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166391

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date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Take-away Food
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 take-away food for staff since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	216099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice records spend on catering but not at the level of detail which allows spend on take-away food to be isolated if this had occurred. Under the Department’s Gifts and Hospitality Policy, any requests for spend of this nature would need to be supported by a business case which would need to be cleared by the Director General Finance.</p><p>Since 2010, spend on hospitality has fallen significantly. Reasons for this include measures taken to ban lunches, teas and coffees for internal meetings. Any such refreshments for meetings with external stakeholders are only provided in exceptional circumstances and require sign of from a Director General. The department has also put in place a block on Government Procurement Cards preventing payments to bars and restaurants.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/02/2015 14:53:49 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

166392

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the prison population was in jail for (a) sex-related offences, (b) vehicle crime, (c) violent crime, (d) drug-related offences, (e) benefit-related fraud and (f) non-benefit-related fraud in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	216063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Crime is falling and under this Government more offenders are going to prison and for longer. In 2012 the law was changed to introduce an automatic life sentence for a second very serious sexual or violent offence and there are several measures to strengthen sentencing in this area in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, currently going through Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>These include ending automatic half-way point release for criminals convicted of child rape and ensuring that all dangerous offenders who receive the tough Extended Determinate Sentence (EDS) are no longer automatically released two-thirds of the way through their custodial term. The Government has also banned the use of simple cautions for serious offences.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on the number of offenders in prison by offence group in England and Wales is published routinely in the ‘Offender Management Statistics Quarterly bulletin’ and can be found in Table A1.4 of the annual prison population tables. Copies of the current publication and those of previous years are available from the Library of the House and via the following link:</p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/339036/prison-population-2014.xls" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/339036/prison-population-2014.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/339036/prison-population-2014.xls</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 03/12/2014 17:35:39 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

166393

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mandatory drug tests have been performed in each prison in each quarter since 2006.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	216064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We take a zero tolerance approach to contraband in prison and use a range of robust security measures to find them, including searches and specially trained dogs. Prisoners who are found with contraband face tough punishments including having their privileges removed, getting time added onto their sentence and may be referred to the police for prosecution.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to focussing our efforts on preventing drugs from entering custody and an intelligence led approach to using MDT tests most effectively and programmes and support to ensure that prisoners can stay free from drugs in custody. The national positive rate of MDT samples has remained reasonably static since April 2010, with the rate between 7.0% and 7.4%, down from 24.4% in 1996.</p><p> </p><p>A table showing the number of mandatory drug tests that have taken place in each prison in each quarter since 2006 has been placed in the House Library.</p><p> </p><p>All figures used in providing this document have been drawn from live administrative data systems which may be amended at any time. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system. The data are not subject to audit.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 20/01/2015 13:12:59 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous attachment 1 file name 216064 - Table.xls title drug tests in each prison in each quarter since 06
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

166394

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Sexual Offences
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 jailed for sex-related offences in each year since 2005.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	216065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>All sexual offences are abhorrent and the most serious offences carry severe maximum penalties. Since 2009, more sex offenders are being sent to custody, and for longer. The average custodial sentence length for all sexual offences has increased from 49.3 months in 2009 to 59.1 months in 2013. This Government has also introduced an automatic life sentence for a second very serious sexual, or violent, offence and is legislating to end automatic early release for all dangerous offenders, and all for child rapists.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders sentenced to immediate custody at all courts in England and Wales, from 2005 to 2013 (latest data available), by age groups, can be viewed in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6">Offenders sentenced at all courts for sexual offences, England and Wales, 2005 to 2013 <sup>(1)(2)</sup></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><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Outcome</td><td>Age group</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td><td>2008 <sup>(3)</sup></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><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5">Immediate custody</td><td>25 and under</td><td>574</td><td>578</td><td>579</td><td>656</td><td>662</td><td>766</td><td>774</td><td>763</td><td>718</td></tr><tr><td>26-45</td><td>1,257</td><td>1,289</td><td>1,244</td><td>1,295</td><td>1,289</td><td>1,321</td><td>1,336</td><td>1,350</td><td>1,390</td></tr><tr><td>46-64</td><td>680</td><td>720</td><td>763</td><td>797</td><td>771</td><td>917</td><td>981</td><td>970</td><td>912</td></tr><tr><td>65 and over</td><td>178</td><td>200</td><td>191</td><td>204</td><td>218</td><td>255</td><td>322</td><td>314</td><td>338</td></tr><tr><td>All</td><td>2,689</td><td>2,787</td><td>2,777</td><td>2,952</td><td>2,940</td><td>3,259</td><td>3,413</td><td>3,397</td><td>3,358</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="11">(1) 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><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="11">(2) 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><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10">(3) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August 2008.</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 216066 question first answered 03/12/2014 16:45:06 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

166395

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people jailed for sex-related offences in each year since 2005 were aged (a) under 25, (b) between 26 and 45, (c) between 46 and 64 and (d) over 65 years old at the time of sentence.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	216066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>All sexual offences are abhorrent and the most serious offences carry severe maximum penalties. Since 2009, more sex offenders are being sent to custody, and for longer. The average custodial sentence length for all sexual offences has increased from 49.3 months in 2009 to 59.1 months in 2013. This Government has also introduced an automatic life sentence for a second very serious sexual, or violent, offence and is legislating to end automatic early release for all dangerous offenders, and all for child rapists.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders sentenced to immediate custody at all courts in England and Wales, from 2005 to 2013 (latest data available), by age groups, can be viewed in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6">Offenders sentenced at all courts for sexual offences, England and Wales, 2005 to 2013 <sup>(1)(2)</sup></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><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Outcome</td><td>Age group</td><td>2005</td><td>2006</td><td>2007</td><td>2008 <sup>(3)</sup></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><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5">Immediate custody</td><td>25 and under</td><td>574</td><td>578</td><td>579</td><td>656</td><td>662</td><td>766</td><td>774</td><td>763</td><td>718</td></tr><tr><td>26-45</td><td>1,257</td><td>1,289</td><td>1,244</td><td>1,295</td><td>1,289</td><td>1,321</td><td>1,336</td><td>1,350</td><td>1,390</td></tr><tr><td>46-64</td><td>680</td><td>720</td><td>763</td><td>797</td><td>771</td><td>917</td><td>981</td><td>970</td><td>912</td></tr><tr><td>65 and over</td><td>178</td><td>200</td><td>191</td><td>204</td><td>218</td><td>255</td><td>322</td><td>314</td><td>338</td></tr><tr><td>All</td><td>2,689</td><td>2,787</td><td>2,777</td><td>2,952</td><td>2,940</td><td>3,259</td><td>3,413</td><td>3,397</td><td>3,358</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="11">(1) 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><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="11">(2) 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><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10">(3) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates' court for April, July and August 2008.</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 216065 question first answered 03/12/2014 16:45:06 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

166397

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of the companies offering guarantees to support Community Rehabilitation companies are (a) in the third sector and (b) private companies.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	216062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Information regarding Parent Company Guarantees, including the identity of guarantors, is commercially sensitive information relating to bidder proposals and cannot be disclosed while the competition is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>However I can confirm that we have a healthy diverse market in the competition to establish the eventual owners of the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies. There has been strong competition in all regions, with over 80 bids received and an average of four bidders for each area. Following rigorous assessment eight Preferred Bidders have been selected. In 19 of the 21 areas a mutual or VCSE is involved in the Tier 1 bid or as a strategic partner, and six of the Community Rehabilitation Companies will be run with the involvement of a probation staff mutual. The list of Preferred Bidders can be accessed via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.justice.gov.uk/transforming-rehabilitation/competition" target="_blank">http://www.justice.gov.uk/transforming-rehabilitation/competition</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 04/12/2014 16:46:58 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

166398

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on use of the Welsh language in civil proceedings relating to a matter in Wales which is being heard in England; what arrangements are made for witnesses who wish to give evidence through the medium of the Welsh language in those proceedings; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
uin	216016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Section 22 of the Welsh Language Act states that in any legal proceedings in Wales, the Welsh language may be spoken by any party, witness or other person who desires to use it. The act does not establish the right to use Welsh in court hearings outside Wales. However, HMCTS’ Welsh Language Scheme allows judicial discretion to decide on whether evidence can be presented in Welsh for hearings taking place in England. If permission is granted HMCTS “will arrange translation facilities as readily and freely as they do in courts in Wales”.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 01/12/2014 17:41:33 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

166399

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Business: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what involvement his Department has had in plans to review the Government's Business and Human Rights Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	216003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office and Business, Innovation and Skills Department jointly lead on the implementation of the UK National Action Plan in collaboration with a Steering Group made up of key Government Departments.</p><p> </p><p>My department is a member of that Steering Group and continues to be involved in the work to implement the UK’s commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will review the plan in 2015 and report on progress in the Annual FCO Human Rights Report. My department will contribute to that work.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 01/12/2014 15:36:28 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

166400

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Youth Offending Teams
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, by what date he has asked officials carrying out the Youth Offending Team Stock Take announced on 17 November 2014 to report.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	216136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I refer the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) to a previous answer of 25 November 2014 to questions 215430, 215431, 215432 and 215433:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=215430" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=215430</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 216228 question first answered 01/12/2014 16:24:50 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

166401

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders have been engaged with the National Offender Management Service deradicalisation programme in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	216154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>The National Offender Management Service (NOMS), as part of its extremism programme, has a variety of theological, motivational and behavioural programmes and interventions at its disposal to challenge those with extremist or radicalised views and to support those vulnerable to extremist messaging or radicalisation. The effectiveness of this work is regularly and independently assessed.</p><p> </p><p>To enable it to carry out its extremism programme NOMS receives funding from the Office for Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT) in the Home Office. We do not release the breakdown of funding per sector, as this could potentially reveal where the threat to the national security of the UK is greatest. This may impact negatively on the delivery of Prevent, and on the range of activities deployed to prevent terrorism. This could serve to weaken and prejudice the national security of the UK.</p><p>In addition, NOMS staff, as part of their daily role, contribute to the Organisation’s extremism work. The extent of this work is not quantifiable in terms of resources allocated.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 216155 216156 question first answered 01/12/2014 16:23:13 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths