my answer to you on 9<sup>th</sup> July 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker grouped question UIN 202846 question first answered 01/07/2014 16:37:50 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64503

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Warm Front Scheme: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many (a) single-pensioner households in York and (b) two-pensioner households in York have received Warm Front assistance in each year since the inception of that scheme; and what the average spend has been on each such household.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The last year of the Warm Front Scheme was 2012-13. There has been no further change in the Warm Front figures for York local authority area since my answer to you on 9<sup>th</sup> July 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Gregory Barker grouped question UIN 202847 question first answered 01/07/2014 16:37:49 answering member 1389 label Biography information for Lord Barker of Battle
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64569

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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	Pensioners: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) the City of York local authority area and (b) York Central constituency were in receipt of (i) the basic state pension and (ii) pension credit in 2008-09 and in each year since; and what the average weekly value of pension credit received was in each case during those periods.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Statistics for State Pension and Pension Credit are available from 100% data and are published on the Department's website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html</a></p><p> </p><p>and</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/tabtool_sp.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/tabtool_sp.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 202932 question first answered 02/07/2014 14:30:02 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64573

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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	Winter Fuel Payment: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households in (a) York Central constituency and (b) York Unitary Authority area received winter fuel payments in the last year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The information for winter 2012-13 is available on the internet at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/winter-fuel-payment-caseload-and-household-figures-201213" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/winter-fuel-payment-caseload-and-household-figures-201213</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 01/07/2014 14:40:37 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

64575

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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	Pension Credit: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) York Central constituency and (b) York Unitary Authority area received pension credit in the last year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	202932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Statistics for State Pension and Pension Credit are available from 100% data and are published on the Department's website at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/pc/tabtool_pc.html</a></p><p> </p><p>and</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/tabtool_sp.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/tabtool_sp.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 202926 question first answered 02/07/2014 14:30:02 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57637

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: North Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much core grant was provided to fund Victim Support services in the (a) Crown Court Witness Service and (b) Magistrates' Court Witness Service in North Yorkshire in each year since 2004-05.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
uin	198526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice provides a core grant of £38m to Victim Support of which £12m is used to fund the provision of emotional and practical support for witnesses at criminal courts who wish to receive this service.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not routinely collect data on how this funding is distributed by Victim Support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 16/06/2014 10:03:26 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

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