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177343

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date	03/02/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Drugs: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what his Department's charging policy is on drug possession offences in relation to the quantity of each class of drug found to be in the offender's possession.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The decision whether to prosecute a drug possession offence is made by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors. The Code requires that there is sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction and that a prosecution is in the public interest.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Where prosecutors are satisfied that it can be proved that a person is in possession of a controlled drug, the public interest will be determined by a number of factors, including the seriousness of the offence and the culpability of the offender. In published guidance to prosecutors on charging possession of drugs</p><p> </p><p>( <a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/d_to_g/drug_offences/" target="_blank">http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/d_to_g/drug_offences/</a> ), the CPS indicates that a prosecution would be usual in cases involving possession of Class A drugs. A prosecution would also be usual for possession of more than a minimal quantity of Class B or C drugs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In cases where a guilty plea is anticipated in cases suitable for sentence in a magistrates’ court, the police can charge or caution for drugs possession without recourse to CPS.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 10/02/2015 15:05:11 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

177344

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of criminal cases the Crown Prosecution Service instructed the independent Bar to prosecute in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	223095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The CPS does not centrally record the number of instructions to advocates from the self-employed Bar. Were it to do so, such data would need to take account of changes to the instructed advocate during the course of proceedings; cases in which more than one advocate is instructed; and cases in which an in-house advocate may be instructed initially but where an advocate from the self-employed Bar was subsequently instructed.</p><p>The CPS retains payment data in respect of volume cases in the Crown Court managed under the graduated fee scheme (GFS). This shows the proportion of Crown Court work prosecuted by advocates from the self-employed Bar in value terms as a proportion of GFS value, for the years requested:</p><p>- 2010-11 72%</p><p>- 2011-12 69%</p><p>- 2012-13 70%</p><p>- 2013-14 71%</p><p>- 2014-15 75% (first 3 quarters only)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 10/02/2015 15:08:52 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

177345

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Higher Education: Pendle
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many young people resident in Pendle entered higher education in each of the last 20 years.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	223082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p>The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) publishes young participation rates by parliamentary constituency. These show the proportion of young people in each parliamentary constituency who entered higher education by the age of 19, for each cohort of 18 year olds between 1998 and 2011. These can be viewed at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hefce.ac.uk/analysis/yp/trendsyp/pment/" target="_blank">http://www.hefce.ac.uk/analysis/yp/trendsyp/pment/</a></p><p> </p><p>The statistics will be updated to include the 2012 cohort of 18 year olds in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 18/03/2015 12:21:14 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

177346

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Prisoners: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many prisoners completed AS and A level courses or their equivalents under the Offender Learning and Skills Service contract in prison in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	223042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>Table 1 shows the number of offenders aged 18 and over who achieved in A Level, AS Level and other Level 3 learning from 2010/11 to 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1. Adult (18+) FE &amp; Skills – Offender Learning Achievements (2010/11 to 2013/14) – Learner Volumes</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Achievements</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 70,300 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 71,900 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 68,400 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 79,700 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>of which:</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Level 3</strong></p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>1,200</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>A Levels</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>AS Levels</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p> </p><p>1) ‘-’ Indicates a base value of less than 5.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/02/2015 09:55:34 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

177347

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Prisons: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what types of learning beyond level 1 and 2 courses are available to prisoners.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	223043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>Under the Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) arrangements, vocational and other courses at Level 3 are available to adults in prisons across England.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition to OLASS provision, higher education is also available. Most prisoners who study at that level do so via the Open University.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 10/02/2015 12:02:09 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

177348

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of progress on installation of satellite-accessed broadband in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	223038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The DCMS is currently undertaking two market test projects which are trialling satellite broadband as part of its programme to explore options for delivery of superfast broadband to premises in areas of the UK which are not within the 95% of premises covered by the main superfast broadband programme.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 10/02/2015 16:09:59 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

177349

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Radioactive Waste
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness and value for money of the Natural Environment Research Council's Decommissioning, Immobilisation and Management of Nuclear Wastes for Disposal Waste programme.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	223117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The research through the Decommissioning, Immobilisation and Management of Nuclear Wastes for Disposal Waste (DIAMOND) programme was funded through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and was completed in March 2013.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The research consortium has subsequently been awarded a further research grant to address the broad area of nuclear waste and decommissioning. This new grant brings together key industry partners and leading academic researchers from 11 of the UKs top research intensive universities and builds upon and consolidates the work completed through the DIAMOND programme. As part of the process to award this new grant, the effectiveness and value-for-money of the DIAMOND programme would have been assessed by experts in the field based on the evidence provided by the applicants.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The specific research outputs from the DIAMOND programme are publicly available on the Research Council Gateway to Research portal – <a href="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/project/E898DD38-1C74-41ED-B298-F9BF53FA6376" target="_blank">http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/project/E898DD38-1C74-41ED-B298-F9BF53FA6376</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 11/02/2015 15:41:35 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

177357

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of UK mortality was directly linked to (a) obesity, (b) smoking, (c) insufficient fruit and vegetables in diet, (d) inactivity and (e) alcohol in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	223234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 09/02/2015 17:17:14 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 223234 ONS 36.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - ULK Mortality
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

177361

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how many nationals of each EU country are in the UK and claiming tax credits.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>Nationality is not a condition of entitlement to tax credits. The information requested is, therefore, not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 09/02/2015 13:59:13 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

177362

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people had taxable earned income of between £100,000 and £120,000 in the most recent tax year for which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	223079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publishes data on the number of taxpayers and their liability on Gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 223074 question first answered 25/02/2015 16:57:10 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies