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registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	218480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>a) The overall spend on taxis has reduced significantly over the past five years. Taxis can only be used if the proposed journey is not practicable by public transport. These figures include the transportation of prisoners to medical appointments and funerals. The spend comes out of each prisons budget and can vary, depending on location. Greater use of pool cars has reduced the overall spend on taxis over the past five years.</p><p> </p><p>MOJ has spent the following on taxis in the periods requested.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£6,914,699.28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£6,052,236.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£5,118,258.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£4,207,627.93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£3,110,229.09</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>b) There is a ban on all first class travel. The only exception to this ban is to support the needs of some disabled staff in carrying out their duties, where it is reasonable to do so. Exceptions for rail travel cannot be made on any other grounds.</p><p> </p><p>The MOJ has spent the following on first class rail travel in the periods requested (excluding spend by MOJ in December 2010 as this data is not currently available):</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£1,988,205.37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£421,346.96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£352,927.96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£398,930.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£411,327.18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>c) There is a ban on all first class travel, and on business class travel for flights less than eight hours duration, except in the case of flights of five hours and over where there is a business need, such as where staff are required to go straight into a meeting following a flight or where staff are required to work on a flight and a business case is approved.</p><p>The MOJ has spent the following on business class air travel for 2013 and 2014. Prior to 2013, the MoJ were contracted with a different supplier and to go through all of the individual travel records would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£78,547.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£86,214.89</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/12/2014 16:44:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

169881

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contracts his Department has awarded to Just Solutions International in each of the last five years; what the value and length of each such contract is; and with whom in his Department each such contract was signed.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	218418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>No contracts have been awarded to Just Solutions International in each of the last five years.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/12/2014 16:41:30 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

169882

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Electronic Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to which companies Capita are sub-contracting under its electronic monitoring contract with his Department.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	218417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Capita is currently providing electronic monitoring services under an interim contract while the new contracts are mobilised. Capita subcontracts with a number of companies to deliver these services; namely, G4S, Serco, Lex Autolease, Nacro, Vodafone and TNT Express.</p><p> </p><p>Under these transitional arrangements, Capita is responsible for managing the electronic monitoring service using the equipment and systems inherited from G4S and Serco. The involvement of the former suppliers will come to an end once the new contracts have been fully mobilised.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 21/01/2015 15:14:46 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

169884

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of BME people held in young offender institutions were previously excluded from school.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	218271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Please see the recent survey by HM Inspectorate Prisons of young people under 18 in Young Offender Institutions, 81% of BME young people reported having been excluded from school:</p><p><a href="http://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/children-in-custody-2013-14/#.VJAwLY1trIU" target="_blank">http://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/children-in-custody-2013-14/#.VJAwLY1trIU</a></p><p>The Government is transforming youth custody to put education at the heart of detention and equip young offenders with the skills, qualifications and self-discipline they need to lead productive, law-abiding lives on release. On 15 December new contracts were awarded which will more than double the current average number of hours of education provided in Young Offender Institutions each week and the Government intends that education will be at the heart of the new Secure College opening in 2017.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 18/12/2014 16:52:25 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

169885

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offender Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) age, (b) sex and (c) ethnicity is of people held in youth offending insititutions.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	218333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The tables below detail the (a) age, (b) gender and (c) ethnicity of young offenders detained in each of these types of establishment since 2010/11.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table A: monthly average under-18 custody population by accommodation type and age from 2010/11 to 2014/15 (April 2014 to October 2014).</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Accommodation type</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14*</p></td><td><p>2014/15 (April to October)*</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>Secure Children's Homes</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>Secure Training Centres</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>Young Offender Institutions</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>229</p></td><td><p>198</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>798</p></td><td><p>566</p></td><td><p>501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,149</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="8"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>428</p></td><td><p>365</p></td><td><p>314</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>851</p></td><td><p>656</p></td><td><p>592</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,544</p></td><td><p>1,233</p></td><td><p>1,084</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table B: monthly average under-18 custody population by accommodation type and gender from 2010/11 to 2014/15 (April 2014 to October 2014). </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Accommodation type</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14*</p></td><td><p>2014/15 (April to October)*</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Secure Children's Homes</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Secure Training Centres</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Young Offender Institutions</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1,128</p></td><td><p>835</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,149</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1,472</p></td><td><p>1,176</p></td><td><p>1,036</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,544</p></td><td><p>1,233</p></td><td><p>1,084</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table C: monthly average under-18 custody population by accommodation type and ethnicity from 2010/11 to 2014/15 (April 2014 to October 2014).</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Accommodation type</p></td><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14*</p></td><td><p>2014/15 (April to October)*</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Secure Children's Homes</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>126</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Secure Training Centres</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>173</p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>162</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>253</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>245</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Young Offender Institutions</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>258</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>1,004</p></td><td><p>916</p></td><td><p>652</p></td><td><p>470</p></td><td><p>434</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,610</p></td><td><p>1,517</p></td><td><p>1,149</p></td><td><p>837</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>263</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>123</p></td><td><p>119</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Available</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>1,303</p></td><td><p>1,216</p></td><td><p>912</p></td><td><p>728</p></td><td><p>647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>2,040</p></td><td><p>1,963</p></td><td><p>1,544</p></td><td><p>1,233</p></td><td><p>1,084</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* The 2013/14 and 2014/15 data are provisional. The final 2013/14 figures will be confirmed in the 2013/14 Youth Justice Statistics in January 2015, and the final 2014/15 figures will be confirmed in the 2014/15 Youth Justice Statistics in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>These figures are averages of 12-monthly snapshots of the custodial population in the secure estate for children and young people, taken on the last Friday of the month or first Friday of the following month, depending on which is nearer to the actual month end.</p><p> </p><p>The information comes from the Youth Justice Board’s (YJB's) Secure Accommodation Clearing House System (SACHS) database and eAsset database. Information from April 2012 comes from the YJB's eAsset database which replaced the SACHS database for placing young people in custody.</p><p> </p><p>These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 18/12/2014 16:02:24 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

169886

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will increase the maximum magistrates' court fines for non-payment of the national minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	218355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Anyone who is a worker is entitled to be paid at least the minimum wage. The Government is cracking down on employers who break the law by not paying the minimum wage. Failure to comply with national minimum wage legislation is punishable in the magistrates’ courts with a fine not exceeding £5,000. Under provisions in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, once commenced, all fines and maximum fines of £5,000 and more will become unlimited. This will give magistrates greater powers to deal with the most serious offenders who come before them, including those who fail to comply with national minimum wage legislation. The Government intends to bring this provision into force as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/12/2014 17:25:27 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

169887

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff are employed in his Department's headquarter buildings.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>There are currently 3,839 members of staff employed at the Ministry of Justice who work at the department’s headquarters in London.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 16/12/2014 17:33:29 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

169916

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals by claimants against decisions on non-entitlement to employment and support allowance in (a) Suffolk, (b) Bedfordshire, (c) Cambridgeshire, (d) Essex, (e) Hertfordshire, (f) Norfolk and (g) England there were in each year since 2010; what the average length of time taken to determine such appeals was in each such year; and what the cost of such appeals was in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	218406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits, including Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Personal Independence Payment, Attendance Allowance, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, and Incapacity Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>(1) Appeals against decisions for ESA can be made for various reasons, not just about entitlement. HMCTS is unable to differentiate between appeals relating to matters of entitlement and those relating to other issues about claims for ESA, and therefore does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p><p>(2) HMCTS does not record data specifically relating to appeals where a medical assessment has been conducted by the DWP and therefore does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/03/2015 11:17:38 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

169920

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of medical assessments for (a) personal independence payment, (b) attendance allowance, (c) industrial injuries disablement benefit and (d) incapacity benefit have been subject to appeal in (i) Suffolk, (ii) Bedfordshire, (iii) Cambridgeshire, (iv) Essex, (v) Hertfordshire, (vi) Norfolk and (vii) England in each of the last five years; and what the cost was of administering such appeals in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	218405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits, including Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Personal Independence Payment, Attendance Allowance, Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, and Incapacity Benefit.</p><p> </p><p>(1) Appeals against decisions for ESA can be made for various reasons, not just about entitlement. HMCTS is unable to differentiate between appeals relating to matters of entitlement and those relating to other issues about claims for ESA, and therefore does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p><p>(2) HMCTS does not record data specifically relating to appeals where a medical assessment has been conducted by the DWP and therefore does not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 18/12/2014 17:30:11 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

169360

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Forced Marriage Protection Orders
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applications for a Forced Marriage Protection Order have been made since the coming into force of the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007; and how many have been successful.
tabling member printed	Lord Lester of Herne Hill
uin	HL3646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Forced marriage is an appalling practice and should not be tolerated. That's why the Government has criminalised forced marriage to ensure that victims are protected by the law. The new offences of forced marriage in section 121 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 came into force on 16 June.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 came into force on 25 November 2008 and up to the end of September 2014, 762 applications for a forced marriage protection order have been made, and 785 forced marriage protection orders have been issued. The number of orders made generally exceeds the number of applications as forced marriage protection orders are sometimes made during the course of applications for other family orders, and there is no differentiation between interim orders and final orders.</p><p> </p><p>Section 120 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, which also came into force on 16 June 2014, made it a criminal offence to breach a forced marriage protection order. There were 63 applications for a forced marriage protection order in the period 1 July to 30 September 2014.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL3647 question first answered 23/12/2014 12:54:56 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	2037 label Biography information for Lord Lester of Herne Hill