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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-12more like thismore than 2014-09-12
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Agriculture: Catapult Centres more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will make it his policy to establish an agricultural technology catapult centre. more like this
tabling member constituency Mid Sussex more like this
tabling member printed
Sir Nicholas Soames more like this
uin 209248 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-13more like thismore than 2014-10-13
answer text <p>This Department is investing £90 million to establish a small number of Centres for Agricultural Innovation. These Centres have similar overarching objectives to Catapult Centres and will drive increased translation of research and levels of innovation in agriculture and its supply chains, whilst both improving UK competitiveness and leadership in the Agri-Tech sector, and encouraging greater inward investment.</p><p> </p><p>Innovate UK is responsible for the establishment of new Catapult Centres, and is guided by specific criteria when considering new sectors and challenges. Whilst the current funding arrangements mean we cannot establish these existing Centres as a Catapult Centre, we will continue to explore the potential future Centres for Agricultural Innovation.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells more like this
answering member printed Greg Clark more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-13T13:52:48.7721879Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-13T13:52:48.7721879Z
answering member
1578
label Biography information for Greg Clark more like this
tabling member
116
label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching more like this
91700
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-12more like thismore than 2014-09-12
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Cremation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unclaimed funeral urns containing human ashes there are at each council owned crematorium in England. more like this
tabling member constituency Preston more like this
tabling member printed
Mark Hendrick more like this
uin 209162 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-21more like thismore than 2014-10-21
answer text <p>Although the Ministry of Justice has responsibility for cremation legislation and policy, it does not have operational responsibility for cremations and so does not hold the requested information. The costs involved to obtain the information would be disproportionate.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark more like this
answering member printed Simon Hughes more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-21T16:20:53.0191893Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-21T16:20:53.0191893Z
answering member
194
label Biography information for Simon Hughes more like this
tabling member
473
label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick more like this
91410
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-10more like thismore than 2014-09-10
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Local Safeguarding Children Boards more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who is responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of child sexual exploitation action plans by local safeguarding children's boards. more like this
tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham more like this
tabling member printed
Tim Loughton more like this
uin 209052 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-13more like thismore than 2014-10-13
answer text <p>Ofsted undertakes a review of each local safeguarding children’s board (LSCB) at the same time as they undertake their inspection of local authorities’ services for children in need of help and protection and looked after children. Neither the review nor the inspection makes specific judgements about the sexual exploitation of children or the effectiveness of the local child sexual exploitation action plans. However, inspectors are required to include in the cases they evaluate “children at risk of harm from physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect; inspectors will also want to identify those children and young people where the local authority have concerns that they may be vulnerable to child sexual exploitation and those children and young people who have been missing from care, home and education”. In undertaking the LSCB review inspectors are required to “evaluate the quality and impact of the policies and procedures produced by the LSCB, such as the local thresholds document and the child sexual exploitation action plan.” An LSCB’s response to child sexual exploitation is considered as part of the overall judgement on the performance of the LSCB. Seven LSCBs of the 3<ins class="ministerial">3</ins><del class="ministerial">1</del> inspected since the new framework came into being in November 2013 have been found to be inadequate.</p>
answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-13T16:12:11.21Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-13T16:12:11.21Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2014-10-20T16:41:22.6005788Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-20T16:41:22.6005788Z
answering member
1605
label Biography information for Edward Timpson more like this
previous answer version
21507
answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson more like this
answering member
1605
label Biography information for Edward Timpson more like this
tabling member
114
label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
91483
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-10more like thismore than 2014-09-10
answering body
Department for Education more like this
answering dept id 60 more like this
answering dept short name Education more like this
answering dept sort name Education more like this
hansard heading Local Safeguarding Children Boards more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who is responsible for monitoring the effectiveness of local safeguarding children boards' child sexual exploitation action plans. more like this
tabling member constituency East Worthing and Shoreham more like this
tabling member printed
Tim Loughton more like this
uin 209003 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-13more like thismore than 2014-10-13
answer text <p>Ofsted undertakes a review of each local safeguarding children’s board (LSCB) at the same time as they undertake their inspection of local authorities’ services for children in need of help and protection and looked after children. Neither the review nor the inspection makes specific judgements about the sexual exploitation of children or the effectiveness of the local child sexual exploitation action plans. However, inspectors are required to include in the cases they evaluate “children at risk of harm from physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect; inspectors will also want to identify those children and young people where the local authority have concerns that they may be vulnerable to child sexual exploitation and those children and young people who have been missing from care, home and education”. In undertaking the LSCB review inspectors are required to “evaluate the quality and impact of the policies and procedures produced by the LSCB, such as the local thresholds document and the child sexual exploitation action plan.” An LSCB’s response to child sexual exploitation is considered as part of the overall judgement on the performance of the LSCB. Seven LSCBs of the 3<ins class="ministerial">3</ins><del class="ministerial">1</del> inspected since the new framework came into being in November 2013 have been found to be inadequate.</p>
answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-13T16:12:11.21Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-13T16:12:11.21Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2014-10-20T16:41:22.6005788Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-20T16:41:22.6005788Z
answering member
1605
label Biography information for Edward Timpson more like this
previous answer version
21592
answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich more like this
answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson more like this
answering member
1605
label Biography information for Edward Timpson more like this
tabling member
114
label Biography information for Tim Loughton more like this
91568
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-10more like thismore than 2014-09-10
answering body
Wales Office more like this
answering dept id 28 more like this
answering dept short name Wales more like this
answering dept sort name Wales more like this
hansard heading Zero Hours Contracts more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many staff the Wales Office employs on zero hour contracts. more like this
tabling member constituency Pontypridd more like this
tabling member printed
Owen Smith more like this
uin 208893 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-26more like thismore than 2014-09-26
answer text <p> </p><p>The Wales Office does not have any staff employed on zero hour contracts.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan more like this
answering member printed Alun Cairns more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-26T11:44:09.0818804Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-26T11:44:09.0818804Z
answering member
4086
label Biography information for Alun Cairns more like this
tabling member
4042
label Biography information for Owen Smith more like this
91200
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-09more like thismore than 2014-09-09
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Drugs: Misuse more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many previous convictions at the time of sentence each offender sentenced to immediate custody for a single offence of possession of (a) class A, (b) class B and (c) class C drugs had in the most recent year for which figures are available. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley more like this
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 208713 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2014-11-18more like thismore than 2014-11-18
answer text <p>Drug offending is serious in itself and drug abuse also underlies a huge volume of acquisitive and violent crime which can blight communities. Previous convictions, where they are recent and relevant, must be treated as an aggravating factor by the courts and will make the sentence more severe. The independent Sentencing Council issued a sentencing guideline on drug offences, effective from February 2012, which brought sentencing guidance together for the first time to help to ensure consistent and proportionate sentencing for all drug offences that come before courts.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody for the possession of (a) class A, (b) class B and (c) class C drugs offence in England and Wales, for the 12 months ending March 2014, by the number of previous convictions.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-11-18T17:57:27.007Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-18T17:57:27.007Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2015-02-17T10:01:49.473Zmore like thismore than 2015-02-17T10:01:49.473Z
answering member
1528
label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning more like this
attachment
1
file name 208713 - Number of previous convictions for A-C.xls more like this
title Immediate custody for drug offences more like this
previous answer version
28630
answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
answering member
1528
label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning more like this
attachment
1
file name 208713 table.xls more like this
title Immediate custody for drug offences more like this
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this
91253
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-09more like thismore than 2014-09-09
answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept id 7 more like this
answering dept short name Communities and Local Government more like this
answering dept sort name Communities and Local Government more like this
hansard heading Non-domestic Rates: Westmorland more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many shops in Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency have benefited from the reduction in business rates. more like this
tabling member constituency Westmorland and Lonsdale more like this
tabling member printed
Tim Farron more like this
uin 208777 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-10-28more like thismore than 2014-10-28
answer text <p>We have introduced a £1 billion business rate support package for 2014-15 including:</p><p>– a 2% cap in the Retail Price Index increase in the small business rates multiplier;</p><p>– a retail discount of £1,000 for around 300,000 shops, pubs and restaurants with rateable values below £50,000;</p><p>– a 12 month extension of small business rate relief doubling, benefitting over half a million businesses;</p><p>– a 50 per cent discount for new occupants of long-term vacant shops, and;</p><p>– allowing ratepayers to pay bills over 12 instalments.</p><p>The Department does not collect data on a constituency basis, but Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency lies entirely within the South Lakeland District. Table 1 shows, where available, the estimated number of properties that will benefit from each of the reliefs introduced or extended in 2014-15 in South Lakeland District, as well as the amount of relief awarded:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Item</em></p></td><td><p><em>Estimated number of properties in the South Lakeland District that will benefit from these reliefs </em></p><p><em>units)</em></p></td><td><p><em>Amount of Relief Awarded</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>(£thousands)</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2% RPI Cap on Small Business Rates Multiplier</p></td><td><p>7,782</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12 month extension of small business rate relief doubling, of which:</p></td><td><p>3,412</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p> </p><p>5,555<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> - 100% relief</em></p></td><td><p>2,653</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> - Tapering</em></p></td><td><p>759</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long Term Empty Reoccupation Relief</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retail Rate Relief</p></td><td><p>1,010</p></td><td><p>1,011</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>All data is from the 2014-15 NNDR1 (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-rates-collected-by-local-councils-in-england-forecast-for-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-rates-collected-by-local-councils-in-england-forecast-for-2014-to-2015</a>), except for retail rate relief data which is available from the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/353101/Estimated_number_of_properties_that_will_receive__1000_business_rates_relief.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/353101/Estimated_number_of_properties_that_will_receive__1000_business_rates_relief.pdf</a></p><p><sup>1</sup>This is the total amount of small business rates relief awarded. The breakdown for the amount awarded to properties receiving 100% and tapering relief is not available.</p><p>N/A – data not available.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
answering member constituency Keighley more like this
answering member printed Kris Hopkins more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-10-28T16:02:10.387Zmore like thismore than 2014-10-28T16:02:10.387Z
answering member
4043
label Biography information for Kris Hopkins more like this
previous answer version
19783
answering member constituency Keighley more like this
answering member printed Kris Hopkins more like this
answering member
4043
label Biography information for Kris Hopkins more like this
tabling member
1591
label Biography information for Tim Farron more like this
91294
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-09more like thismore than 2014-09-09
answering body
Department of Health more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health more like this
answering dept sort name Health more like this
hansard heading Mental Health Services: Children and Young People more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the national Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services' budget is for the present financial year. more like this
tabling member constituency Liverpool, Wavertree more like this
tabling member printed
Luciana Berger more like this
uin 208785 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-12more like thismore than 2014-09-12
answer text <p> </p><p>Information on expenditure on mental health is not collected centrally. There is, in addition, no single budget for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) since these are commissioned by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), NHS England, local authorities (LAs) and by schools and comprise many different services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England only holds the budget for directly commissioned services and does not collect the data for services commissioned by CCGs and LAs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England has recently undertaken a data collection exercise on the CAMHS services it directly commissions to clarify the level of planned spend for 2014/15, within the individual Mental Health contracts. This data is still being validated and therefore a definitive figure is not available at this stage, however, the figures indicate that the planned spend is in the region of £260 million.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In addition, the NHS England Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Transformation programme of existing Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services is supporting services to deliver evidence based, outcomes focussed user-led services. Its budget is approximately £17 million for 2014-15.</p><p> </p>
answering member constituency North Norfolk more like this
answering member printed Norman Lamb more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-12T13:08:36.1537398Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-12T13:08:36.1537398Z
answering member
1439
label Biography information for Norman Lamb more like this
tabling member
4036
label Biography information for Luciana Berger more like this
91077
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-08more like thismore than 2014-09-08
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Bail more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of offenders were released from Crown courts on post-conviction bail for the offences of (a) murder, (b) rape, (c) manslaughter, (d) attempted murder and (e) child sex abuse in each of the last three years. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley more like this
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 208543 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-18more like thismore than 2015-03-18
answer text <p>Bail and remand decisions are a matter for the court in individual cases based on the facts that are presented to the court at the time of the hearing.</p><p> </p><p>Under this government more people are going to prison and for longer. We have given prosecutors the right to challenge a decision to award bail to a defendant in a criminal case when they believe they present a danger to the public, or might flee the country.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number and proportion of offenders given post-conviction bail at the Crown Court for the selected offences, in England &amp; Wales in each year from 2011 to 2013. The number and proportion of offenders given post-conviction bail at Crown Courts for rape, manslaughter, attempted murder and sexual offences against children has declined since 2011.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5">Number and proportion of offenders given post-conviction bail at Crown court for selected offences, England &amp; Wales, 2011 to 2013<sup>(1)</sup></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td>Offence</td><td>Offenders</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Murder</td><td>post-conviction bail</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>proportion (%)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Rape</td><td>post-conviction bail</td><td>102</td><td>119</td><td>95</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>proportion (%)</td><td>9.0</td><td>10.6</td><td>8.7</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Manslaughter</td><td>post-conviction bail</td><td>144</td><td>129</td><td>115</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>proportion (%)</td><td>27.7</td><td>27.3</td><td>22.9</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Attempted murder</td><td>post-conviction bail</td><td>3</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>proportion (%)</td><td>*</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Sexual offences against children</td><td>post-conviction bail</td><td>1,277</td><td>1,147</td><td>1,105</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>proportion (%)</td><td>34.8</td><td>33.2</td><td>32.4</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>(-) Nil</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>* = Based on less than 10 people.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(1) The figures given in the table 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 it 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.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(2) Includes the following offences: Sexual Offences Act 1956, Sexual Offences Act 2003 sections 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 47, 48, 49, 50; Protection of Children Act 1978 SS.1 &amp; 6, Criminal Justice Act 1988 S.160.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Note: 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.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Ref: PQ 208543</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of offenders given post-conviction bail at the Crown Court who subsequently failed to appear for sentence, in England &amp; Wales during 2013. This figure has declined since 2011 for almost every offence type. Overall there has been a 35% decrease in the total number of offenders given post-conviction bail at Crown Court who subsequently failed to appear for sentence since 2011.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2">Offenders given post-conviction bail at Crown court who subsequently failed to appear for sentence, England &amp; Wales, 2013<sup>(1)</sup></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Offence</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Violence against the person</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>Sexual offences</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>Robbery</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Theft Offences</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>Criminal damage and arson</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Drug offences</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td>Possession of weapons</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Public order offences</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Miscellaneous crimes against society</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>Fraud Offences</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>Offences (ex. motoring offences)</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Motoring offences</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>248</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>(-) Nil</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">(1) The figures given in the table 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 it 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.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Note: 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.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td></tr><tr><td>Ref: PQ 208575</td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Decisions regarding post-conviction bail are made independently by judges. They will not take this decision unless they deem it to be appropriate in each particular case. A little more than 30% of those getting post-conviction bail go on to an immediate custodial sentence, with the remainder sentenced to non-custodial alternatives.</p>
answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
grouped question UIN 208575 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-18T11:46:44.703Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-18T11:46:44.703Z
answering member
1528
label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning more like this
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this
91078
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-08more like thismore than 2014-09-08
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Bail more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders of which offence type released from Crown Courts on post conviction bail subsequently failed to surrender for sentencing in the latest period for which figures are available. more like this
tabling member constituency Shipley more like this
tabling member printed
Philip Davies more like this
uin 208575 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-03-18more like thismore than 2015-03-18
answer text <p>Bail and remand decisions are a matter for the court in individual cases based on the facts that are presented to the court at the time of the hearing.</p><p> </p><p>Under this government more people are going to prison and for longer. We have given prosecutors the right to challenge a decision to award bail to a defendant in a criminal case when they believe they present a danger to the public, or might flee the country.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number and proportion of offenders given post-conviction bail at the Crown Court for the selected offences, in England &amp; Wales in each year from 2011 to 2013. The number and proportion of offenders given post-conviction bail at Crown Courts for rape, manslaughter, attempted murder and sexual offences against children has declined since 2011.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5">Number and proportion of offenders given post-conviction bail at Crown court for selected offences, England &amp; Wales, 2011 to 2013<sup>(1)</sup></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td>Offence</td><td>Offenders</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Murder</td><td>post-conviction bail</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>proportion (%)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Rape</td><td>post-conviction bail</td><td>102</td><td>119</td><td>95</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>proportion (%)</td><td>9.0</td><td>10.6</td><td>8.7</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Manslaughter</td><td>post-conviction bail</td><td>144</td><td>129</td><td>115</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>proportion (%)</td><td>27.7</td><td>27.3</td><td>22.9</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Attempted murder</td><td>post-conviction bail</td><td>3</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>proportion (%)</td><td>*</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Sexual offences against children</td><td>post-conviction bail</td><td>1,277</td><td>1,147</td><td>1,105</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>proportion (%)</td><td>34.8</td><td>33.2</td><td>32.4</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>(-) Nil</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>* = Based on less than 10 people.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(1) The figures given in the table 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 it 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.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(2) Includes the following offences: Sexual Offences Act 1956, Sexual Offences Act 2003 sections 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 47, 48, 49, 50; Protection of Children Act 1978 SS.1 &amp; 6, Criminal Justice Act 1988 S.160.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Note: 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.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Ref: PQ 208543</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of offenders given post-conviction bail at the Crown Court who subsequently failed to appear for sentence, in England &amp; Wales during 2013. This figure has declined since 2011 for almost every offence type. Overall there has been a 35% decrease in the total number of offenders given post-conviction bail at Crown Court who subsequently failed to appear for sentence since 2011.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2">Offenders given post-conviction bail at Crown court who subsequently failed to appear for sentence, England &amp; Wales, 2013<sup>(1)</sup></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Offence</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Violence against the person</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>Sexual offences</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>Robbery</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Theft Offences</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td>Criminal damage and arson</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Drug offences</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td>Possession of weapons</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Public order offences</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Miscellaneous crimes against society</td><td>34</td></tr><tr><td>Fraud Offences</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>Offences (ex. motoring offences)</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Motoring offences</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>248</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>(-) Nil</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">(1) The figures given in the table 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 it 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.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Note: 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.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td></tr><tr><td>Ref: PQ 208575</td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Decisions regarding post-conviction bail are made independently by judges. They will not take this decision unless they deem it to be appropriate in each particular case. A little more than 30% of those getting post-conviction bail go on to an immediate custodial sentence, with the remainder sentenced to non-custodial alternatives.</p>
answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
grouped question UIN 208543 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-03-18T11:46:44.937Zmore like thismore than 2015-03-18T11:46:44.937Z
answering member
1528
label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning more like this
tabling member
1565
label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies more like this