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61357

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	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the recently employed additional staff in passport offices are estimated to cost.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	200287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office have been training and redeploying staff from <br>other duties within the Agency, from other parts of the wider Home Office, and <br>in the case of one individual another Government department, to meet the <br>exceptional levels of passport demand. There will be some additional costs <br>relating to staff where they will be temporarily working away from their normal <br>workplace and where overtime is worked by staff from other parts of the <br>Department. At this time it is not possible to put a reliable estimate on <br>these additional costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/07/2014 14:11:37 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 1295 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

61373

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Arts: Ashfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much the Arts Council has spent per head of population in Ashfield constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	200247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Arts Council England (ACE) makes its funding decisions independently of Government and as such we do not hold the information requested. However, the following information has been provided by ACE:</p><p> </p><p>Value of ACE awards to applicants resident in ASHFIELD Constituency 2009 2014</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Decision Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value of Awards</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Per-Capita*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>£9,706</p></td><td><p>£0.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£9,712</p></td><td><p>£0.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£13,500</p></td><td><p>£0.13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* based on Mid-2011 population estimate (ONS) 101,914.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, ACE made two other awards totalling £3.8m from which Ashfield can benefit</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 14/07/2014 11:04:56 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot previous answer version 1530 answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

61396

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	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many complaints her Department has received regarding delays to the issuing of a passport in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	200216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of complaints related to delays in receiving a <br>passport.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Number of complaints relating to delays</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>1253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p>1341</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>1513</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>1437</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/07/2014 14:14:16 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

61397

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	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for (a) new passports and (b) passport renewals there have been in the last year; and what the annual change in such figures has been.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	200217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>During the period between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014, Her Majesty's Passport Office <br />received <del class="ministerial">1,446,983</del> <ins class="ministerial">1,425,885</ins> first time passport applications and <del class="ministerial">4,528,751</del> <ins class="ministerial">4,461,343</ins> passport <br />renewal applications.<br /><br />This compares with 1,346,246 first time applications and 4,036,267 passport <br />renewal applications during the period between 1 June 2012 and 31 May 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/07/2014 14:03:02 question first ministerially corrected 02/09/2014 14:35:59 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 8681 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

61458

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	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many life sentence prisoners were released on temporary licence in each month between 2010 and 2013.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	200225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Table A below gives the number of prisoners released on temporary licence in each month of 2011, 12 and 13, broken down by type of sentence. Data is unavailable for 2010. It should be noted that a single individual may be released multiple times in different months. These individuals will appear once in each month they are released. Therefore, the sum across all months in a year will not equate to the total number of individuals released in a year. That data is published in table A3.11 of the Offender Management Caseload Statistics at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-december-2013-and-annual" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-october-december-2013-and-annual</a></p><p>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p><p> </p><p>Instances of ROTL have increased in recent years and Table A underlines the part played by the increase in the number of prisoners serving life and particularly indeterminate sentences for public protection (IPPs). One of the weaknesses our review identified in the approach to ROTL that has been in place since 2006 was that all prisoners were subject to the same risk assessment procedures regardless of sentence or risk. We have introduced a new approach whereby high risk and serious offenders, including all lifers and IPPS, will be subjected to an enhanced regime of restricted ROTL under which temporary release decisions may be made only by the governor or deputy, and the board recommending the decision must consider a psychologist's review report.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>Table A: Number of indeterminate prisoners granted ROTL in each month<sup>(1)</sup> between 2011 and 2013, </strong><strong>England</strong><strong> and Wales.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Determinate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Life</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>IPP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>All</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-11</p></td><td><p>3,357</p></td><td><p>238</p></td><td><p>266</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>3,861</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-11</p></td><td><p>3,416</p></td><td><p>259</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>3,975</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-11</p></td><td><p>3,447</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>324</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,031</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-11</p></td><td><p>3,496</p></td><td><p>276</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,127</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-11</p></td><td><p>3,586</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>377</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,265</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-11</p></td><td><p>3,659</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>384</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,362</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-11</p></td><td><p>3,722</p></td><td><p>315</p></td><td><p>403</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,440</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-11</p></td><td><p>3,733</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,473</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-11</p></td><td><p>3,713</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>424</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,454</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-11</p></td><td><p>3,696</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>445</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,462</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-11</p></td><td><p>3,640</p></td><td><p>324</p></td><td><p>446</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,410</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-11</p></td><td><p>3,718</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,482</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-12</p></td><td><p>3,636</p></td><td><p>324</p></td><td><p>437</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,397</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-12</p></td><td><p>3,638</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>429</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,372</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-12</p></td><td><p>3,752</p></td><td><p>319</p></td><td><p>429</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,500</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-12</p></td><td><p>3,729</p></td><td><p>327</p></td><td><p>428</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,484</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-12</p></td><td><p>3,691</p></td><td><p>326</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,455</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-12</p></td><td><p>3,745</p></td><td><p>324</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,504</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-12</p></td><td><p>3,800</p></td><td><p>334</p></td><td><p>454</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,588</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-12</p></td><td><p>3,886</p></td><td><p>331</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,691</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-12</p></td><td><p>3,836</p></td><td><p>346</p></td><td><p>499</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,681</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-12</p></td><td><p>3,846</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,688</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-12</p></td><td><p>3,815</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>493</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,648</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-12</p></td><td><p>3,834</p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,649</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-13</p></td><td><p>3,680</p></td><td><p>322</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,497</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-13</p></td><td><p>3,747</p></td><td><p>337</p></td><td><p>487</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,571</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-13</p></td><td><p>3,938</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>509</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,764</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-13</p></td><td><p>3,883</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>502</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,702</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May-13</p></td><td><p>3,961</p></td><td><p>297</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,768</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun-13</p></td><td><p>4,019</p></td><td><p>305</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,806</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul-13</p></td><td><p>4,077</p></td><td><p>295</p></td><td><p>491</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,863</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug-13</p></td><td><p>4,079</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>484</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,851</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep-13</p></td><td><p>3,997</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>449</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,730</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-13</p></td><td><p>3,925</p></td><td><p>267</p></td><td><p>458</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,650</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-13</p></td><td><p>3,786</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>425</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,461</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-13</p></td><td><p>3,732</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>409</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>4,370</p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Reliable data for 2010 is not available due to the introduction of a new data system.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(1) A single individual may be released multiple times in different months. These individuals will appear once in each month they are released. Therefore, the sum across all months in a year will not equate to the total number of distinct individuals released in a year.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 14/07/2014 08:39:51 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

61463

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Elections: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what checks are in place to ensure that multiple property owners do not vote twice in European or general elections on the same date as local or council elections; how many people have been charged with attempting to vote twice in the last three such elections; and how many fines have been issued as a result of those charges.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Simon Hart
uin	200308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>It is illegal for an individual who is registered in more than one local authority area to vote more than once at a European Parliamentary or general election; however electors are not prevented from voting in local government elections in those areas.</p><p>The presiding officer at a polling station may ask any elector if they have already voted at an election, and may withhold a ballot paper from an elector if they do not answer the question satisfactorily. The electoral register is marked to record the issuing of ballot papers to individuals at polling stations, and similarly a list is maintained of returned postal votes. These records can assist with an investigation should any voting irregularities be suspected.</p><p>The Government does not collect or hold data on electoral fraud.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 09/07/2014 14:26:45 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart

61471

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	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) new passport applications and (b) passport renewal applications have been received by HM Passport Office since the beginning of the current financial year; and what proportion of such applications were completed and dispatched within (i) three and (ii) four weeks.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	200199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>During April and May 2014, Her Majesty's Passport Office received:<br><br>(a) 319,639 new passport applications.<br>(b) 1,044,840 passport renewal applications.<br><br>Her Majesty's Passport Office does not hold passport application processing <br>data in the format requested, although we can advise that 96.1% of straightforward <br>applications were processed within 3 weeks and 96.9% of non straightforward <br>passport applications were processed within the 6-week target.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 08/07/2014 14:12:53 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 1309 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

61094

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her long-term plans are for staffing levels at HM Passport Office; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	200101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Her Majesty's Passport Office keeps staffing levels under review as part of <br>annual business planning.<br><br>We will consider long-term requirements in the light of the reviews which the <br>Home Secretary has commissioned on efficiency and forecasting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/07/2014 16:17:18 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

61097

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many overseas resident passport applications by UK citizens have been dealt with by HM Passport Office in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	200113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below provides the requested information.<br><br>Year Number of applications dealt <br>with<br>2010 0<br>2011 0<br>2012 145<br>2013 82, 590<br>2014, up to 30th June 225, 687<br><br><br>The administration of overseas resident passports was repatriated from the <br>Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2012. Transition arrangements began in <br>December 2012 and were completed in March 2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/07/2014 14:47:42 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

61098

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HM Passport Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport examining officers were employed by HM Passport Office in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	200158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of Her Majesty's Passport Office full-time <br>equivalents working within the passport operational Directorates.<br>The formal record for workforce data is made on the last day of each calendar <br>month. We have therefore provided the data as of 31 March of each year.<br>(a) 2011- 2,586 <br>(b) 2012- 2,216<br>(c) 2013- 2,389<br>(d) 2014-2,593<br><br>Due to the limitations of the HR management system used prior to Dec 2010, it <br>is not possible to provide reliable management information below top level for <br>any periods prior to that date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 22/07/2014 14:43:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 1305 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson