The Government is currently holding a United Kingdom-wide consultation on introducing regulations for standardised packaging of tobacco products, which was published on 26 June. The consultation will run for six weeks and conclude on 7 August and we are seeking any new and relevant information that may help in assessing the wider impact of standardised packaging, including any views on the potential impact on intellectual property. We would encourage anyone with an interest in standardised packaging to respond to the consultation, including responding with any information or evidence relevant to the intellectual property implications of standardised tobacco packaging and its potential effect on the Exchequer.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3918", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jane Ellison"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Battersea"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jane Ellison"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-07-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "204639"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-07-15T15:53:45.0503925Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-07-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Tobacco: Packaging"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he has had on standardised packaging of tobacco; and if he will conduct a separate consultation on the potential intellectual property implications of such a policy being introduced in the UK.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1565", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Philip Davies"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Shipley"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Philip Davies"} ], "uin" : "204758"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76240", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76240/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Below is a breakdown of the number of investigations conducted and convictions obtained by the Illegal Money Lending Teams in Scotland and Wales in each of the last five years, and in England for the last three years.<\/p>
The England Illegal Money Lending Team was created in April 2011. Equivalent information is not available relating to the regional teams which existed prior to this.<\/p>
<\/p><\/td> | Investigations<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Convictions<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td> England<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Scotland<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Wales<\/strong><\/p><\/td> England<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Scotland<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Wales<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 399<\/p><\/td> 39<\/p><\/td> 28<\/p><\/td> 55<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012/13<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 522<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td> 38<\/p><\/td> 34<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011/12<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 460<\/p><\/td> 36<\/p><\/td> 37<\/p><\/td> 17<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010/11<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Data not available<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td> Data not available<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2009/10<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Data not available<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> Data not available<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> The Illegal Money Lending Teams conduct complex and sensitive investigations. The length of each investigation will be influenced by the circumstances of the specific case. In some instances convictions can only be delivered through months of proactive intelligence gathering and community engagement. Because of this, some cases span multiple years and so there is not necessarily a direct link between the numbers of investigations and the numbers of convictions in any one year.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many investigations of illegal money lenders have been carried out by illegal lending units in England, Scotland and Wales in each of the last five years; and how many such investigations have resulted in criminal convictions.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what reduction in consumer credit licences for short-term loans he expects when the authorisation process under the new Financial Conduct Authority regime has been completed in 2016.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76276/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The information requested is not available.<\/p> <\/p> While eligibility for Housing Benefit is assessed when a claim is made or in the event of a change of circumstances, information relating to whether or not a claimant is in prison is not retained in the administrative data for Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit that is supplied to DWP for analysis.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in (a) housing benefit and (b) council tax benefit to people in prison in the last period for which figures are available.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76447", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76447/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Government has no plans to change legislation to bring in a register of employees that take their employer to a tribunal, or of private settlements.<\/p> Employment tribunals are independent judicial bodies and, in line with the principle of judicial independence, Government cannot comment on, or intervene in, the tribunal's handling of individual cases or any decisions made.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1513", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Swinson"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will publish the names of people who have taken multiple cases against different employers to an employment tribunal.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Philip Davies"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76455", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76455/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " I have been asked to reply.<\/p> <\/p> As of 14 July 2014 there are seven restricted patients unlawfully at large. Restricted patients are patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 following criminal proceedings and subject to a restriction order or a restriction or limitation direction. Two absconded in the last week in April 2014. The remaining four are long term, one from each of the years 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2010.<\/p> <\/p> The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the following table:<\/p> <\/p> Restricted Patients - Absconds and Escapes from Mental Health Hospitals 2010 \u2013 2013:<\/p> <\/p> Year<\/p><\/td> Absconds<\/p><\/td> Escapes<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 106<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 104<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 135<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 142<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Notes:<\/p> 1. "Abscond" means to leave lawful detention without overcoming a physical barrier, for example, getting away from escorts on community or compassionate leave.<\/p> 2. "Escape" means to leave lawful detention by overcoming a physical barrier, for example by scaling a perimeter fence.<\/p> 3. These figures relate to restricted mentally disordered offenders who were detained in hospital at the time of their abscond or escape. Community leave for restricted patients must be agreed by the Ministry of Justice.<\/p> 4. The increase in the number of recorded Absconds probably reflects the much improved reporting and recording of such incidents, ranging from the patient who is a few minutes late back from a scheduled trip, to a longer term, intentional abscond.<\/p> 5. The figures include patients who Abscond/Escape more than once.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many offenders of each offence type have escaped from mental health units in each of the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76486", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76486/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " I have been asked to reply.<\/p> <\/p> As of 14 July 2014 there are seven restricted patients unlawfully at large. Restricted patients are patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 following criminal proceedings and subject to a restriction order or a restriction or limitation direction. Two absconded in the last week in April 2014. The remaining four are long term, one from each of the years 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2010.<\/p> <\/p> The information is not available in the format requested. Such information as is available is in the following table:<\/p> <\/p> Restricted Patients - Absconds and Escapes from Mental Health Hospitals 2010 \u2013 2013:<\/p> <\/p> Year<\/p><\/td> Absconds<\/p><\/td> Escapes<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010<\/p><\/td> 106<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011<\/p><\/td> 104<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012<\/p><\/td> 135<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 142<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Notes:<\/p> 1. "Abscond" means to leave lawful detention without overcoming a physical barrier, for example, getting away from escorts on community or compassionate leave.<\/p> 2. "Escape" means to leave lawful detention by overcoming a physical barrier, for example by scaling a perimeter fence.<\/p> 3. These figures relate to restricted mentally disordered offenders who were detained in hospital at the time of their abscond or escape. Community leave for restricted patients must be agreed by the Ministry of Justice.<\/p> 4. The increase in the number of recorded Absconds probably reflects the much improved reporting and recording of such incidents, ranging from the patient who is a few minutes late back from a scheduled trip, to a longer term, intentional abscond.<\/p> 5. The figures include patients who Abscond/Escape more than once.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many offenders who absconded from mental health units in each of the last 10 years remain at large.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Philip Davies"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76499", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76499/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Sentencing guidelines are intended to ensure consistent and proportionate sentencing. The suggested range of sentencing in individual guidelines is intended to reflect current sentencing practice for the majority of offences of a particular type. Where there is a high statutory maximum, the range may not include the statutory maximum, as this was intended by Parliament to cover the worst possible case of the particular offence which is likely to fall outside the guidelines.<\/p> <\/p> Each guideline has on the front page the statutory maximum for the offence in question.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of individual sentencing guidlines do not include the maximum sentence available to the court in the most serious offence range of the offence.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Philip Davies"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76517", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/76517/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/p> The following figures have been provided by the British Transport Police and cover all offences committed on the national rail network, the London Underground and other parts of the network which come under their jurisdiction.<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2011-12<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2012-13<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 2013-14<\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of assaults on staff<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 1,764<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 1,729<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 1,607<\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of assaults on customers<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 3,800<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 3,832<\/p> <\/p><\/td> 3,865<\/p> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> The Department does not hold equivalent data for offences committed on other parts of the transport network which would be the responsibility of the relevant local constabulary.<\/p> <\/p> |