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33825

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers participated in the regional employer National Insurance contributions holiday in each region.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	184094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>This Government is committed to helping UK businesses grow and create jobs. The NICs holiday was a temporary, targeted scheme to help start ups take on new staff within their first year of trading. Although take up was lower than expected, the holiday benefitted over 26,000 businesses and supported over 90,000 jobs.</p><p> </p><p>Building on the lessons learnt from the holiday, we are taking action to reduce the employer NICs burden on small businesses and have created the new Employment Allowance which is simple to administer, permanent and available to all business and charities in the UK, this is reducing their employer NICs bill by up to £2,000 each year. As a result, 450,000 employers will pay no NICs at all in 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p>According to the latest available figures the break down of employers that applied for the National Insurance Holiday by region, throughout the scheme is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1265</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3975</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1695</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2645</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1840</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4840</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3975</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3100</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorks</strong><strong>. And Humber</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3265</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26600</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The NICs Holiday attracted around 26,600 applicants over a three year period. Further statistical information on the scheme is available on a factsheet at: <a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/nics-hol.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/nics-hol.htm</a>. The factsheet only covers periods from the start of the scheme to December 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

49433

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	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, on how many times the offence of possession of mobile telephones within a prison has been proceeded upon; and how many days were added to the offender's sentence in each case.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	197533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) takes the issue of mobile phones in prisons very seriously and is committed to addressing the risks they present to both the security of prisons and the safety of the public.</p><p> </p><p>NOMS has implemented a multi-layered approach: to minimise the number of mobile phones entering prisons, to find phones that do get in and to disrupt mobile phones that cannot be found. A range of technology has been rolled out to prisons to strengthen searching and security, including portable mobile phone signal detectors, Body Orifice Security Scanners (BOSS chairs), high sensitivity metal detecting wands and short range portable mobile phone blockers.</p><p> </p><p>The adjudication process exists to allow prison governors to deal with breaches of prison discipline, including possession of unauthorised items such as mobile telephones.</p><p> </p><p>From centrally held data, it is not possible to identify those offenders who breached prison discipline by possessing a mobile phone, were proceeded against and given the punishment of additional days. The prison adjudication offence details held centrally are not of sufficient detail to identify the specific breach item - mobile phone possession offences are grouped with other prohibited items.</p><p> </p><p>Determining if the requested information is held would require a manual search through all individual prison records where a breach of prison discipline led to adjudication in respect of possession of a prohibited item to see if any information is recorded on the type of item. Inspecting each record to ascertain if there was an adjudication for possession of a mobile phone and how many additional days were given as a punishment could only be done at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

50107

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	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 prison officers left Prison Service employment within (a) six months, (b) one year and (c) two years of becoming an officer in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	198003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of prison officers who left employment within the first two years of joining public sector prisons in England and Wales in 2009 – 2013 is contained in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Headcount of officers leaving public sector prison service in England and Wales within (a) 6 months, (b) 1 year, (c) 2 years 2009 - 2013 </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers leaving Within 6 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers leaving within 1 year<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers leaving within 2 year<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><sup>1</sup></strong><strong> Figures are cumulative i.e. the number leaving within 1 year includes those leaving within 6 months.</strong></p><p>Officer numbers, which are derived from a dynamic administrative system, have been rounded to the nearest 10 to reflect the level of uncertainty in the figures.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide figures for privately contracted prisons with the time available. This is because information on leavers is held not held centrally and is only available from the individual contractors. This information has been requested and I will write to you again when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

57919

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what annual percentage increases in starting rates of pay (a) lieutenant colonels, (b) majors, (c) captains, (d) lieutenants, (e) sergeants, (f) corporals and (g) privates in the Army have received since 1982.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	198821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2014 answer text <p>The annual percentage increases awarded by the Armed Forces Pay Review Body for the starting rates of pay of the specified ranks are shown in the table below. There was no annual percentage increase in 2011 and 2012 but all privates were awarded a £250 rise. <br><br></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/06/2014 14:32:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name 20140616 - 198821 Stephen Doughty.doc title Table - Part of answer to 198821 previous answer version 256 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

58315

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to the letter of 5 May 2014 from the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth on British Army processes of justice and requesting an urgent meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	199311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>I responded to the hon. Member today.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 202085 question first answered 30/06/2014 13:41:09 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 500 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

58316

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of (a) the number of British armed forces personnel operationally deployed to Northern Ireland in each year from April 1984 to April 2010 and (b) the number of such personnel who were accompanied by (i) a spouse or (ii) a civil partner in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	199300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5">The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 202093 question first answered 30/06/2014 13:42:15 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 498 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

63599

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Army: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many British armed forces personnel were operationally deployed to Northern Ireland in each year from April 1984 to April 2010; and how many such personnel were accompanied by a (a) spouse or (b) civil partner in each such year.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	202093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5">The information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 199300 question first answered 30/06/2014 13:42:15 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

63606

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to respond to the letter of 5 May 2014 from the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth on British Army processes of justice and requesting an urgent meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	202085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>I responded to the hon. Member today.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry grouped question UIN 199311 question first answered 30/06/2014 13:41:09 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

64548

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Driving Instruction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on car driving lessons and tests for prisoners in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	202938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>My officials are currently working to provide the information requested 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 Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 202936 202937 question first answered 02/07/2014 15:58:53 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

64554

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Driving Instruction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners recorded as taking car driving lessons or tests in 2013 (a) absconded and (b) attempted to abscond during such lessons or tests.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	202936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p>My officials are currently working to provide the information requested 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 Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 202937 202938 question first answered 02/07/2014 15:58:53 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty