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227954

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, which approved news applications staff in the Government Equalities Office are authorised to download and use on their work-provided phones and tablets.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	227972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>GEO users are not prevented from downloading any news applications for use on their work-provided phones and tablets.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 24/03/2015 17:38:43 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

227952

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, which news applications staff in his Department are authorised to download and use on their work-provided phones and tablets.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	227835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>As Wales Office staff do not have work-provided tablets or smartphones, they are unable to access news applications. However, staff can access any news websites on the internet that are not blocked by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) who supply our IT equipment.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 23/03/2015 17:14:33 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

227930

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which news applications staff in her Department are authorised to download and use on their work-provided phones and tablets.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	227831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office has issued 6 smart phones and 5 tablets to staff that are capable of downloading news applications. These devices do not have any restriction to limit which news applications that can be downloaded, provided they are free of charge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 23/03/2015 16:15:11 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

101970

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisoners have been on the run since April 2004; what offence each such prisoner had committed; how long each prisoner's sentence was; and how long each prisoner had served before absconding.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	212585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I have already committed to writing to the Honourable Member on this issue in a previous question and will do so shortly, once final checks with police and victim groups have been completed.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 06/11/2014 16:25:51 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

147615

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Confiscation Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cars have been confiscated by order of a court under section 143 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p /> <p>Section 143 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 allows the courts to make an order depriving an offender of his rights to articles used, or intended to be used, for the purpose of committing an offence. In specified circumstances a court may order an offender to be deprived of a vehicle under this power. Decisions whether to impose forfeiture orders in individual cases are a matter solely for our independent courts.</p><p> </p><p>The number of cars ordered to be forfeit is not centrally recorded. In 2013 the courts ordered the forfeiture of a vehicle, ship or aircraft in respect of 164 offenders, excluding summary motoring offences. Reliable information for previous years is not available.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 20/11/2014 17:19:54 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

147618

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent by HM Prison (a) Leeds and (b) Wakefield on calculating the release date of prisoners in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) does not routinely record this data and it cannot be provided retrospectively at proportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 20/11/2014 17:57:52 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

147621

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure that victims are made aware in a timely manner of court hearings relating to their case.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	213925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government’s new Victims’ Code sets out the support and information victims of crime can expect to receive from agencies at every stage of the criminal justice process. Priority victims – victims of the most serious crime, vulnerable or intimidated and persistently targeted victims – are entitled to receive enhanced support and services.</p><p> </p><p>The Victims’ Code outlines that victims are entitled to be informed of the date, time and location of the first court hearing by the police within 5 working days from when they receive this information and 1 working day for priority victims. If the case progresses to trial, the Witness Care Unit should notify victims of court hearings within 1 working day of receiving the information from the court.</p><p> </p><p>Criminal justice agencies have updated their guidance for operational staff, which outlines their duties under the new Victims’ Code. The Government has made a commitment to monitor criminal justice agencies’ compliance with the Victims’ Code and in “Our Commitment to Victims,” launched on 15 September 2014, we announced that criminal justice agencies will publish information on how they have improved services for victims from April 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 20/11/2014 17:11:57 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

147624

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Orders: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what categories of unpaid work were completed by offenders in West Yorkshire on community orders or suspended sentences in the latest period for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	213918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Community Payback, or unpaid work, is one of the requirements that can be included in a Community Order or a Suspended Sentence Order. There are two main categories of Community Payback: group projects supervised directly by the Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC); and group or individual projects supervised by an agency or beneficiary organisation on behalf of the CRC.</p><p> </p><p>Community Payback placements are allocated on the basis of suitability and there is a wide range of projects in West Yorkshire, many suggested by local communities. These can include demanding and constructive projects, such as cleaning up graffiti, making public areas safer, conservation work and painting and decorating services.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 20/11/2014 17:23:04 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

147625

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average prison sentence was for people convicted of an offence under the Prisoners (Return to Custody) Act 1995 in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	213919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>My officials are currently working to provide the information requested in these two questions but it has not proved possible to produce it in the time allowed. I will write to you in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 213935 question first answered 20/11/2014 17:56:09 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

147626

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Scott Kelly
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when Scott Kelly will be eligible for re-release from prison after being returned to custody as a result of breaching his licence conditions arising from a sentence of imprisonment for the attempted murder of Stephen Rank in Exeter in 2005.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	214035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>It would not be appropriate to place in the public domain information specific to the sentence of an individual prisoner.</p><p> </p><p>The decision whether to recall an offender who is serving a determinate sentence and is subject to licence supervision is taken by the Secretary of State. Once returned to custody, the prisoner’s continued detention is reviewed by the independent Parole Board after 28 days and annually thereafter.</p><p> </p><p>Both the Parole Board and the Secretary of State have the statutory power to re-release a determinate sentence recalled prisoner, but only if they are satisfied that it is safe to do so. If they are not so satisfied, the prisoner must remain in custody until the expiry of their sentence.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 20/11/2014 17:18:42 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies