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222460

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to help people protect their personal data.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	224683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is committed to providing the public with the strongest possible rights to protect against abuses of personal data. We keep the Data Protection Act under review to make sure that it continues to provide a strong legal framework for the protection of personal information. The Government also works closely with the Information Commissioner to make sure that individuals understand their rights and responsibilities under the Data Protection Act.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 27/02/2015 10:01:45 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

222615

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Contempt of Court
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer on 12 February 2015 to Question 223311, what calculations were made to determine that to answer the original question would incur disproportionate costs.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	John Hemming
uin	224672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In order to answer 223311 Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) would have to manually check every court log from 1 May 2013 to the present at Birmingham County Court, Birmingham Family Court and the High Court at Birmingham. Birmingham County Court and Birmingham Family Court between them heard in excess of 24,000 cases, each of which would have to be manually checked for any hearings for contempt of court.</p><p>HMCTS have been able to check records of cases heard since November 2014, and identified those where committal orders were made for imprisonment for contempt of court. The contemnors weren’t all present at court and did not necessarily begin their term of imprisonment straight away. There were none at Birmingham Family Court. Details of committal orders made for imprisonment for contempt of court at Birmingham County Court and High Court since 1 November 2014 can be found in the table below. This data has been collated specifically to answer this question and has not been checked to the standard of Official Statistics.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Court</p></td><td><p>Judge</p></td><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Period</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham High Court</p></td><td><p>HHJ Purle QC</p></td><td><p>13-2-15</p></td><td><p>6 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>DJ Rich TD</p></td><td><p>7-11-14</p></td><td><p>8 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>HHJ McKenna</p></td><td><p>19-11-14</p></td><td><p>16 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>HHJ McKenna</p></td><td><p>15-1-15</p></td><td><p>18 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>HHJ McKenna</p></td><td><p>15-1-15</p></td><td><p>25 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>DJ Ingram</p></td><td><p>30-1-15</p></td><td><p>24 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>DJ Shorthose</p></td><td><p>13-2-15</p></td><td><p>26 weeks</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 224769 question first answered 27/02/2015 10:21:14 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming

222616

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Lancashire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many domestic violence courts sat at each magistrates' court in Lancashire in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	224736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The table below sets out the number of domestic violence courts scheduled to be sat in each magistrates’ court in Lancashire in 2014:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Magistrates Courts in Lancashire</p></td><td><p>Number of half day sessions scheduled to sit on domestic violence during 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackpool Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancaster Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chorley Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ormskirk Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackburn Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burnley Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 25/02/2015 17:21:34 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

222617

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Non-molestation Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the contribution by the hon. Member for North West Cambridgeshire of 18 March 2014, Official Report, column 625 and pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2015 to Question 217723, how many (a) ex-parte non-molestation orders were given to (i) women and (ii) men, (b) with notice non-molestation orders were given to (i) women and (ii) men, (c) non-molestation orders were applied for by each firm of solicitors, (d) non-molestation orders were given to (i) women and (ii) men by each judge, (e) ex-parte occupancy orders were given to (i) women and (ii) men, (f) with notice occupancy orders were given to (i) women and (ii) men, (g) occupancy orders were applied for by each firm of solicitors, (h) occupancy orders were given to (i) women and (ii) men by each judge in each quarter from the first quarter of 2011 to the third quarter of 2014 in courts in (A) Sussex and (B) the West Midlands.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	John Hemming
uin	224775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Details of the gender of those receiving non molestation orders (ex-parte and with notice), and occupancy orders (ex-parte and with notice) since 2011 can only be obtained by manually checking every case file at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>Figures requested for non molestation and occupancy orders applied for by each firm of solicitors in courts in a) Sussex and b) West Midlands are available and provided as extracted from the central MoJ database on family cases, in the accompanying tables.</p><p> </p><p>Domestic violence and abuse is unacceptable and no one should have to experience it. It is right that the family court has the power to take swift action to protect families and children from domestic abuse. We are confident that the court procedures for making non-molestation orders are sufficiently robust and in each case the court will make a decision whether to make an order based on the circumstances of the case including the need to secure the health, safety and well-being of the applicant and of any relevant child.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 27/02/2015 14:59:07 question first ministerially corrected 27/02/2015 15:10:52 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes attachment 1 file name 224755 Domestic Violence applications.xls title Domestic Violence Applications Solicitors firms previous answer version 47120 answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming

222618

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Contempt of Court
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the letter sent on 2 February 2015 to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Yardley by HM Courts and Tribunals Service's Performance, Analysis and Reporting Team, what the (a) name of the judge, (b) date and (c) period of committal was of each court order issued by (i) Birmingham County Court, (ii) Birmingham High Court and (iii) Birmingham Family Court for contempt of court since November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	John Hemming
uin	224769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>In order to answer 223311 Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) would have to manually check every court log from 1 May 2013 to the present at Birmingham County Court, Birmingham Family Court and the High Court at Birmingham. Birmingham County Court and Birmingham Family Court between them heard in excess of 24,000 cases, each of which would have to be manually checked for any hearings for contempt of court.</p><p>HMCTS have been able to check records of cases heard since November 2014, and identified those where committal orders were made for imprisonment for contempt of court. The contemnors weren’t all present at court and did not necessarily begin their term of imprisonment straight away. There were none at Birmingham Family Court. Details of committal orders made for imprisonment for contempt of court at Birmingham County Court and High Court since 1 November 2014 can be found in the table below. This data has been collated specifically to answer this question and has not been checked to the standard of Official Statistics.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Court</p></td><td><p>Judge</p></td><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Period</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham High Court</p></td><td><p>HHJ Purle QC</p></td><td><p>13-2-15</p></td><td><p>6 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>DJ Rich TD</p></td><td><p>7-11-14</p></td><td><p>8 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>HHJ McKenna</p></td><td><p>19-11-14</p></td><td><p>16 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>HHJ McKenna</p></td><td><p>15-1-15</p></td><td><p>18 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>HHJ McKenna</p></td><td><p>15-1-15</p></td><td><p>25 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>DJ Ingram</p></td><td><p>30-1-15</p></td><td><p>24 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham County Court</p></td><td><p>DJ Shorthose</p></td><td><p>13-2-15</p></td><td><p>26 weeks</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 224672 question first answered 27/02/2015 10:21:14 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1483 label Biography information for John Hemming

222619

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers have been dismissed (a) in total and (b) through lack of capacity following an employment tribunal hearing in the last three years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The total number of officers, bands 3-5, dismissed from the public sector prison service in England and Wales, can be found in the table below, broken down into the categories of dismissal used within the National Offender Management Service. Lack of capacity is not one of these categories. <strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Table: Headcount of Band 3 to 5 Officers Dismissed from the Public Sector Prison Service in England &amp; Wales, 2011/12 to 2013/14</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reason</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Breach of Contract</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Conduct</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medical Inefficiency</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poor Performance</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsatisfactory Attendance</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10 in line with the department’s policy for presenting staffing data.</p><p>~ denotes suppressed values of 5 or fewer. Low numbers are suppressed in conjunction with the rounding policy to prevent disclosure in accordance with Data Protection Act, 1998.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 27/02/2015 09:57:51 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222620

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Dangerous Driving
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people convicted of causing death by dangerous driving have not been subject to automatic release in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	224635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p>The majority of people sentenced to immediate custody for the offence of causing death by dangerous driving are subject to the standard determinate sentence release provisions, with automatic release at the half-way point in accordance with the requirements of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. Some offenders serving this type of sentence may be eligible to be considered for release on home detention curfew (HDC) before their automatic release date, but those convicted of causing death by dangerous driving are presumed unsuitable for HDC and can only be considered in exceptional circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 25/02/2015 16:40:50 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

222621

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
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 the total value of contracts his Department has with private sector providers was in each of the last five years for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	224664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2015 answer text <p>Noted below are the values for contracts with private sector providers awarded in each of the financial years, the values show the average annual spend for the financial year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p><p><strong>2010 - 11</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>2011 - 12</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>2012 - 13</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>2013 -14</strong></p><p> </p></td><td><p> </p><p><strong>2014 – 15</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p><p>£256,880,714</p><p> </p></td><td><p>£568,924,146</p></td><td><p>£438,322,765</p></td><td><p>£276,327,267</p></td><td><p>£1,086,494,704</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The private sector has an important role to play in helping deliver much needed reforms. We remain committed to promoting a diverse market including public, private and voluntary sectors, as well as ensuring rigorous contract management and high standards of behavior.</p><p> </p><p>We have undertaken a major review of contract management to ensure that we have in place robust and accountable systems. We will continue to improve our commercial capability and share this crucial learning across Government.</p><p> </p><p>When buying products and services we always seek best value for taxpayers' money and find savings were possible.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 27/02/2015 09:38:28 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

222622

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of local magistrate advisory boards were (a) women, (b) men, (c) of BAME origin and (d) aged over 65 on 1 April (i) 1989, (ii) 1994, (iii) 2000, (iv) 2005, (v) 2010 and (vi) 2014.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	224616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I have interpreted ‘Local magistrate advisory boards’ to mean Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace, the bodies responsible for recruiting and selecting magistrates in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage applications from people from all walks of life who have the necessary skills, and we will continue to work to ensure that our magistrates reflect the make-up of modern Britain.</p><p> </p><p>Diversity data for the Advisory Committees’ members is not recorded for the requested years prior to 2005. The available data is shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year (1 April)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>BAME</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Age over 65</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>46%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>36%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>53%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 25/02/2015 16:57:42 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

222623

registered interest
date	20/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who the members are of each local magistrate advisory board.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	224614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I have interpreted ‘Local magistrate advisory boards’ to mean Advisory Committees on Justices of the Peace, the bodies responsible for recruiting and selecting magistrates in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>To enable their work to be informed by a range of knowledge and experience, Advisory Committees are composed of both magistrates and non-magistrates. At least one third of each Committee’s members should be non-magistrates.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table contains the names of each Committee’s members and indicates which of those members are magistrates.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 224615 question first answered 25/02/2015 17:06:49 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara attachment 1 file name 224614 224615 Table.xls title Members of Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committees
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan