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50075

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals from (a) the EU and (b) countries outside the EU have been defendants in the (i) magistrates courts and (ii) Crown courts in England and Wales in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	198112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. This database holds information on offences provided by the statutes under which proceedings are brought but not the specific circumstances of each case. It is not possible to identify from this centrally held information the nationality of offenders sentenced for criminal offences.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings data for 2013 are planned for publication in May 2014.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

50077

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many calls were made to the National Domestic Violence Helpline in 2013; and how many such calls mentioned use of (a) any weapon and (b) a firearm.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	198132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office provides funding to the National Domestic Violence Helpline, <br>which is run jointly by Women's Aid and Refuge. Latest management information <br>provided by Women's Aid and Refuge sets out that in the first half of financial <br>year 2013/2014 (April -September 2013), the National Domestic Violence Helpline received <br>78,894 calls.<br><br>This data does not provide information on the number of calls that mention the <br>use of any weapon or firearms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 9399 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

50078

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of incidents of domestic violence involving a legally owned (a) firearm and (b) airgun in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	198133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The requested information is not available centrally.<br><br>The Home Office is notified by police forces in England and Wales of how many <br>domestic abuse incidents they have dealt with but it is not possible from this <br>information to say how many involved firearms (whether legally owned or not) or <br>air weapons.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 9403 answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Steve Baker answering member 4064
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

50079

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of air rifles in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	198134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Only air rifles which have a discharge velocity of 12ft lbs are held on a <br>firearms certificate. <br><br>The police National Firearms Licensing Management System (NFLMS) shows that as <br>of 12 May, 11,852 such air rifles were held on certificate in England and <br>Wales. <br><br>Low-powered air rifles (those below 12ft lbs discharge velocity) are not <br>licensed in England and Wales. It is therefore not possible to provide an <br>estimate of the number of air rifles which fall into this classification.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 9405 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

50094

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answers of 30 April 2014, Official Report, column 717W and of 14 January 2014, Official Report, column 481W, on human trafficking: victim support schemes, for what reason the gender and location of each individual is not included in the information for February 2014; and if she will provide this information for future questions on the subject.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Angie Bray
uin	198075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The requested information on the gender of potential victims and the regions in <br>which they were found (answer 30 April 2014 refers) was not withheld and is <br>provided in a table below. <br><br>The victim care contract does not require support providers to maintain any <br>form of formal contact with victims after the recovery and reflection period. <br>All support providers work with victims throughout their support period to help <br>them move on from the service. Through the National Referral Mechanism review <br>and the re-tender of the adult victims care contract, we are looking at what <br>more we can do to help victims recover and reintegrate effectively.<br><br>The table below contains the requested details of the 126 referrals in February <br>2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 198100 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name 198705 Table - Angie Bray.doc title Gender of potential victims
tabling member	3979 label Biography information for Baroness Bray of Coln

50098

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of (a) directly employed staff and (b) contracted staff in HM Revenue and Customs are paid less than the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	198151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>99.81% of HMRC's staff are paid above the living wage.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury fully complies with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU" target="_blank">EU</a> procurement directives and awards contracts on the basis of the best value for money for the taxpayer. Nevertheless, we have encouraged contractors to commit to paying a living wage and expect all employers to pay at least the national minimum wage.</p><p>The Government supports businesses that choose to pay the Living Wage however the Government's main policy on wages is the National Minimum Wage, which has continued to protect the relative wages of the low paid. This is independently set by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Pay_Commission" target="_blank">Low Pay Commission</a> at a level that maximises their wages without reducing employment prospect. It is for workers and employers to decide the level of wages above the minimum wage based on current circumstances. This includes the Government as a procurer and an employer. Over 95%, around 20 million employees earn above the minimum wage and the <a title="The term &quot;majority&quot; is used in two ways in Parliament. Firstly a Government..." href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/glossary/?gl=37" target="_blank">majority</a> of public sector workers currently earn above the Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Data Protection Act we are unable to provide a full table breaking down the proportion of staff in each constituency being paid below the Living Wage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke grouped question UIN 195542 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

50100

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in which local authorities 30 per cent or more pupils entitled to free school meals are not claiming them; and what steps he is taking to improve the take-up of free school meals.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	198051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education routinely collects information on pupils who are both eligible for and claiming free school meals. This information is published in the ‘Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics, January 2013' Statistical First Release[1]. Identifying pupils who are eligible for but not claiming free school meals is more difficult.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has published a research paper – ‘Pupils not claiming free school meals: 2013'[2] – which presents estimates of the numbers and proportions of pupils who are entitled to receive free school meals but are not claiming. The paper compares registration rates for children aged between four and 15 and highlights regions and local authorities where under-registration rates are high. A table showing under registration rates by local authority can be found in the annex.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has developed a free school meals Eligibility Checking System (ECS). The ECS enables local authorities to check very quickly and determine whether a parent can claim free school meals by linking benefits information from DWP, HMRC and the Home Office. It represents a significant achievement in reducing bureaucracy and cost for local authorities and encouraging more parents to sign up their children for a free school lunch. The ECS has been extended to allow parents to check their own eligibility, and to apply online, for free school meals. The new system reduces the time, stigma and bureaucracy previously associated with applications for free school meals.</p><p> </p><p>Resources are also available from the Children's Food Trust to help schools increase take-up of free school meals.[3]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-pupils-and-their-characteristics-january-2013</a>.<br>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupils-not-claiming-free-school-meals-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupils-not-claiming-free-school-meals-2013</a>.</p><p>[3]<a href="http://www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk/schools/resources/free-school-meals-matter-toolkit" target="_blank">http://www.schoolfoodtrust.org.uk/schools/resources/free-school-meals-matter-toolkit</a></p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

50101

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the performance of the School Food Plan in increasing healthy breakfast provision in more deprived areas; and how much had been spent on this programme by April 2014.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Mr Frank Field
uin	198049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p>As part of the school food plan, Magic Breakfast started work in March 2014 to set up breakfast clubs in schools where over 35% of pupils are eligible for free school meals and where there is currently no breakfast provision.</p><p>We are currently tendering for a contract to evaluate the effectiveness of the breakfast clubs. The successful bidder will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

50107

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers left Prison Service employment within (a) six months, (b) one year and (c) two years of becoming an officer in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	198003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of prison officers who left employment within the first two years of joining public sector prisons in England and Wales in 2009 – 2013 is contained in the table below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Headcount of officers leaving public sector prison service in England and Wales within (a) 6 months, (b) 1 year, (c) 2 years 2009 - 2013 </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers leaving Within 6 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers leaving within 1 year<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Officers leaving within 2 year<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>~</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><sup>1</sup></strong><strong> Figures are cumulative i.e. the number leaving within 1 year includes those leaving within 6 months.</strong></p><p>Officer numbers, which are derived from a dynamic administrative system, have been rounded to the nearest 10 to reflect the level of uncertainty in the figures.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to provide figures for privately contracted prisons with the time available. This is because information on leavers is held not held centrally and is only available from the individual contractors. This information has been requested and I will write to you again when it is available.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

50109

registered interest
date	07/05/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what research her Department has undertaken on the relationship between levels of street lighting and the incidence of (a) burglaries, (b) offences against the person and (c) other crimes.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	197999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office has not undertaken any recent research into the relationship <br>between levels of street lighting and the incidence of crimes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 13/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 9388 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn