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date	16/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much the increase in VAT has yielded in each year since 2011.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL4223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>In the Budget of June 2010 it was forecast that the VAT rate increase would raise £3bn in 2010-11, £12bn in 2011-12, and a further £13bn each year from 2012-13 to 2014-15. No current estimate has been made of how much the increase has yielded in each year since 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Deighton question first answered 02/02/2015 12:20:13 answering member 4262 label Biography information for Lord Deighton
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

172331

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Secure Accommodation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of (1) the cause, and (2) the effect, of the 29 per cent reduction in the number of children detained in secure children’s homes between April and September 2013, in the light of the fact that there was a five per cent reduction in the total number of children in custody over the same period.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Overall crime and proven offending by young people has fallen in recent years. Fewer young people have entered the criminal justice system and as a result fewer young people have ended up in custody.</p><p> </p><p>The appropriate placement of young people into the secure estate is undertaken on a case-by-case basis. Placement decisions are based upon a combination of factors unique to each young person entering custody.</p><p> </p><p>Between April and September 2013 there was a two per cent increase in the number of children detained in Secure Children’s Homes and a three per cent reduction in the total number of children in custody. Between April and September 2014 there was a twenty-nine per cent reduction in the number of children detained in Secure Children’s Homes and a five per cent reduction in the total number of children in custody. This can, in part, be explained by a twenty per cent reduction in the overall number of 10-14 year olds in the secure estate, one of the main groups placed in SCHs.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 14/01/2015 16:56:03 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

172332

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Custody
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the final evaluation of the Youth Justice Reinvestment Custody Pathfinders project will be published.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Pilots inform our approach as we transform the criminal justice system and tackle our stubbornly high reoffending rates. Their value is in showing us what does work, and also highlighting where a different approach should be taken.</p><p> </p><p>The interim evaluation report from the Youth Justice Reinvestment Custody Pathfinder was published in July 2013. This can be found via the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225630/youth-justice-reinvestment-custody.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/225630/youth-justice-reinvestment-custody.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The final evaluation report from the Pathfinder will be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 14/01/2015 17:06:55 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

172333

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many lay magistrates are currently in post, broken down by (1) socio-economic, and (2) ethnic, categories.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The tables below contain the number of serving magistrates in England and Wales broken down by socio-economic category and ethnicity.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Socio-economic category</strong></p><p> </p><p>Socio-economic category has been interpreted to mean occupational group. Magistrates provide information about their occupational status on appointment. Due to practical constraints, this information is not routinely updated; for example, when a magistrates changes occupation. The information below, therefore, reflects the position at the time of appointment.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Occupation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manager or senior official</p></td><td><p>4,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional occupation</p></td><td><p>6,267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Associate professional or technical occupation</p></td><td><p>2,124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrative or secretarial occupation</p></td><td><p>3,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skilled trades occupation</p></td><td><p>398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal service occupation</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sales or customer service occupation</p></td><td><p>307</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Process, plant or machine operative</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elementary occupation</p></td><td><p>123</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Never been in paid employment</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not in paid employment</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retired</p></td><td><p>760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-employed</p></td><td><p>798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,101</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 2: Ethnicity</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnic Category</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>18,271</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>599</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>919</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any Other</p></td><td><p>137</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20,101</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 14/01/2015 17:00:52 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

172334

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many (1) district, and (2) deputy district judges, are currently serving in magistrates' courts; and how many such judges they estimate will be appointed in 2015.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>As at 31 December 2014, there were 137 District Judges (Magistrates’ Court) and 140 Deputy District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) in post. It is anticipated that the Judicial Appointments Commission will run a selection exercise for District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) later this year, but the number of vacancies is to be confirmed. There are currently no plans to run a Deputy District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) selection exercise in 2015.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 20/01/2015 12:52:35 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

172335

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what are the (1) socio-economic, (2) ethnic, and (3) age, profiles of (a) lay magistrates, and (b) district and deputy district judges, appointed in 2014.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>This Government takes the issue of judicial diversity very seriously and has taken steps to improve representation, while still appointing the best people for the job.</p><p> </p><p>We have introduced the equal merit provision, extended salaried part time working to make it easier to balance home and work life and introduced a statutory duty for the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice to encourage judicial diversity.</p><p> </p><p>The ethnic and age profiles of District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) and Deputy District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) appointed in 2014 are as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Four District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) were appointed, one of whom declared themselves to be Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic; three were in the 50-59 age range and one was in the 40-49 age range.</li><li>No Deputy District Judges (Magistrates’ Court) were appointed.</li></ul><p> </p><p>No information is recorded about the socio-economic backgrounds of salaried and fee paid judicial office-holders.</p><p> </p><p>The tables below show the 244 magistrates appointed in England and Wales in 2014 broken down by socio-economic, ethnicity and age category.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Socio-economic category</strong></p><p> </p><p>Socio-economic category has been interpreted to mean occupational group.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Occupation</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manager or senior official</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional occupation</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Associate professional or technical occupation</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrative or secretarial occupation</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skilled trades occupation</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Personal service occupation</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sales or customer service occupation</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Process, plant or machine operative</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elementary occupation</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Never been in paid employment</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not in paid employment</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retired</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Self-employed</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>244</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Ethniciy</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chinese</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Any Other</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>244</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table 3: Age</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Age</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 30</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30-39</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>40-49</p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>50-59</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60 &amp; over</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>244</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 14/01/2015 16:59:23 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham