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169363

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date	10/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Shoplifting: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions there have been for shoplifting in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	218070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Theft from a shop is one way in which the offence of Theft contrary to Section 1(1) &amp; 7 of the Theft Act 1968 is committed. There is no specific offence of that title. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of <strong>prosecutions</strong> for the specific offence of shoplifting. Identifying the number of prosecutions in which there was one or more charges relating to theft from a shop would require a manual exercise to review individual files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS does maintain a central record of the number of <strong>offences</strong> of shoplifting charged under section 1 of the Theft Act 1968 in which a prosecution commenced and reached a first hearing in magistrates’ courts. It is not possible to identify the number of defendants or cases prosecuted from this data. The table below shows the number of shoplifting offences that reached a first hearing for the last five years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Theft Act 1968 { 1(1) and 7 }: Theft from a shop</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>111,386</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>115,112</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>116,115</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>113,258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>124,621</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS’s offences data provides no indication of the final prosecution outcome, or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation. It is also often the case that an individual defendant is charged with more than one offence against the same victim.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 15/12/2014 16:08:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

169372

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Average Earnings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the annual percentage change in median gross weekly earnings was for (a) full-time employees who were in (i) continuous and (ii) discontinuous employment from one year to the next and (b) full-time employees aged 30 to 50 who were in (i) continuous and (ii) discontinuous employment from one year to the next in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	218074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 16/12/2014 16:57:21 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 218074 ONS 461.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Median Gross Weekly Earning
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

169583

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Shoplifting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of shoplifting were first-time offenders in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	218069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Shoplifting can have a serious financial impact on the businesses affected and the local economy and prosecutions will be brought where appropriate.</p><p>The table below shows the number of first time offenders to the criminal justice system in England and Wales convicted for Shoplifting in the 12 months ending June 2010 to 12 months ending June 2014.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>First time offenders to the criminal justice system<sup>(1) </sup>in England and Wales, convicted for Shoplifting, 12 months ending June 2010 to 12 months ending June 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>12 month period to the end of June</p></td><td><p><strong>Number of offenders</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2,106</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2,032</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>1,924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1,826</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1,887</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong><em>Source: Police National Computer, Ministry of Justice</em></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong><em>Notes:</em></strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><em>(1) Offenders recorded on the Police National Computer by an English or Welsh police force as having received their first conviction. Where there were multiple offences on the same occasion, the figures only include primary offences recorded as shoplifting on the Police National Computer.</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice’s extract of the Police National Computer (PNC), which is used for all analyses of offenders’ histories, only holds details on convictions given for recordable offences and does not generally include non-recordable summary offences usually heard in Magistrates courts. 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 15/12/2014 15:52:49 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

169605

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Coventry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will discuss with Coventry City Council steps to make Coventry more accessible to cyclists.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	218073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>As proposed in the draft Cycling Delivery Plan, published on 16 October 2014, we are looking to forge partnerships with local authorities. In exchange for signing up to a series of actions to deliver ambitious changes in cycling and walking - they will receive access to supporting tools and incentives, including priority access to funding, knowledge sharing, and sector expertise. If they have not already done so, I would encourage Coventry City Council to consider a partnership.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/12/2014 16:24:03 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

168728

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total cost has been of administering successful appeals against employment and support allowance sanctions in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	217738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>We are unable to answer this request as we do not differentiate between successful &amp; unsuccessful appeals to ESA when calculating activity costs.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 11/12/2014 11:50:55 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

168731

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is to process successful appeals against employment and support allowance sanctions.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	217737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits.</p><p>HMCTS does not record data specifically relating to appeals against sanctions imposed by DWP and does not therefore hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 217735 217736 question first answered 11/12/2014 17:31:06 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

168732

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of appeals against employment and support allowance sanctions made from the West Midlands have been successful in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	217735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits.</p><p>HMCTS does not record data specifically relating to appeals against sanctions imposed by DWP and does not therefore hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 217736 217737 question first answered 11/12/2014 17:31:06 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

168733

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of successful appeals against employment and support allowance sanctions took longer than six months to process.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	217736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits.</p><p>HMCTS does not record data specifically relating to appeals against sanctions imposed by DWP and does not therefore hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 217735 217737 question first answered 11/12/2014 17:31:06 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

168734

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many jobseeker's allowance (JSA) claimants have had their JSA sanctioned whilst going through the employment and support allowance appeals process.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	217734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. It should be noted that Employment Support Allowance (ESA) is payable whilst a person is appealing against a decision finding them fit for work. However, claimants may choose to claim JSA if they wish.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 11/12/2014 15:44:35 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

167796

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Newsagents: Antisocial Behaviour
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce anti-social behaviour affecting retail newsagents.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	217079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office’s Commercial Victimisation Survey provides information about the cost of crime, incidents of theft and anti-social behaviour against the wholesale and retail sector as a whole, but it does not contain data <br>specifically on retail newsagents. As a result it is therefore not possible to provide a national estimate of the cost of theft and other crime to retail newsagents.<br><br>We do however recognise the disruption that retail crime causes to businesses across the country and that there is a cost to the businesses affected.<br><br>At a national level, the National Retail Crime Steering Group, chaired by the Minister for Crime Prevention, brings together representatives from Government, law enforcement and retail organisations, both large and small. The Steering <br>Group is intended to address retail crime issues, to make sure that the response is industry-led, and to focus on the priorities important to retailers.<br><br>In addition, we are improving the response to anti-social behaviour through introducing new faster and more effective powers under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. The new powers will enable the police <br>and local councils to act quickly and to provide better protection to victims, communities and businesses, including retail newsagents, from anti-social behaviour. <br><br>In addition, individual police forces, local partnerships, businesses and trade associations work closely together locally to address those crimes that are a priority for local communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone grouped question UIN 217080 217081 217082 217083 question first answered 08/12/2014 14:36:48 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham