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1144447

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crown Court: Bradford
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 2 August 2019 to Question 277304 on Bradford Crown Court, for what reason the number of days from first listing to trial date increased; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce that number.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	286161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The number of cases listed for trial at Bradford Crown Court has remained relatively static over the last five years. However, the number of more serious cases received by Bradford Crown Court in the same period have increased. These types of cases, by the very nature of their seriousness, generally take more court time to deal with.</p><p> </p><p>In the last five years Bradford has also seen a substantial increase in the number of appeals that it receives, as Bradford Magistrates’ Court deals with all the road traffic work from across West Yorkshire and therefore any appeals that arise from those cases go through Bradford Crown Court.</p><p> </p><p>In order to reduce the delays, work is being done in liaison with partner agencies to review trial cases at an early stage and floating trials are being monitored to ensure all action is being taken to start the trial on the day. Workload and sitting days continue to be closely monitored.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/09/2019 15:39:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1144449

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police: Cameras
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ensure that courts view any body worn footage available in cases (a) of assaulting an emergency worker and (b) involving a police officer before the offender is sentenced; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	286162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that emergency workers on the front line have the full protection of the law.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence obtained from body worn video footage is admissible in court and, where available, can be used to support the prosecution’s case during trial.</p><p> </p><p>If a defendant enters a guilty plea, the prosecution can invite the court to view footage taken from a body worn camera, alongside any victim impact statements, before sentencing. The court would have full discretion in determining whether to accept or reject the request.</p><p> </p><p>The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 doubled the maximum penalty for those who assault emergency workers from six to 12 months in prison. Under the Act a court must also consider, for a range of offences, the fact that the offence was committed against an emergency worker as an aggravating factor meriting a more severe sentence.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/09/2019 14:00:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1144450

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remand in Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in (a) how many and (b) what proportion of cases involving common assault was a defendant remanded in custody prior to their trial in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	286163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of defendants dealt with for common assault and their remand status at different points of court proceedings can be found in the “Remands: Magistrates’ Court data tool” and the “Remands: Crown Court data tool” at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018</a></p><p>To obtain the requested data, carry out the following steps:</p><ul><li>In both tools filter ‘Offence’ for: “105 Common assault and battery”</li><li>In both tools filter ‘Remand status’ as required – for remand status prior to trial in the magistrates’ court, use the “Remand status with Police” variable</li><li>In both tools filter ‘Convicted / not convicted’ as required</li><li>In both tolls filter ‘Sentenced / not sentenced’ as required</li><li>In the Crown Court tool filter ‘Plea’ as required (plea is only available at Crown Court)</li><li>In both tools filter ‘Outcome’ for “Immediate custody” as required</li><li>For calculations for defendants dealt with entirely at the magistrates’ court, filter ‘Outcome’ to exclude the following: “Failure to appear”, “Committed for trial” and “Committed for sentence”</li><li>For calculations for defendants dealt with at the Crown Court, filter ‘Outcome’ to exclude: “Failure to appear”.</li></ul> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 286164 286165 question first answered 09/09/2019 13:51:33 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1144451

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remand in Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in (a) how many and (b) what proportion of cases involving common assault was a defendant found guilty or pleaded guilty after being remanded in custody prior to their trial in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	286164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of defendants dealt with for common assault and their remand status at different points of court proceedings can be found in the “Remands: Magistrates’ Court data tool” and the “Remands: Crown Court data tool” at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2018</a></p><p>To obtain the requested data, carry out the following steps:</p><ul><li>In both tools filter ‘Offence’ for: “105 Common assault and battery”</li><li>In both tools filter ‘Remand status’ as required – for remand status prior to trial in the magistrates’ court, use the “Remand status with Police” variable</li><li>In both tools filter ‘Convicted / not convicted’ as required</li><li>In both tolls filter ‘Sentenced / not sentenced’ as required</li><li>In the Crown Court tool filter ‘Plea’ as required (plea is only available at Crown Court)</li><li>In both tools filter ‘Outcome’ for “Immediate custody” as required</li><li>For calculations for defendants dealt with entirely at the magistrates’ court, filter ‘Outcome’ to exclude the following: “Failure to appear”, “Committed for trial” and “Committed for sentence”</li><li>For calculations for defendants dealt with at the Crown Court, filter ‘Outcome’ to exclude: “Failure to appear”.</li></ul> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 286163 286165 question first answered 09/09/2019 13:51:33 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1141889

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Newspaper Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much his Department has spent on purchasing (a) national newspapers and (b) newspaper online subscriptions since 2016; and how many copies of each national newspaper were purchased in that time period.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	281678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Since 2016, the Department’s Media team has spent £11,545 on national newspapers and £22,981 on newspaper online subscriptions.</p><p> </p><p>Other areas of the Department may purchase national newspapers but this is not recorded centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns question first answered 03/09/2019 11:24:49 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1141894

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department has spent on schemes to encourage staff of his Department to cycle to work since 2015; and how much his Department has spent on (a) installing bicycle racks and (b) bonus schemes for bicycle use in that time period.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	281679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department encourages employees to cycle to work and provides a range of facilities including cycle racks, dedicated changing rooms, showers and drying facilities.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015 the Department and its Executive Agencies have spent £48,000 on installing and refurbishing bike racks.</p><p> </p><p>The Department offers employees the opportunity to save on the cost of purchasing a bike through the cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme. Interest-free cycle loans are also available.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 04/09/2019 16:38:52 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1141895

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much his Department has spent on schemes to encourage staff of his Department to cycle to work since 2015; and how much his Department has spent on (a) installing bicycle racks and (b) bonus schemes for bicycle use in that time period.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	281680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was created in July 2016. The answer therefore covers from this date.</p><p> </p><p>Since its creation BEIS has been supportive of promoting cycling to work; recognising the benefits this brings to the health and wellbeing of the workforce, as well as reducing the environmental impact of the department in general. In response to the specific questions:</p><p> </p><p>(a) BEIS has spent a total of £16.8k on installing bicycle racks (this figure includes the cost of materials).</p><p>(b) BEIS does not offer a bonus scheme for bicycle use.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the total amount spent on the cycle to work scheme to encourage staff in BEIS to cycle to work since the department’s creation was £16.7k in 2016 (July to December), £24.5k in 2017, £29.8k in 2018 and £39.8k in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 04/09/2019 08:07:51 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1141896

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on schemes to encourage staff of his Department to cycle to work since 2015; and how much his Department has spent on (a) installing bicycle racks and (b) bonus schemes for bicycle use in that time period.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	281681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/09/2019 16:14:14 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1141897

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Cycling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much his Department has spent on schemes to encourage staff of his Department to cycle to work since 2015; and how much his Department has spent on (a) installing bicycle racks and (b) bonus schemes for bicycle use in that time period.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	281682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Department strives to create an environment in which our employees can flourish by delivering a comprehensive and innovative health and wellbeing programme. As part of this programme and to encourage staff to cycle to work, the Department provides access to a Cycle to Work scheme which enables employees to trade part of their salary for a loan to buy a bike, cycling safety equipment or both and repay through salary sacrifice arrangements. There is no cost to the Department as an employer in providing the scheme as it is delivered as part of the cross-Government employee benefits contract.</p><p>The Department can confirm that bicycle racks have been installed at Departmental buildings with the total cost of installation since 2015 as £31,291.35.</p><p>The Department can also confirm that during this time period it has not operated any bonus schemes for bicycle use.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/09/2019 12:05:38 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies