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164304

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Harry Street
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, for what reasons the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to proceed with some of the charges against Harry Street during hearings in his case at Birmingham Crown Court in October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	215700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>On 6 October 2014 the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) accepted guilty pleas to one count of making an explosive substance, three counts of possessing a prohibited firearm and one count of putting a person in fear of violence by harassment. The pleas were accepted on the basis that if Harry Street’s mental health ever deteriorated to the same extent it had in 1978 he was undoubtedly capable of deploying the weapons.</p><p>The decision not to proceed with the four remaining counts was taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors which provides: “Prosecutors should only accept the defendant’s plea if they think the court is able to pass a sentence that matches the seriousness of the offending”. In view of the evidence before the court, it was clear to the CPS that the sentence imposed by the court would be a restricted hospital order under section 37 and section 41 of the Mental Health Act 1983 whether he was convicted of all counts, or those which were accepted as pleas.</p><p>In making a restricted hospital order, the Learned Judge fully supported the approach taken by the CPS. The court ordered the remaining counts to lie on the file not to proceed without the leave of the court.</p><p>The decision to accept the guilty pleas on 6 October 2014 was taken following full consultation with the victims/ victims’ families for both the recent offences and the 1978 offences.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 01/12/2014 15:05:01 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

164420

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for which written questions tabled by the hon. Member for Shipley in 2014, and answered with a promise to write a letter, a letter has (a) been and (b) not been sent.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	215747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice takes its parliamentary correspondence very seriously, and every attempt is made to answer Parliamentary Questions on time. If this is not possible, Ministers commit to respond by letter once the necessary information has been obtained.</p><p> </p><p>The way this data is collected changed from 4 June 2014. To provide information before that date would incur disproportionate costs. Since 4 June, Ministers committed to respond by letter to questions from the hon. Member for Shipley 28 times.</p><p> </p><p>a) Letters have been sent to answer the following questions: 199722, 199724, 199725, 199726, 202556, 202782, 203440, 204455, 204505, 204641, 204642, 204652, 204653, 204660 and 205007.</p><p> </p><p>b) Letters in response are being prepared for: 204500, 204646, 204681, 211070, 213919, 213927, 213928 (linked to 213927), 213935, 214192, 214193 (linked to 214192), 215016, 215018, and 215019 (linked to 215018). Of these, 9 were committed to since 20 November 2014.</p><p> </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> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 01/12/2014 16:59:03 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

156150

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will bring forward proposals to introduce a right of appeal against a charging decision of the Crown Prosecution Service on the grounds that it is unduly lenient.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Where a suspect is charged by the Crown Prosecution Service (“CPS”) with a criminal offence, there are no plans to introduce a general right of appeal relating to the offence charged on the ground that it is too lenient. There are already a number of mechanisms in place to assess the quality of prosecutors’ decision making including external reviews by Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and internal CPS processes such as Individual Quality Assessments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Every charging decision made by the CPS must be in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors (“the Code”). Unless the Threshold Test is applied, there must be sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction and it must be in the public interest to prosecute every offence charged. The Code requires that charges are selected which reflect the seriousness and extent of the offending, enable the case to be presented in a clear and simple way and give the courts adequate powers to sentence. The Code also makes it clear that review is a continuing process and that prosecutors must take account of any change in circumstances that develops as the case progresses.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Victims can currently exercise their rights under the CPS Victims’ Right to Review scheme. This scheme enables victims to request a review of a CPS decision made after 5<sup>th</sup> June 2013 not to bring charges, to discontinue proceedings, offer no evidence or leave certain charges to “lie on file”. In those cases where it has not been possible to resolve the issue to the victim’s satisfaction at a local level, the decision is independently reviewed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 25/11/2014 11:43:01 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

156151

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) men and (b) women were prosecuted for offences covering sexual activity with a child in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	215015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of prosecuted defendants, flagged as child abuse and whose principal offence was categorised as a sexual offence. These data can be further disaggregated by the gender of defendants.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During each of the last nine years, where figures are available, the number of completed prosecutions of men and women charged with sexual offences involving child abuse, is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(a) Men</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(b) Women</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005-2006</p></td><td><p>3,441</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006-2007</p></td><td><p>3,764</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-2008</p></td><td><p>3,866</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-2009</p></td><td><p>3,945</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>4,715</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>4,571</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>3,987</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>4,300</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System – Data for 2004-2005 is not collated centrally and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 25/11/2014 11:41:28 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

156263

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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	Chevening Scholarships Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost to the public purse was of Chevening scholarships in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>The budget for the Chevening Programme in the past three financial years including this year is as follows:</p><p>2012-13 - £17.5 million – 712 scholars<br>2013-14 - £16.75 million – 620 scholars<br>2014-15 - £18.24 million – 650-700 scholars (projected)</p><p>Approximately 90% of Chevening funding is spent on scholarships at British Universities, scholar events and alumni activities each year. The remaining 10% is spent on administration and overhead costs.</p><p>This funding is supplemented by an increasing contribution from private business and universities (for example, through fee waivers). Partnership funding this financial year stands at around £5.6 million.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 25/11/2014 16:25:14 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

156351

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
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, how many illegal immigrants from what countries of origin were granted asylum in each year since 2010; what the nature of their illegal status was before they were granted asylum; for what reason they were granted asylum; whether they entered the UK illegally; whether their cases involved a claim under the Human Rights Act 1998; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The following table outlines the data requested. Unfortunately, it is not possible to provide information regarding the reasons that an individual has been granted asylum, nor is it possible to provide the number of <br>claims that include a claim made under the Human Rights Act 1998. Information on this is not centrally recorded, and the information requested in my Hon. Friends question could only be obtained through a manual search of individual case files. This would only be achievable at a disproportionate cost.<br><br>The data included in the table solely relates to the number of main claimants who claimed asylum and received a decision between 1st October 2006 and 31st December 2013 and have been granted asylum at the first case outcome. <br>In line with our data protection principles, data sets with a cohort of fewer than 10 people have been replaced with a *. Illegal Immigrant has been interpreted as referring to those who have been identified as being an illegal entrant or an overstayer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 01/12/2014 12:44:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire attachment 1 file name 214949 - Data Table -v3.doc title Main claimants who claimed asylum
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

156382

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Knives: West Yorkshire
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 all sentences handed down for (a) knife possession and (b) aggravated knife possession at (i) Keighley Magistrates' Court and (ii) Bradford Crown Court were custodial sentences in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>Knives on our streets are a social scourge. Unlawful possession of a knife or offensive weapon is already a serious criminal offence (which carries a maximum 4 year custodial sentence). We are building on that to send a clear and unequivocal message that those who use a knife or offensive weapon to threaten another person are behaving in a wholly unacceptable manner and can expect an automatic custodial sentence.</p><p> </p><p>This Government introduced the offences of threatening with a knife or offensive weapon in public or in a school. And last year, the Government made changes to the Simple Cautions Guidance issued to police to restrict the use of cautions for certain offences, including knife possession, in all but exceptional circumstances. The Ministry of Justice is also legislating on these changes within the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, to make it absolutely clear that cautions should no longer be used for serious offences such as those involving a knife or offensive weapon.</p><p> </p><p>Within the sentencing framework, it is for judges and magistrates to decide the appropriate sentence in individual cases taking account of the harm the offence caused and the culpability of the offender. Under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, there is an obligation on courts, when sentencing for offences, to follow the guidelines issued by the Sentencing Council, unless it would be contrary to the interests of justice to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Custodial sentences for knife possession handed down at Keighley Magistrates' Court and Bradford Crown Court, for the last available year, were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Offences involving the possession of a knife or offensive weapon resulting in immediate custody at selected courts.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number of offences and percentages</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>12 months ending June 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Bradford Crown Court</strong></p></td><td><p>Offences resulting in immediate custody</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p>Custody rate (%)</p></td><td><p><em>55</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Keighley Magistrate Courts<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>Offences resulting in immediate custody</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Custody rate (%)</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: MoJ Police National Computer (PNC)</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><sup>1</sup> Includes Bradford and Keighley Local Justice Area and Keighley Divison magistrates courts.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In the 12 months ending June 2014 there were two aggravated knife possession offences sentenced to immediate custody at Bradford Crown Court, and there was only a single aggravated knife possession offence sentenced to immediate custody at Keighley magistrate courts.</p><p> </p><p>The figures provided have been drawn from an extract of the Police National Computer (PNC) data held by the Department. The PNC holds details of all convictions and cautions given for recordable offences committed in England and Wales. In addition, as with any large scale recording system the PNC is subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 25/11/2014 17:30:54 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

156383

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2014 to Question 204644, in the case of the four people who re-offended by committing non terrorist-related offences after being released from prison for terrorist-related offences, if he will list (a) the offence originally they had been convicted of, (b) the length of the original prison sentence, (c) how much of that sentence had been served, (d) what the circumstances of the new offences were, (e) what the licence recall position is and (f) what sentence the court handed down for the new offences.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	215019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>My Honourable Friend asks for specific and detailed information about individual offenders. Once an assessment has been made of how much of this information can and should be provided, I will write to him</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 215018 question first answered 25/11/2014 17:59:09 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

156384

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2014 to Question 204644, in the case of the person who re-offended by committing a further terrorist-related offence after being released from prison for a previous terrorist-related offence, (a) what offence that person was originally convicted of, (b) what the length of the original prison sentence was, (c) how much of that sentence had been served, (d) what the new offence was, (e) what the licence recall position is and (f) what sentence the court handed down for the new offence.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	215018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>My Honourable Friend asks for specific and detailed information about individual offenders. Once an assessment has been made of how much of this information can and should be provided, I will write to him</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 215019 question first answered 25/11/2014 17:59:09 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

156385

registered interest
date	18/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2014 to Question 208509, what amount of surety monies was not collected when defendants breached their bail conditions and surety had been given on their behalf before bail was granted in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	215016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Information on the amount of surety monies not collected when defendants breached their bail conditions and surety had been given on their behalf before bail was granted in each of the last three years is in the process of being extracted from the relevant IT systems. I will write to my hon. Friend, the Member for Shipley, as soon as the information is available.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 25/11/2014 17:38:42 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies