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101924

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Speed Limits: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drivers were fined for speeding in each police force area in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	212647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The number of offenders fined for speeding offences, by police force area, in England and Wales, from 2009 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6">Offenders fined at all courts for speeding <sup>(1)</sup> offences, by police force area, England and Wales, 2009 to 2013 <sup>(2)(3)(4)</sup></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Police Force Area</td><td>2009</td><td>2010</td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Metropolitan Police</td><td>9,649</td><td>8,702</td><td>8,877</td><td>9,025</td><td>7,736</td></tr><tr><td>Cumbria</td><td>2,009</td><td>1,542</td><td>1,212</td><td>1,277</td><td>1,473</td></tr><tr><td>Lancashire</td><td>5,719</td><td>4,514</td><td>4,699</td><td>4,312</td><td>5,651</td></tr><tr><td>Merseyside</td><td>1,627</td><td>2,529</td><td>2,412</td><td>2,078</td><td>2,545</td></tr><tr><td>Greater Manchester</td><td>4,259</td><td>6,716</td><td>8,319</td><td>5,821</td><td>5,964</td></tr><tr><td>Cheshire</td><td>2,697</td><td>2,862</td><td>2,181</td><td>2,151</td><td>1,788</td></tr><tr><td>Northumbria</td><td>2,688</td><td>2,919</td><td>2,345</td><td>2,581</td><td>2,160</td></tr><tr><td>Durham</td><td>486</td><td>401</td><td>555</td><td>411</td><td>469</td></tr><tr><td>North Yorkshire</td><td>2,192</td><td>1,583</td><td>1,478</td><td>1,680</td><td>1,776</td></tr><tr><td>West Yorkshire</td><td>4,951</td><td>4,429</td><td>3,668</td><td>4,374</td><td>4,567</td></tr><tr><td>South Yorkshire</td><td>1,591</td><td>2,602</td><td>3,139</td><td>3,493</td><td>3,511</td></tr><tr><td>Humberside</td><td>3,254</td><td>2,649</td><td>2,680</td><td>2,815</td><td>3,046</td></tr><tr><td>Cleveland</td><td>519</td><td>658</td><td>1,129</td><td>1,197</td><td>813</td></tr><tr><td>West Midlands</td><td>4,216</td><td>4,001</td><td>2,203</td><td>1,444</td><td>1,442</td></tr><tr><td>Staffordshire</td><td>2,667</td><td>3,193</td><td>2,861</td><td>4,065</td><td>5,164</td></tr><tr><td>West Mercia</td><td>1,885</td><td>2,580</td><td>2,678</td><td>2,115</td><td>2,598</td></tr><tr><td>Warwickshire</td><td>1,249</td><td>1,848</td><td>2,583</td><td>2,327</td><td>2,778</td></tr><tr><td>Derbyshire</td><td>1,492</td><td>926</td><td>854</td><td>1,007</td><td>1,075</td></tr><tr><td>Nottinghamshire</td><td>2,953</td><td>2,696</td><td>2,554</td><td>3,046</td><td>2,900</td></tr><tr><td>Lincolnshire</td><td>3,316</td><td>2,241</td><td>2,800</td><td>3,308</td><td>3,179</td></tr><tr><td>Leicestershire</td><td>2,609</td><td>1,873</td><td>1,417</td><td>2,211</td><td>2,253</td></tr><tr><td>Northamptonshire</td><td>1,355</td><td>1,329</td><td>822</td><td>595</td><td>521</td></tr><tr><td>Cambridgeshire</td><td>3,355</td><td>2,483</td><td>2,433</td><td>3,529</td><td>2,831</td></tr><tr><td>Norfolk</td><td>2,603</td><td>2,763</td><td>2,136</td><td>2,307</td><td>1,675</td></tr><tr><td>Suffolk</td><td>3,484</td><td>1,978</td><td>2,749</td><td>2,211</td><td>2,114</td></tr><tr><td>Bedfordshire</td><td>1,890</td><td>1,346</td><td>1,141</td><td>2,334</td><td>1,553</td></tr><tr><td>Hertfordshire</td><td>3,218</td><td>2,841</td><td>2,222</td><td>2,427</td><td>1,983</td></tr><tr><td>Essex</td><td>4,068</td><td>3,483</td><td>3,397</td><td>1,719</td><td>3,091</td></tr><tr><td>Thames Valley</td><td>6,143</td><td>5,367</td><td>4,989</td><td>6,471</td><td>4,466</td></tr><tr><td>Hampshire</td><td>3,665</td><td>3,400</td><td>4,057</td><td>2,778</td><td>3,667</td></tr><tr><td>Surrey</td><td>2,611</td><td>2,169</td><td>2,642</td><td>3,584</td><td>3,134</td></tr><tr><td>Kent</td><td>2,652</td><td>3,150</td><td>3,036</td><td>3,362</td><td>3,915</td></tr><tr><td>Sussex</td><td>2,896</td><td>2,641</td><td>2,449</td><td>2,841</td><td>1,976</td></tr><tr><td>City of London <sup>(5)</sup></td><td>507</td><td>323</td><td>732</td><td>.</td><td>.</td></tr><tr><td>Devon and Cornwall</td><td>2,792</td><td>2,003</td><td>1,944</td><td>2,282</td><td>2,410</td></tr><tr><td>Avon and Somerset</td><td>4,587</td><td>4,117</td><td>4,798</td><td>2,590</td><td>3,925</td></tr><tr><td>Gloucestershire</td><td>712</td><td>380</td><td>723</td><td>697</td><td>561</td></tr><tr><td>Wiltshire</td><td>4,553</td><td>3,720</td><td>856</td><td>719</td><td>406</td></tr><tr><td>Dorset</td><td>1,588</td><td>1,693</td><td>1,511</td><td>1,349</td><td>1,172</td></tr><tr><td>North Wales</td><td>3,456</td><td>3,080</td><td>1,696</td><td>1,466</td><td>1,744</td></tr><tr><td>Gwent</td><td>1,272</td><td>1,380</td><td>1,414</td><td>1,902</td><td>2,486</td></tr><tr><td>South Wales</td><td>2,118</td><td>2,181</td><td>2,647</td><td>5,152</td><td>6,491</td></tr><tr><td>Dyfed-Powys</td><td>1,001</td><td>988</td><td>1,153</td><td>1,468</td><td>2,540</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>England and Wales</td><td>122,554</td><td>114,279</td><td>110,191</td><td>112,521</td><td>115,549</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>'-' = Nil</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(1) Offences under SS16, 81, 84, 86, 88 &amp; 89 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">(2) The figures given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">(3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">(4) The category Otherwise Dealt With (ODW) includes: one day in police cells; disqualification order; restraining order; confiscation order; travel restriction order; disqualification from driving; recommendation for deportation; and other miscellaneous disposals.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">(5) City of London Local Justice area ceased to exist with effect from 1 January 2012</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Ref: PQ212647</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/11/2014 17:56:46 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

101930

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Harassment: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps she has taken to tackle harassment on social media.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	212688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is absolutely clear that abusive and threatening behaviour online – whoever the target - is totally unacceptable.</p><p> </p><p>There is a number of offences which may be committed by those abusing others on social media. Internet communication which is grossly offensive or menacing may fall under section 127 of the Communications Act 2003. Sending indecent, grossly offensive or threatening material to another with the purpose of causing distress or anxiety to a person to whom the material is communicated, including by means of the internet, is also an offence under the Malicious Communications Act 1988.</p><p> </p><p>Internet abuse could also amount to an offence under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 if its distribution is carried out as part of a ‘course of conduct’ which alarms a person or causes distress. Under section 4 of that Act, it is also an offence to pursue a course of conduct that repeatedly puts someone in fear of violence.</p><p> </p><p>Changes to the law being taken forward in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill will increase the maximum penalty for offences under the Malicious Communications Act 1988 to 2 years imprisonment, and extend the time within which prosecutions under section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 may be brought, to up to three years, as opposed to the current six month limit.</p><p> </p><p>A new criminal offence of disclosing private sexual photographs and films without the consent of the individual appearing in the photograph or film and with intent to cause them distress is also being created in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill. This is intended to deal with the behaviour commonly known as ‘revenge porn’. The offence will carry a two year maximum prison sentence.</p><p>These steps will help to ensure that people who commit these awful crimes are prosecuted and properly punished.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 07/11/2014 14:20:02 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

101963

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) convictions and (b) fixed penalty notices there have been following arrests for speeding offences in England and Wales (i) in total and (ii) on (A) the A143 and (B) the A14 in each year since 1997.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	212569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The total number of offenders found guilty at all courts for offences relating to speeding offences, in England &amp; Wales, from 1997 to 2013 (the latest available), can be viewed in table 1.</p><p> </p><p>Data on fixed penalty notices for speed limit offences in England and Wales from 1997 to 2012 (the latest available), provided by the Home Office, can be viewed in the table 2. Data for 2013 is scheduled for publication in Spring 2015.</p><p> </p><p>From centrally reported data it is not possible to separately identify fixed penalty notices issued for speeding on specific roads.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/11/2014 17:57:58 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name final tables.xls title speeding offences
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

101964

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Fixed Penalties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of each category of fixed penalty notices were (a) issued and (b) paid in each month since their introduction in (i) Bury St Edmunds, (ii) Suffolk, (iii) the East of England and (iv) England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	212567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government has recently unveiled plans that would see an end to Penalty Notices for Disorder and a range of other Out of Court Disposals, including cautions. The aim is to ensure that there are more direct consequences in future for committing even minor crimes. The new approach will be trialled in three police force areas over the next 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>This Government takes recovery and enforcement of financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to finding new ways to ensure impositions are paid and to trace those who do not pay. This is why there has been a year on year increase in the amount of financial penalties collected over the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service is actively seeking an external provider for the future delivery of compliance and enforcement services. This will bring the necessary investment and innovation to significantly improve the collection of criminal financial penalties and reduce the cost of the service to the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>The number of Penalty Notices for Disorder issued to all persons aged 16 and over from 2005 to 2013 with outcomes can be viewed as follows:-</p><p> </p><p>Data for the Suffolk Police Force Area can be viewed in Table 1</p><p> </p><p>Data for the East of England can be viewed in Table 2</p><p> </p><p>Data for England and Wales as a whole can be viewed in Table 3</p><p> </p><p>Data on fixed penalty notices for motoring offences broken down by month are not collected centrally by the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>When PNDs and FPNs are not paid within the prescribed time limits they are registered as fines for enforcement by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). Once PNDs and FPNs are registered as fines it is not possible to identify these separately from other court imposed fines so it is not known how many have been paid. Fine registered PNDs and FPNs are enforced in the same way as all other court imposed financial impositions.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/11/2014 17:54:36 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name Penalty Notices for Disorder issued .xlsx title Penalty Notices for Disorder issued 2005-2013
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

101965

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving under Influence: Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drivers convicted of driving when under the influence of alcohol or drugs had previous convictions for the same offence in (a) Bury St Edmunds, (b) Suffolk, (c) the East of England and (d) England and Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
uin	212568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The number of drivers convicted of driving when under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and who had previous convictions for the same offence in Suffolk, the East of England and England and Wales in each of the last five years, are given in Table 1. Offenders in Bury St Edmunds alone cannot be identified from the Police National Computer.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice’s extract of the Police National Computer, which is used for all analyses of offenders’ histories, only holds details on convictions given for recordable offences and does not generally include non-recordable summary offences usually heard in Magistrates courts.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/11/2014 14:41:58 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name 212568 table.xls title DUI convictions
tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

101970

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoner Escapes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which prisoners have been on the run since April 2004; what offence each such prisoner had committed; how long each prisoner's sentence was; and how long each prisoner had served before absconding.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	212585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I have already committed to writing to the Honourable Member on this issue in a previous question and will do so shortly, once final checks with police and victim groups have been completed.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 06/11/2014 16:25:51 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

101971

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will issue guidance to operators of (a) courts and (b) prisons that they should implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting in those buildings.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.</p><p>Reporting against the Greening Government Commitment (GGC) targets, in 2013/14, the Department reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 17% from 2012/13 against the 2009/10 baseline. This equates to a 95057 tCO2e reduction.</p><p> </p><p>As part of its programme to replace inefficient lighting at its sites the Department will continue to install LEDs and other forms of energy saving lighting wherever it is possible and economically viable to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the proportion of sites that have LED lighting is not recorded centrally. As the MOJ has one of the largest estates in Government comprising nearly 1,500 properties (including prisons and courts), the information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to replacing inefficient lighting, the Ministry of Justice is also reducing greenhouse gas emissions through using energy saving measures such as motion-activated lighting, timers and behavioural change campaigns.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes grouped question UIN 212629 question first answered 06/11/2014 11:24:13 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101972

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what services aimed at giving victims of crime practical and emotional support have been introduced since 1 October 2012.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	212538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is committed to putting victims and witnesses first in the criminal justice system and ensuring that they have access to high quality support to help them to cope with and, as far as is possible, recover from the impacts of crime. That is why we implemented a new “Victims’ Code” in December 2013, which gives victims of crime clearer entitlements from criminal justice agencies and better tailors services to individual need.</p><p>The Government appointed Baroness Newlove as Victims’ Commissioner on 21<sup>st</sup> December 2012. She is committed to making a difference for victims and improving their experience of the criminal justice system.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ published a witness charter at the end of 2013, clearly setting out the standards of service witnesses can expect at all stages, and has brought in a range of special measures to support victims and witnesses to give their best evidence and to help reduce some of the anxiety of attending court. This includes, giving evidence by live video-link, the use of screens in court, and the use of an intermediary to help a witness understand the questions they are being asked and to give their answers accurately.</p><p> </p><p>In our July 2014 update to the “Transforming the CJS: Strategy and Action Plan”, one of our main priorities is to improve the experience of victims and witnesses in the CJS. This means supporting victims through the CJS process and making fair and respectful treatment of victims and witnesses the norm.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2014, the Government published a document outlining its commitment to victims. This outlines five commitments to help victims of crime navigate the criminal justice system, access the information and support they need, protect vulnerable victims and witnesses in court, and to guarantee their rights in law.</p><p>More money than ever before will be available for services to support victims of crime, with a potential total budget of up to £100m per year, an increase from £40m in 2009/10 and doubled from £50m in 2010/11. The majority of services being funded will be commissioned locally by Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) whilst the MoJ continues to commission some services nationally:</p><p>Since 1<sup>st</sup> October 2014, PCCs have been responsible for commissioning the majority of victims’ services (including victim-initiated restorative justice) for their areas, as they are best placed to understand the needs of their local communities. Details of the funding that the MoJ has provided to PCCs can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/victims-and-witnesses-funding-awards#police-and-crime-commissioners-funding-for-victims" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/victims-and-witnesses-funding-awards#police-and-crime-commissioners-funding-for-victims</a></p><p> </p><p>The MoJ continues to nationally commission some victims’ services. The Female Rape Support Fund will provide £4.4m per year in funding to 86 centres until at least March 2016. Under this fund, the Government has now met its commitment to commission 15 new rape support centres.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ has re-commissioned the national Homicide Service, which became operational on 1<sup>st</sup> October 2014. This service supports families bereaved by murder or manslaughter after 2010. The MoJ is also in the process of re-commissioning the Court based Witness Service and has recently announced a £0.65m grant for 2014/15, and a further £0.65m in 2015/16, for the provision of dedicated support for male victims of rape and sexual violence.</p><p> </p><p>By March 2015, a new ‘Victims’ Information Service’ will be set up. This will include a helpline to make sure victims are guided to nearby support; and a website where victims can find information about services in their area, restorative justice, the criminal justice system, and their rights under the Victims’ Code and Witness Charter.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/11/2014 17:47:39 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

101976

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting throughout his Department's buildings and sites; if he will estimate the proportion of lighting in his Department which is LED; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.</p><p>Reporting against the Greening Government Commitment (GGC) targets, in 2013/14, the Department reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 17% from 2012/13 against the 2009/10 baseline. This equates to a 95057 tCO2e reduction.</p><p> </p><p>As part of its programme to replace inefficient lighting at its sites the Department will continue to install LEDs and other forms of energy saving lighting wherever it is possible and economically viable to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the proportion of sites that have LED lighting is not recorded centrally. As the MOJ has one of the largest estates in Government comprising nearly 1,500 properties (including prisons and courts), the information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to replacing inefficient lighting, the Ministry of Justice is also reducing greenhouse gas emissions through using energy saving measures such as motion-activated lighting, timers and behavioural change campaigns.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes grouped question UIN 212611 question first answered 06/11/2014 11:24:15 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

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registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on (a) focus groups and (b) surveys in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	212505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice does not centrally record expenditure on focus groups and surveys. To obtain this information from across the Ministry would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/11/2014 17:32:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed