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759801

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent by HM Prison and Probation Service on recruitment in each month since September 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	10171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Recruitment costs* (£) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>129,357</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2016</p></td><td><p>219,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2016</p></td><td><p>301,913</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2016</p></td><td><p>563,028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017</p></td><td><p>338,803</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2017</p></td><td><p>76,497</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>1,176,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017</p></td><td><p>1,109,430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2017</p></td><td><p>227,939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>438,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2017</p></td><td><p>1,097,571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2017</p></td><td><p>1,181,421</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Recruitment costs provided only include spend on advertising and recruitment through external suppliers and does not account for recruitment-associated costs of any HMPPS staff working on resourcing initiatives or any other miscellaneous costs of recruiting staff (this data is not readily available within centrally held records). Figures include advertising costs in respect of recruitment and various media campaigns for prison officers, probation officers and the Unlocked Graduates scheme.</p><p> </p><p>*The figure provided has been drawn from our central accounting system and although care is taken when processing data, this may be subject to the inaccuracies and input errors inherent in any large scale recording system.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 09/10/2017 08:24:10 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

825527

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
	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 levels of (a) availability and (b) use of psychoactive substances in prisons in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	123665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2018 answer text <p>We take a zero-tolerance approach to drugs in our prisons. Anyone found with contraband will be subject to disciplinary action and police investigation. We are taking unprecedented action to stop the supply and use of drugs. This is based on a multi-agency approach working closely with health partners and law enforcement agencies. We are the first prison jurisdiction in the world to have developed a test for psychoactive substances and have over 300 dogs to detect psychoactive substances.</p><p> </p><p>We have invested £3m in enhancing our intelligence capability to identify the organised crime groups and individuals behind supply routes, and are using this intelligence to work with the police to disrupt them</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of finds of Psychoactive Substances has been recorded on the HMPPS Incident Reporting system since October 2015, so whole year data is only available for 2016 and 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Testing for psychoactive substances was only in place across the whole prison estate from September 2016 onwards. Figures for 2017/18 will be published in the Annual HMPPS Digest in July 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/01/2018 12:22:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

833914

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Hunting: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been for hunting foxes with hounds in each local authority area in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	125672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/02/2018 16:04:45 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

872320

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Post-mortems: Tomography
	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 effectiveness of using computerised tomography for post-mortems; and what guidance his Department has issued to coroners on the use of that technology.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	134234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has not assessed the use of computerised tomography for post-mortem examinations because this is a matter for individual coroners who decide how to proceed in light of guidance from the Chief Coroner. The guidance can be found on his website at: <a href="https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/guidance-no-1-use-of-port-mortem-imaging.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/guidance-no-1-use-of-port-mortem-imaging.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The guidance says that a coroner should consider, with the assistance of a pathologist and, where appropriate, a radiologist, whether this method is the most appropriate in any particular case, bearing in mind the wishes of the bereaved family and, if known, of the deceased.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/04/2018 15:19:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

872564

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Post-mortems
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the extent of variations in rules and protocols surrounding second post-mortems throughout the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	134378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2018 answer text <p>The MoJ has not made such an assessment. Coroners continue to rely on Home Office Circular 30/1999</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20040722015642/http:/www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs/hoc9930.html" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20040722015642/http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs/hoc9930.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Coroners are independent judicial office holders and the way they carry out their judicial functions is a matter for them.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/04/2018 15:21:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

890463

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the letter of 28 March 2018 from the hon. Member for Birmingham Northfield on legal aid for families of the victims of the Birmingham Pub Bombings.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	137416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>A response was dispatched on the 26<sup>th</sup> April.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the families’ application for legal aid for the judicial review, there is still a right of appeal to an Independent Funding Adjudicator. The law firm have been advised to submit the requisite paperwork to the LAA if they wish to exercise this right.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/04/2018 13:47:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

919256

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Voyeurism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has received from civil society groups on making the practice of up-skirting a sexual offence.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	151052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>My department have received representations from a range of stakeholders to make upskirting a specific criminal offence and have met with campaigners to discuss their concerns.</p><p> </p><p>I share their determination to ensure that the intrusive practice of up-skirting is tackled robustly and that is why I am pleased to confirm that, following detailed review of the law by my department, the Government has committed to supporting Wera Hobhouse’s PMB. This creates two new offences specifically covering the practice of upskirting and will strengthen the law, close any potential gaps and better protect victims.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, I continue to support work across government - with police, prosecutors and others - to make sure this degrading offence continues to be prosecuted as effectively as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/06/2018 13:58:11 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

426835

	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	Taxis: Assistance Animals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many taxi and private hire drivers have been fined for refusing to take an assistance dog in each quarter of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	15319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of taxi and private hire drivers who have been fined for refusing to take an assistance dog in each year since 2011. The Ministry of Justice does not collect this data on a quarterly basis.</p><br /><p>These offences are recorded under a miscellaneous offence grouping, which it is only possible to separately analyse from centrally held data from 2011 onwards.</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p>Offenders sentenced at all courts for selected offences under the Equality Act 2010, England and Wales, 2011 to 2014 <sup>(1)(2)</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p>Section of Act</p></td><td><p>Offence description</p></td><td><p>Outcome</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Section 168</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p>Assistance dogs in taxis</p></td><td><p>Sentenced</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which</p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fine</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Section 170 (1)</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p>Refusal to accept booking for private hire vehicle on basis of disabled person being accompanied by an assistance dog</p></td><td><p>Sentenced</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which</p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fine</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Section 170 (2)</p></td><td rowspan="3"><p>Imposing an additional charge for carrying an assistance dog</p></td><td><p>Sentenced</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which</p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fine</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p>'-' = Nil</p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(1) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p>(2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Ref: PQ 15319</p></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/11/2015 12:09:28 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

943015

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Post-mortems
	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 effectiveness of his Department's guidance on the practice of second post-mortems in accounting for recent technological advances.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	164846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2018 answer text <p>The Chief Coroner, who is responsible for issuing guidance to coroners, intends to issue revised guidance on the practice of second post-mortems later this year. This will replace existing guidance (Home Office Circular 30/1999 <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20040722015642/http:/www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs/hoc9930.html" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20040722015642/http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs/hoc9930.html</a>).</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/07/2018 14:15:28 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

48872

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many legal proceedings involving the licensing of taxi and private hire vehicles, operators and drivers have been dealt with in the court system in each year since 2000.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	196817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database hold information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. However, not all offences are individually reported within the centrally held data. Offences involving the licensing of taxi and private hire vehicles, operators and drivers under the Private Hire (London) Act 1998 are reported as part of a miscellaneous group of offences, and it is not possible to separately identify proceedings for these specific offences from others offences relating to motor vehicles. This detailed information is not reported to Justice Statistics Analytical Services due to their size and complexity.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings data for 2013 are planned for publication in May 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright previous answer version 8214 answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara answering member 1496
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden