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47198

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date	07/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	195549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence uses a process called “manpower substitution” to engage temporary staff at agreed fixed rates on a national basis through a number of contracts. Manpower substitutes are employed for up to 11 months to fill vacant, funded posts. The majority are brought in to fill medical and dental requirements at military medical centres to cover for military positions that are vacant due to deployment into operational theatre. This enables the medical services to continue to provide the best possible care to members of the Armed Forces.</p><p> </p><p>The five companies most frequently used by the Ministry of Defence in Financial Year 2013-14 to provide temporary workers, and the associated fees paid to each, are presented in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Company</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Type of worker</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Temporary Workers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fees Paid</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HoneyBee</p></td><td><p>Medical &amp; Dental</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>£3.46m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CastleRock Ltd</p></td><td><p>Medical &amp; Dental</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>£2.61m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita Resourcing</p></td><td><p>Interim Professionals</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>£2.07m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hayes</p></td><td><p>Medical &amp; Dental</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td><p>£0.59m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed</p></td><td><p>Clerical &amp; Admin</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>£0.11m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures provided for Capita Resourcing cover the period from April 2013 to March 2014. All other data cover the period April 2013 to February 2014. Data is extracted from the MOD's centralised Manpower Substitution Service database and does not include any localised arrangements that individual Top Level Budget holders may have with other companies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47203

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	195571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p>The top ten companies which provided external assistance to the Ministry of Defence in financial year 2012-13 are listed in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name Top 10 Consultancy Companies 2012.doc Table to answer 00917 (195571).doc title Table as part of the answer.
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47247

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
uin	195575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text For the past financial year (2013-2014) the 10 organisations paid most by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) for consultancy and the associated spend figures were as follows: ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION & DEVELOPMENT (OECD) £285,579.00 DLA PIPER UK LLP £148,283.34 CBRE LTD £103,412.14 FIELD FISHER WATERHOUSE £52,940.75 FONNEGRA GERLEIN S.A £50,745.43 SAMSON AND MCGRATH £34,136.41 ACCENTURE (UK) LTD £29,892.00 DTZ CONSULTING AND RESEARCH £28,700.00 HOGAN LOVELLS INTERNATIONAL LLP £26,153.81 HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS £21,061.27 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47268

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether funding allocated to Action on Smoking and Health may be used for campaigning purposes by that body under the terms on which it is allocated.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	195596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Since 2011, the conditions for the grants provided to Action on Smoking and Health under the Department of Health's “Section 64 General Scheme of Grants to voluntary and Community Organisations” arrangements have explicitly set out that none of the funding provided by the Department should be intended or used for political lobbying or campaigning purposes.</p><p> </p><p>Advocacy work in support of the implementation of existing Government Tobacco Control policies and programmes of work is acceptable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

47295

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to criminalise patterns of coercive control in domestic violence cases.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	195661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Domestic abuse is already a crime. There are a number of offences that make domestic abuse illegal, including actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm and assault. The cross-Government definition is clear that domestic abuse is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality.<br><br>Assault can extend to non-physical harm, and this can include psychological, financial, and emotional abuse. Stalking and harassment legislation, which criminalises a course of conduct, can apply to intimate partner relationships.<br><br>Last September, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary to conduct a review of the response to domestic abuse across all police forces. HMIC published its findings in March 2014, emphasising that the key priority is a culture change in the police so that domestic violence and abuse is treated as the crime that it is, and pointing out that the police use the full range of tools already available to them.<br><br>The Home Secretary will chair a national oversight group to oversee delivery against each of HMIC's recommendations on which I will also sit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 195662 195664 195666 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47296

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to criminalise psychological abuse and coercive control.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	195662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Domestic abuse is already a crime. There are a number of offences that make domestic abuse illegal, including actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm and assault. The cross-Government definition is clear that domestic abuse is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality.<br><br>Assault can extend to non-physical harm, and this can include psychological, financial, and emotional abuse. Stalking and harassment legislation, which criminalises a course of conduct, can apply to intimate partner relationships.<br><br>Last September, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary to conduct a review of the response to domestic abuse across all police forces. HMIC published its findings in March 2014, emphasising that the key priority is a culture change in the police so that domestic violence and abuse is treated as the crime that it is, and pointing out that the police use the full range of tools already available to them.<br><br>The Home Secretary will chair a national oversight group to oversee delivery against each of HMIC's recommendations on which I will also sit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 195661 195664 195666 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47297

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to (a) criminalise a pattern of partner abuse and (b) ensure that the police are not required only to treat each incident comprising such a pattern as a separate crime.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	195664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Domestic abuse is already a crime. There are a number of offences that make domestic abuse illegal, including actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm and assault. The cross-Government definition is clear that domestic abuse is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality.<br><br>Assault can extend to non-physical harm, and this can include psychological, financial, and emotional abuse. Stalking and harassment legislation, which criminalises a course of conduct, can apply to intimate partner relationships.<br><br>Last September, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary to conduct a review of the response to domestic abuse across all police forces. HMIC published its findings in March 2014, emphasising that the key priority is a culture change in the police so that domestic violence and abuse is treated as the crime that it is, and pointing out that the police use the full range of tools already available to them.<br><br>The Home Secretary will chair a national oversight group to oversee delivery against each of HMIC's recommendations on which I will also sit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 195661 195662 195666 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47298

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce specialist-led training for police services in England and Wales on domestic violence and coercive control.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	195665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The College of Policing sets standards of training for police officers and <br>staff in this important area of policing. Subject matter experts are already <br>used in developing training and delivery into forces, ranging from initial <br>training through to specialist training for Senior Investigating Officers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47299

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce provisions for bringing prosecutions on the basis of a course of conduct in which a person has acted strategically to control, isolate, intimidate or degrade their victim in domestic violence cases.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Mr Robert Buckland
uin	195666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Domestic abuse is already a crime. There are a number of offences that make domestic abuse illegal, including actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm and assault. The cross-Government definition is clear that domestic abuse is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality.<br><br>Assault can extend to non-physical harm, and this can include psychological, financial, and emotional abuse. Stalking and harassment legislation, which criminalises a course of conduct, can apply to intimate partner relationships.<br><br>Last September, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary to conduct a review of the response to domestic abuse across all police forces. HMIC published its findings in March 2014, emphasising that the key priority is a culture change in the police so that domestic violence and abuse is treated as the crime that it is, and pointing out that the police use the full range of tools already available to them.<br><br>The Home Secretary will chair a national oversight group to oversee delivery against each of HMIC's recommendations on which I will also sit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker grouped question UIN 195661 195662 195664 question first answered 30/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

47314

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
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, what estimate he has made of the amount of compensation paid to offenders for assaults which took place during their incarceration in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	195418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Prisoners can pursue civil litigation claims for any assault in prison, but we robustly defend all cases as far as the evidence allows. Each case is dealt with on its own merits and we successfully defend two-thirds of claims brought by prisoners. In those occasions where compensation is awarded to an individual, the law requires that it be paid direct to them and cannot be used for other purposes.</p><p> </p><p>The most effective way to reduce compensation is to reduce violence and NOMS has clear policy in place to achieve this. The most recent statistics show prisoner assaults falling, and at their lowest for many years. Notwithstanding this reduction, a comprehensive review of the management of violence is being undertaken and improved guidance will be implemented later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the total compensation paid to prisoners following assaults by other prisoners over the last four financial years as a result of civil claims, by way of out of Court settlement or by Court award. The figures exclude private prisons. The figures are drawn from financial management information and as with any large scale recording system data may be subject to possible error in entry and processing of transactions against accounting code.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount paid</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/2013</p></td><td><p>£120,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/2012</p></td><td><p>£119,359</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/2011</p></td><td><p>£187,867</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/2010</p></td><td><p>£224,114</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright grouped question UIN 195417 195419 question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley