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426845

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on (a) temporary agency staff, (b) consultants, (c) non-payroll staff, (d) administration and (e) marketing and advertising in real terms in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	15306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is published in the department’s annual accounts. These can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/217243/moj-annual-report-accounts-2010-11.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/217243/moj-annual-report-accounts-2010-11.pdf</a></p><p><a href="http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/publications/corporate-reports/MoJ/2012/moj-annual-report-accounts-2011-12.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/publications/corporate-reports/MoJ/2012/moj-annual-report-accounts-2011-12.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/208728/moj-annual-report-2012-13.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/208728/moj-annual-report-2012-13.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323308/moj-annual-report-2013-14.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/323308/moj-annual-report-2013-14.pdf</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/434016/moj-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-15.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/434016/moj-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-15.pdf</a></p><p>Data for the current financial year will be published in due course.</p><p>The department is committed to reducing our back office and administrative budget by 50% by 2020. We only use temporary staff to fill business-critical posts and essential frontline services, where they can provide a fast, flexible and efficient way to obtain necessary skills that are not currently available in-house. We will continue to examine our use of consultants and agency staff to find savings where possible.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 17/02/2016 16:30:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

431605

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Freshfields Brukhaus Deringer has received in legal fees from the public purse since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	17366
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>Legal fees paid to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in the last five financial years are as follows in the table below.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Supplier</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£23,603</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£1,920,914.24</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/12/2015 16:27:10 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

434246

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of changes to his Department's policy on the criminal courts charge.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	18814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2015 answer text <p>From 24 December the Criminal Courts Charge will be suspended, pending a review of all financial impositions imposed in the criminal courts. There are no direct financial costs involved in making this change.</p><br /><p>The updated Impact Assessment estimated that the Criminal Courts Charge would bring in approximately £95m per annum in steady state (from 2019/20 onwards). The Impact Assessment can be found here <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/796/impacts" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/796/impacts</a>.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 11/12/2015 11:44:13 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

435926

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Civil Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposals to revise the costs capping scheme for environmental legal challenges on the UK's ability to meet the requirement in the EU Public Participation Directive for claimants to have prior certainty in relation to costs protection.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	18851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s proposals to revise the costs capping scheme for environmental legal challenges in England and Wales have been brought forward in light of recent developments in case law. Following those judgments the Government has made an assessment and considers there to be scope for introducing measured adjustments to the current regime within the framework of EU law, including the Public Participation Directive.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/12/2015 17:30:46 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

435928

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on agency workers to cover uniformed operational support staff in each month since May 2015; how many such workers have been employed as cover for uniformed operational support staff in each month since January 2014; and how many such workers have been employed as cover for clerical staff in each month since May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	18873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>We only use temporary staff to fill business critical posts and essential services where they can provide a fast, flexible and efficient way to obtain necessary skills that are not currently available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Spend on Agency Workers to Cover Operational Uniformed Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p>£2,218,619.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun 2015</p></td><td><p>£2,473,726.29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul 2015</p></td><td><p>£1,698,046.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug 2015</p></td><td><p>£1,404,595.28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep 2015</p></td><td><p>£1,291,901.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2015</p></td><td><p>£1,296,688.61</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of Agency Workers to cover Uniformed Operational Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan 2014</p></td><td><p>928</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb 2014</p></td><td><p>1013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar 2014</p></td><td><p>1113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 2014</p></td><td><p>1107</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2014</p></td><td><p>1128</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun 2014</p></td><td><p>1093</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul 2014</p></td><td><p>996</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug 2014</p></td><td><p>1118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep 2014</p></td><td><p>1118</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2014</p></td><td><p>1203</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov 2014</p></td><td><p>1268</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 2014</p></td><td><p>1277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan 2015</p></td><td><p>1249</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb 2015</p></td><td><p>1363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar 2015</p></td><td><p>1355</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 2015</p></td><td><p>1320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p>1256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun 2015</p></td><td><p>802</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul 2015</p></td><td><p>668</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug 2015</p></td><td><p>639</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sep 2015</p></td><td><p>563</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2015</p></td><td><p>492</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov 2015</p></td><td><p>516</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of Agency Workers to cover Clerical Agency Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2015</p></td><td><p>2475</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun 2015</p></td><td><p>2458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jul 2015</p></td><td><p>2509</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aug 2015</p></td><td><p>2446</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sept 2015</p></td><td><p>2389</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct 2015</p></td><td><p>2398</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 10/12/2015 17:01:00 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

435930

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many unauthorised mobile telephones and sim cards were detected in prisons in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	18875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>It is a criminal offence to possess a mobile phone or component part in a prison. The National Offender Management Service collates information on all confiscated mobile phones and SIM cards, which are sent to a central unit for interrogation. Data on confiscated phones has been collated since April 2010.</p><p>We already use a range of devices, including signal detectors and body scanners to detect mobile phones, as well as blocking technology to disrupt mobile phone signals. The Chancellor announced in the spending review that we will invest in more safety improvements to stamp out the organisation of crime from within prisons, including funding for tackling illicit mobile phones and investing in body scanners.</p><p>In addition, in March 2015 Royal Assent was granted for the Serious Crime Act, which allows NOMS to apply for a court order to compel Communication Service Providers to disconnect illicit mobile phones and SIM cards being used in a prison. This new legislation gives NOMS greater capability to reduce the number of phones in prisons. It is envisaged that the legislation will be implemented by the end of the year.</p><p>The table below provides the number of ‘finds’ for each calendar year up to 2014. One ‘find’ could constitute a phone only, a SIM card only, or a mobile phone with one SIM card or media card inside.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of finds</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 (April-December only)</p></td><td><p>6756</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>7789</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>7301</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>9572</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>All figures in this answer have been drawn from live administrative data systems which may be amended at any time. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. The data are not subject to audit.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 10/12/2015 16:38:34 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

435931

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many recorded violent incidents by type there have been in the prison system in each month since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	18876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2015 answer text <p>Statistics for assaults by type are published quarterly in Table 7 of the Safety in Custody statistics bulletin. This is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/472712/Safety-in-custody-summary-q2-2015.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/472712/Safety-in-custody-summary-q2-2015.xls</a></p><br /><p>Monthly statistics for assaults are not published, as they would not show any clear indication of trends.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 10/12/2015 15:45:46 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

435934

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Civil Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of his proposals to increase the cost cap for environmental legal challenges to £10,000 for individuals on the affordability of such challenges for such people.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	18889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice will keep the impact of any changes to the cost capping scheme for environmental claims under review as part of its consideration of the consultation responses. We will also carry out a full impact assessment on any changes and this will be published as part of the government’s response paper.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 15/12/2015 16:52:47 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

436312

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Locks and Keys
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of occasions when due to the loss or theft of keys, a prison has had to be relocked between (a) May 2010 and May 2011, (b) May 2011 and May 2012, (c) May 2012 and May 2013, (d) May 2013 and May 2014, (e) May 2014 and May 2015 and (f) after May 2015 to date; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such incident.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	19129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Security is paramount within prisons and it is important that the risk of any potential key compromise is addressed as quickly as possible to protect the public. When a key/lock incident is reported an immediate investigation is undertaken to assess the risk and unless it is clear that security has not been compromised, locking mechanisms and keys will be replaced and/or other necessary remedial action will be taken.</p><br /><p>Between 2005 and May 2010 there were 16 relocks which resulted in costs of £1,280,234. Since May 2010 there have been 8 relocks, at a cost of £529,973.</p><br /><p>The table below shows the number of incidents and cost to the public purse of re-lock within prisons in England and Wales due to loss or theft of keys and for the time periods requested.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Time Period</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No of Incidents</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Cost</strong> <strong>(excluding VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 May 2010 – 1 May 2011</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>£337,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 May 2011 – 1 May 2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Nil cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 May 2012 – 1 May 2013</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 May 2013 – 1 May 2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>£28,812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 May 2014 – 1 May 2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>£46,396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2 May 2015 – 9 Dec 2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>£117,212</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Figures exclude VAT.</li><li>The 2011/12 incident involved a privately operated prison and the cost of re-lock was met by the private contractor in full at nil cost to the public purse.</li><li>Prisons are also responsible for re-locks of crown court cells. Figures exclude re-lock of cells in two crown courts during the period.</li><li>The figures quoted have been drawn from live administrative databases and may subsequently be amended. Due care is taken during processing and analysis, but the detail is subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system.</li></ol> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 14/12/2015 17:10:02 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

436314

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Just Solutions International: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what (a) consultants, (b) non-executive directors and (c) associates have been employed by Just Solutions International since it was established; when each such person was appointed; and what the remuneration of each such person has been.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	19164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>This information was provided to the House on 17 March 2015. As I told the house then, Just Solutions International (JSi) was a brand within the National Offender Management Service (NOMS) that the Agency adopted in early 2013. The Ministry of Justice contracted with PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for the provision of support for the development by NOMS of a business model to generate commercial income through the provision of advice and support to other governments on prison and probation issues. The contract was awarded to PwC in September 2012 and was for a period of 8 months from January to August 2013. The amount paid for the provision of services was £101,179 excluding VAT.</p><br /><p>Through JSi, NOMS also worked with PwC in Pakistan supporting reform of Punjab prisons. This project was funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth office, which paid PwC £7,308.40 excluding VAT.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 14/12/2015 17:18:27 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter