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The information is no longer recorded because it does not form part of published statistics on the magistracy. Additionally, the enduring accuracy of the recorded information could not be guaranteed subsequent to appointment.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4183", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Faulks"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Faulks"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-12-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-12-21T16:21:00.66Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-12-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Magistrates"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 14 December (HL4095), why the occupations of those appointed as lay magistrates are no longer recorded.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4181", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Beecham"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Beecham"} ], "uin" : "HL4581"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/438639", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/438639/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The reuse of burial space is a sensitive issue and any potential changes in this area, including any legislation, would require careful consideration. We have been actively engaging with stakeholders and will consider whether there is a need for government to take action in due course.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4008", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Gosport"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Caroline Dinenage"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-12-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-12-22T15:21:50.567Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-12-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Cemeteries"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has been made in making it lawful to reuse graves.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1506", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Gwynne"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Denton and Reddish"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andrew Gwynne"} ], "uin" : "20166"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/438724", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/438724/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

We do not tolerate violence of any kind in prison and any assault is treated extremely seriously. Any prisoner who commits an act of violence can expect to have action taken against them.<\/p>

Quarterly statistics on the numbers of assaults on prison staff are published in the Safety in Custody statistics bulletin, located at the following link:<\/p>

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/472712/Safety-in-custody-summary-q2-2015.xls<\/a><\/p>

Information on the gender of those staff who have been assaulted is not held centrally.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1453", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Selous"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Bedfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Selous"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-12-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-12-18T11:38:49.503Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-12-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Prisons: Crimes of Violence"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many assaults on female prison staff took place in each of the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3972", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Darlington"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jenny Chapman"} ], "uin" : "20170"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/438725", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/438725/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Details of the number of offenders sentenced (with sentencing disposals, both custodial and non-custodial) at all courts for the above offences in each of the last 10 years can be found in the \u201coutcomes by offence\u201d table available at the following link:<\/p>

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014<\/a><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1453", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Selous"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Bedfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Selous"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-12-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-12-21T15:58:43.027Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-12-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Burglary and Sexual Offences: Sentencing"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders were given non-custodial sentences for (a) burglary, (b) rape and (c) sexual assault in each of the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3972", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Darlington"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jenny Chapman"} ], "uin" : "20171"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437898", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437898/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The government was elected with a mandate to reform the UK\u2019s human rights framework. We are considering the implications of a Bill of Rights on devolution as we develop our proposals. We will, of course, fully engage with the devolved administrations.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4007", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dominic Raab"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Esher and Walton"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Dominic Raab"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-12-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-12-18T13:01:12.18Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-12-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Bill of Rights: Devolution"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what account he has taken of the distinction between reserved and devolved matters in the devolved administrations in his plans for the proposed British Bill of Rights and for consultation on that proposed bill.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4387", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Arkless"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dumfries and Galloway"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Arkless"} ], "uin" : "19836"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437899", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437899/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

We will consult fully on our proposals for a Bill of Rights and announce further details in due course.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4007", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dominic Raab"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Esher and Walton"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Dominic Raab"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-12-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-12-22T12:41:57.753Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-12-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Bill of Rights"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on his plans for a consultation on the proposed British Bill of Rights.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4387", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Richard Arkless"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dumfries and Galloway"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Richard Arkless"} ], "uin" : "19823"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437929", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437929/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Her Majesty\u2019s Courts and Tribunals Service, through its IT systems, passes data onto the police national computer so that records of convictions and sentences can be maintained by the police.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mike Penning"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-12-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-12-17T16:37:20.63Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-12-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Police: Prosecutions"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that police officers are aware of the outcome of prosecutions in which they have been involved.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4124", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chi Onwurah"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newcastle upon Tyne Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chi Onwurah"} ], "uin" : "19834"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437959", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437959/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The total outstanding balance of financial impositions (regardless of year of imposition and excluding confiscation orders) at the end of September 2014 and at the end of September 2015 is published as part of the Criminal Court Statistics (Quarterly) publication which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015<\/a><\/p>

The administrative costs of compliance and enforcement activity within HM Courts and Tribunals Service in the periods April to September 2014 and April to September 2015 were as follows:<\/p>

Costs (£m)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Staffing costs<\/p><\/td>

£19.88<\/p><\/td>

£19.39<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Non staffing costs<\/p><\/td>

£3.24<\/p><\/td>

£3.56<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total costs<\/p><\/td>

£23.12<\/p><\/td>

£22.95<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The figures provided represent a \u2018snapshot\u2019 position at the end of September in each respective financial year. The staffing costs include permanent staff, Fixed Term Contract staff and Agency Staff. The Non-Staffing costs include Estate Costs (Utilities, Rent, Maintenance), IT, Telephony and other contracted service costs, Printing and Postage, Arrest Warrant Execution costs, and Travel & Subsistence costs.<\/p>

It is not possible to identify or calculate the average amount owed per offender; offenders can have multiple financial imposition accounts recorded against them where they have been convicted of separate offences.<\/p>

Calculating what the average administrative costs per offender were would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1496", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Shailesh Vara"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Shailesh Vara"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-12-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "20056"} , {"_value" : "20057"} , {"_value" : "20058"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-12-17T17:42:39.55Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-12-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Offenders: Fines"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 10 December 2015 to Questions 19024, 19025 and 19026, what the average amount owed per offender in court-ordered financial impositions was in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16 to date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4518", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tulip Siddiq"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hampstead and Kilburn"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Tulip Siddiq"} ], "uin" : "20059"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437960", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437960/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The total outstanding balance of financial impositions (regardless of year of imposition and excluding confiscation orders) at the end of September 2014 and at the end of September 2015 is published as part of the Criminal Court Statistics (Quarterly) publication which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015<\/a><\/p>

The administrative costs of compliance and enforcement activity within HM Courts and Tribunals Service in the periods April to September 2014 and April to September 2015 were as follows:<\/p>

Costs (£m)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Staffing costs<\/p><\/td>

£19.88<\/p><\/td>

£19.39<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Non staffing costs<\/p><\/td>

£3.24<\/p><\/td>

£3.56<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total costs<\/p><\/td>

£23.12<\/p><\/td>

£22.95<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The figures provided represent a \u2018snapshot\u2019 position at the end of September in each respective financial year. The staffing costs include permanent staff, Fixed Term Contract staff and Agency Staff. The Non-Staffing costs include Estate Costs (Utilities, Rent, Maintenance), IT, Telephony and other contracted service costs, Printing and Postage, Arrest Warrant Execution costs, and Travel & Subsistence costs.<\/p>

It is not possible to identify or calculate the average amount owed per offender; offenders can have multiple financial imposition accounts recorded against them where they have been convicted of separate offences.<\/p>

Calculating what the average administrative costs per offender were would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1496", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Shailesh Vara"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Shailesh Vara"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-12-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "20056"} , {"_value" : "20057"} , {"_value" : "20059"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-12-17T17:42:39.487Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-12-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Offenders: Fines"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 10 December 2015 to Questions 19024, 19025 and 19026, what the total administrative costs were of recovering money from offenders in court-ordered financial impositions in April to September (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4518", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tulip Siddiq"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hampstead and Kilburn"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Tulip Siddiq"} ], "uin" : "20058"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437961", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/437961/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The total outstanding balance of financial impositions (regardless of year of imposition and excluding confiscation orders) at the end of September 2014 and at the end of September 2015 is published as part of the Criminal Court Statistics (Quarterly) publication which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015<\/a><\/p>

The administrative costs of compliance and enforcement activity within HM Courts and Tribunals Service in the periods April to September 2014 and April to September 2015 were as follows:<\/p>

Costs (£m)<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2014-15<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2015-16<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Staffing costs<\/p><\/td>

£19.88<\/p><\/td>

£19.39<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Non staffing costs<\/p><\/td>

£3.24<\/p><\/td>

£3.56<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total costs<\/p><\/td>

£23.12<\/p><\/td>

£22.95<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

The figures provided represent a \u2018snapshot\u2019 position at the end of September in each respective financial year. The staffing costs include permanent staff, Fixed Term Contract staff and Agency Staff. The Non-Staffing costs include Estate Costs (Utilities, Rent, Maintenance), IT, Telephony and other contracted service costs, Printing and Postage, Arrest Warrant Execution costs, and Travel & Subsistence costs.<\/p>

It is not possible to identify or calculate the average amount owed per offender; offenders can have multiple financial imposition accounts recorded against them where they have been convicted of separate offences.<\/p>

Calculating what the average administrative costs per offender were would incur disproportionate cost.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1496", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Shailesh Vara"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Shailesh Vara"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2015-12-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "20057"} , {"_value" : "20058"} , {"_value" : "20059"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2015-12-17T17:42:39.33Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2015-12-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Offenders: Fines"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 10 December 2015 to Questions 19024, 19025 and 19026, what the average administrative costs per offender of recovering money from offenders in court-ordered financial impositions were in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16 to date.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4518", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tulip Siddiq"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hampstead and Kilburn"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Tulip Siddiq"} ], "uin" : "20056"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "next" : "http://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?answeringDeptShortName=Justice&_page=1&min-date=2015-09-08&min-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2015-02-03T17%3A50%3A01.62Z&max-answer.questionFirstAnswered.=2015-12-22T16%3A34%3A22.7Z", "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 685, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }