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43444

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/03/2014
	date	17/03/2014
	date tabled	17/03/2014
	ddp created	17/03/2014 22:41:10
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:44:36
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	identifier	192266
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	01/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time between judgement and sentencing in criminal trials in England was in the latest period for which figures are available; and what assessment he has made of the trends in the time taken.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 192266
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	192266
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>HMCTS can only answer this question for trials in the Crown Court. The case management database for magistrates' courts does not hold the date of conviction in a way we can calculate the time from conviction to sentence for all defendants so the only way we could answer the question would be to manually check each case file which would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p>The Crown Court database does and Table 1 below shows the average length between the latest conviction date in a trial and the date of sentence. The trend has seen the time between conviction and sentence falling from an average of 35.8 calendar days in 2007-08 to 24.6 calendar days in the first half of 2013-14. When a trial has more than one offence the jury may not reach verdicts against all on the same day, and the sentence cannot take place until all offences have a verdict.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Table 1 -Average length between conviction and sentence in Crown Court centres in England for defendants sentenced between April and September 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Average</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to September 2013</p></td><td><p>24.6 calendar days</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>28.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>28.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>30.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>32.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>34.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007-08</p></td><td><p>35.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Notes:</p><ol type="1"><li>The average number of calendar days between the latest jury conviction date and the earliest substantial sentence date.</li><li>Includes cases where the defendant changes their plea to guilty during the trial.</li><li>This is internal management information run specifically to answer this question.</li></ol><p> </p><p>The judiciary are able to sentence following conviction without the need for additional hearings as a result of initiatives currently in place. The judicially lead early guilty plea scheme aims to have guilty plea cases concluded at a single hearing. Similarly the probation service are able to provide reports on the day of conviction to facilitate the sentencing of the defendant.</p> question first answered 01/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

44499

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/03/2014
	date	21/03/2014
	date tabled	21/03/2014
	ddp created	21/03/2014 17:10:42
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 02:56:12
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	identifier	193219
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	31/03/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, who owns the freehold of schools which have converted to academies; and what restrictions there are on the use of such freeholds.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 193219
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	193219
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>When community schools convert to academies, the freehold is retained by the local authority and a lease is granted to the academy trust.</p><p>There are strict rules protecting publicly funded land used by academies, regardless of who holds the freehold. This is set out in published guidance, which is available at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/protection-of-school-playing-fields-and-public-land-advice</a></p><p>A copy of the guidance has been placed in the House Library.</p> question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

45659

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	31/03/2014
	date	27/03/2014
	date tabled	27/03/2014
	ddp created	27/03/2014 21:10:33
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:11:03
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	identifier	194163
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	07/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he plans to allow Ofsted to inspect bodies which run chains of academy schools.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 194163
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194163
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Ofsted already inspects academy chains through batched inspections of schools within chains. It has recently undertaken focused inspections of academies within the E-ACT multi-academy trust and has previously inspected a group of academies within the AET chain. This has shown to be an effective approach and there are no plans to widen Ofsted's role to inspect head offices.</p> question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

48088

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	09/04/2014
	date tabled	09/04/2014
	ddp created	09/04/2014 22:10:42
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:46:19
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	identifier	196164
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, for what reasons local authorities are inspected by Ofsted separately from schools maintained by local authorities.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196164
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196164
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The Chief Inspector has powers to carry out an inspection of the performance of a particular local authority function as set out in Section 136(1)(b) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006. Specifically, he can use this power to inspect how well the local authority is fulfilling its general duty to promote high standards and fulfilment by every child of their educational potential as set out in Section 13A of the Education Act 1996.</p><p> </p><p>These powers are separate from his powers and duties in relation to the inspection of individual schools which are set out in Section 5 and Section 8 of the Education Act 2005. Section 5 requires Her Majesty's Chief Inspector to inspect individual schools at prescribed intervals, and Section 8 Education Act 2005, contains a general power which enables the Chief Inspector to call for the inspection of a school in circumstances where he is not required to inspect.</p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

48089

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	09/04/2014
	date tabled	09/04/2014
	ddp created	09/04/2014 22:10:42
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:46:20
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	house id	1
	identifier	196165
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2014, Official Report, column 81W, on academies, for what reason bodies which run academy chains are not inspected by Ofsted separately from the individual schools run by the academy chains.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196165
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196165
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Ofsted already inspects academy chains through batched inspections of schools within chains. It has recently undertaken focused inspections of academies within E-ACT multi-academy trust, and has previously inspected a group of academies within the AET chain. This has shown to be an effective approach and there are no plans to widen Ofsted's legal powers to include the inspection of head offices.</p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1605
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

48377

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	10/04/2014
	date tabled	10/04/2014
	ddp created	10/04/2014 19:12:29
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:51:08
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	identifier	196407
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many coastguard operations room staff have applied for posts in the restructured coastguard service.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196407
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196407
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>As at 14 April 2014, of those Coastguards currently working in a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, 86 have applied for both new posts in the new coastguard structure and voluntary redundancy, 140 have applied for voluntary redundancy only and 128 have applied for a new post in the new coastguard structure only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

48379

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	10/04/2014
	date tabled	10/04/2014
	ddp created	10/04/2014 19:12:30
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:51:10
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	identifier	196409
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many coastguard operations room staff in Liverpool have left the service in the last two years.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196409
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196409
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Since April 2012 eight Coastguards that worked in the operations room at Liverpool Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre have left Her Majesty's Coastguard.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

48380

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	10/04/2014
	date tabled	10/04/2014
	ddp created	10/04/2014 19:12:30
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:51:11
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	identifier	196410
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how often and when each coastguard station has been under-staffed in the last two years.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196410
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196410
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the number of occasions each Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) was staffed at below risk assessed levels over the last two years by month.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where there are specific issues at a MRCC Her Majesty's Coastguard is using the current long established pairing arrangements between MRCCs. This enables each MRCC to be connected to at least one other MRCC which is available to provide mutual support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

48381

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	10/04/2014
	date tabled	10/04/2014
	ddp created	10/04/2014 19:12:30
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:51:12
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	identifier	196406
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many coastguard operations room staff have applied for voluntary redundancy.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196406
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196406
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>As at 14 April 2014, of those Coastguards currently working in a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, 86 have applied for both new posts in the new coastguard structure and voluntary redundancy, 140 have applied for voluntary redundancy only and 128 have applied for a new post in the new coastguard structure only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

48383

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/04/2014
	date	10/04/2014
	date tabled	10/04/2014
	ddp created	10/04/2014 19:12:31
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 03:51:14
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	house id	1
	identifier	196405
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	28/04/2014 12:00:00
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many coastguard operations room staff have applied for both new posts in the new coastguard structure and voluntary redundancy.
	session	2013/14
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2013/14 196405
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	196405
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>As at 14 April 2014, of those Coastguards currently working in a Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, 86 have applied for both new posts in the new coastguard structure and voluntary redundancy, 140 have applied for voluntary redundancy only and 128 have applied for a new post in the new coastguard structure only.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1585
	creator	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson