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171149

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Pancreatic Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed changes to the EU Regulation on Data Protection on pancreatic cancer research in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	219113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is aware of the concerns raised by representatives of the research community about amendments to the proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation that could prevent health research involving personal data from taking place. These concerns centre on amendments to the proposed Regulation which have been agreed by the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) committee of the European Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>Negotiations on the EU data protection framework are ongoing and the final text will be subject to the co-decision of the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament under the ordinary legislative procedure. However, negotiations have yet to reach the ‘trialogue’ stage as the Council of the EU has not yet agreed a general approach on the text.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s view is that the ability of researchers to process personal data in the way that they are legitimately able to do so at present must be preserved. The Government remains attentive to the concerns raised and will continue to engage with representatives of the research community about the processing of personal data for medical research purposes under the proposed Regulation.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 06/01/2015 15:45:10 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

171197

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Publications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the decision by Mr Justice Collins of 5 December 2014 on the legality of a ban on sending books into prison, when he plans to amend the rules of the Incentives and Earned Privileges scheme in line with that judgement.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Jenny Chapman
uin	219267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>We need to await the terms of the Court Order before we can decide how best to fulfil the ruling of the Court.</p><p> </p><p>The judgment in this case was surprising, as there was never a specific ban on books. The restrictions on parcels have been in existence across most of the prison estate for many years and for very good reasons. Prisoners have access to the same library service as the rest of us, and can buy books through the prison shop.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 05/01/2015 11:15:02 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3972 label Biography information for Baroness Chapman of Darlington

171313

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the potential merits of the appointment of specialist magistrates able to sit at short notice and out-of-hours to expedite eviction orders against illegal Traveller encampments.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	219208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>It is felt that the current legal framework, including the new powers devolved to local authorities, is sufficient to deal with the problem of illegal traveller encampments.</p><p> </p><p>I will, however, keep the situation under review, and my officials will ensure that I am kept informed of any developments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/01/2015 14:58:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

171316

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Justice Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons his Department has not carried out an impact assessment of The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (Amendment of Functions) Order 2014; and if he will ensure that such an assessment is published.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	219254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The <em>Youth Justice Board for England &amp; Wales (Amendment of Functions) Order 2014</em> will, subject to Parliamentary approval, assist the Youth Justice Board (YJB) in more efficiently and effectively carrying out its statutory function of overseeing the operation of the youth justice system.</p><p> </p><p>Having considered the additional functions which would be given to the YJB through the Order against the criteria in the Cabinet Office’s <em>Guide to Making Legislation</em>, an impact assessment is not required. The Order would not impose additional costs or reduce existing costs on business or civil society organisations, impose new or remove existing information obligations in respect of the public sector, introduce other administrative burdens or unfunded policy costs, involve some kind of redistribution affecting public, private or civil society organisations, and would not involve regulatory change relevant to the Government’s “one-in, one-out” rule in respect of regulatory burdens. The Government therefore does not intend to publish an impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 05/01/2015 16:41:05 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

170779

registered interest
date	16/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Hassockfield Secure Training Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the closure of Hassockfield Secure Training Centre on the average journey time of relatives visiting young offenders accommodated in secure training centres.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	218894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government recognises that maintaining family ties can play an important role in the rehabilitation of young people. The Youth Justice Board (YJB) provides an assisted visits scheme for families of young people in Secure Training Centres (STCs) and Secure Children’s Homes which assists with travel and subsistence costs of visits. Video conferencing can also be used to help families maintain contact.</p><p> </p><p>The YJB does not collect data on average journey time for relatives visiting young people in the youth secure estate. The YJB does collect and monitor data on distance from home for young people. This is considered a more useful measure as it is not affected by people using different modes of transport. Of the nineteen young people that were transferred due to the closure of Hassockfield STC, seven were placed closer to home and nine were placed further from home. Information is not currently available for three young people.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 05/01/2015 17:11:12 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

170276

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Academies: Special Educational Needs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many tribunal appeals there have been in relation to (1) academy schools’ admission processes for Special Educational Needs (SEN), and (2) academy schools’ education of pupils with SEN; of these how many tribunal outcomes went against the academy; and, in those instances, on how many occasions there were issues with compliance.
tabling member printed	Baroness King of Bow
uin	HL3772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service, First-tier Tribunal Special Educational Needs and Disability (FtT SEND) considers appeals from the parents of children with special educational needs or from young people with special educational needs, against the decisions of Local Authorities where the parent or the young person cannot reach agreement with the Local Authority about how those needs will be met. FtT SEND also considers parents' or young persons’ claims of disability discrimination in schools. The Ministry of Justice has recently published FtT SEND statistics for the 2013-14 academic year and these can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/385777/sen-tables-2014.xls.</p><p> </p><p>Although the tribunal deals with appeals against local authority placements it does not deal with appeals relating to the admission processes for children with SEN in any schools nor does it deal with appeals relating to the education within schools, of children with SEN. HMCTS is therefore unable to provide the specific information that has been requested and has no role in compliance.</p><p> </p><p>Appeals to the FtT SEND are against Local Authorities rather than the individual school or educational establishment. Appeals can be made for a number of reasons including, for example, where the Local Authority has refused to undertake an assessment of the child's or young person’s needs or where a parent disagrees with the school named in the Education, Health and Social Care Plan provided by the Local Authority. The tribunal may, in this latter group of cases, require the local authority to amend the name of the school or other institution to that preferred by the parent or young person. That preferred school may be an academy.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 23/12/2014 12:54:17 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	143 label Biography information for Baroness King of Bow

170379

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Child Rearing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effects of Parental Alienation Syndrome on families; and what plans he has to issue guidance or being forward legislative proposals to deal with those effects.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	218667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The family courts consider the facts of each case with the welfare of the child as paramount. Parental Alienation Syndrome is not recognised as a 'syndrome' by many professionals in this country<strong>. </strong> The courts do, however, recognise that some resident parents are responsible for alienating their children from non-resident parents and can take this into account when considering their decisions.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes grouped question UIN 218665 question first answered 18/12/2014 15:52:51 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

170488

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Email: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for organising online phishing scams in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	218745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling all types of fraud regardless of whether they are committed on- or offline. The Fraud Act 2006 contains a range of offences that can be used to prosecute fraudsters who are suspected of phishing. Sections 6 and 7 of the Act, for example, criminalise the possession, making and supply of articles for the use in fraud which could include computer software programme used to create phishing websites.</p><p> </p><p>Although we hold data on the total number of prosecutions and convictions for offences under the the Fraud Act 2006, we cannot separately identify what proportion of these cases specifically relate to phishing scams.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 06/01/2015 17:40:06 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

169880

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

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