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99773

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date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's latest internal guidance for officials on the drafting of answers to parliamentary questions.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	211071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>A copy of the Department’s internal guidance will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Office of the Leader of the House also provides guidance to all Departments on the practice of answering Parliamentary Questions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The full Guide is available on the gov.uk website at: http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of this guidance has already been placed in the libraries of the House. The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons intends to review the Guide to Parliamentary Work in the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 27/10/2014 14:36:52 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson attachment 1 file name mpst-WrittenPQs - 211071 attachment.doc title Parliamentary Unit Process and Guidance
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

99836

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's latest internal guidance for officials on the drafting of answers to parliamentary questions.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	211069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Office of the Leader of the House provides guidance to all Departments on the practice of answering Parliamentary Questions.</p><p>The full Guide is available on the gov.uk website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work</a>. A copy of the guidance has already been placed in the Library. The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons intends to review the Guide to Parliamentary Work in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 27/10/2014 15:08:53 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

99856

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's latest internal guidance for officials on the drafting of answers to parliamentary questions.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	211068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department’s most recent internal guidance dated October 2013 is attached. This guidance is subject to revision following the introduction of the Written Questions and Answers website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Office of the Leader of the House provides guidance to all departments on the practice of answering Parliamentary Questions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The full guide is available on the gov.uk website at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-parliamentary-work</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A copy of the guidance has already been placed in the Library. The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons intends to review the Guide to Parliamentary Work in the coming months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 27/10/2014 16:38:03 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter attachment 1 file name Parliamentary Questions Guidance.doc title Parliamentary Questions- Guidance
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

99920

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Escapes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people failed to return to prison following release on temporary licence in each of the last three years; and how many and what proportion of such offenders were subsequently (a) charged with and (b) convicted of a criminal offence under the Prisoners (Return to Custody) Act 1995.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	211070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>My officials are currently working to provide the information requested but it has not proved possible to produce it in the time allowed. I will write to you in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 27/10/2014 16:10:29 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

99922

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's latest internal guidance for officials on the drafting of answers to Parliamentary Questions.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	211099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice’s internal guidance for answering parliamentary questions was updated and published on the Department’s intranet on 29<sup>th</sup> September 2014. I will send the hon. Member a copy and also arrange for it to be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p><p>In addition, the Cabinet Office has produced guidance for civil servants on drafting answers to parliamentary questions. This may be found on the gov.uk website at:</p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-answers-to-parliamentary-questions-guidance</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 24/10/2014 13:36:06 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

91204

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners convicted of what offence and with what period of sentence left to serve who were released from prison in error (a) have and (b) have not been returned to custody in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	208714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p>Releases in error are taken very seriously and action has been taken to tighten processes associated with this area of performance. Incidents are infrequent and all are subject to investigation.</p><p> </p><p>The number of prisoners released in error from prison in each of the last five financial years is set out in the three tables below. Table 1 records this information by offence type; table 2 by legal status; and table 3 records the nature of the error.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Table 1: Releases in error, 2009/10 to 2013/14 by offence</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offence Type</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs Offences</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud And Forgery</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motoring Offences</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Known</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual Offences</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft And Handling</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence Against The Person</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Table 2: Releases in error, 2009/10 to 2013/14, by legal status</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Legal status</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Remand</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentenced</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown/Not recorded</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Note: does not include persons released in error who were held in custody as a detainee, civil or other prisoner.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Table 3: Releases in error, 2009/10 to 2013/14, by nature of error</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reason</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjudication Award Not Processed</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bail Condition Not Applied</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calculation Error</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Early Release</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Error At Court</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Identity Issue</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Incorrect Documentation</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Licence Recall</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Misapplication Of Policy</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Misfiled Warrant</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paperwork Error</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recall Issue</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Remand Issue</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unclear</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unresolved Immigration Issues</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fail To Appear Warrant Overlooked</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Release Condition Not Met</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outstanding Absconder</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown/Not Recorded/Under Investigation</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This data has been drawn from live incident files and is accurate on 30 September 2014. It is, however, subject to variance due to the nature of the live reporting system.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of prisoners, their offence(s) and period of sentence left to serve at the point at which they were released from prison in error that (a) have and (b) have not been returned to custody in each of the last five years is not readily available. In order to obtain this information, manual interrogation of the prisoners’ records and of a central administrative system would need to be carried out. This could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 208711 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:37:45 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

91206

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners sentenced for what offence have been released from prison in error while (a) being held on remand and (b) serving a custodial sentence in each of the last five years; and what the nature of the error was in each case.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	208711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Releases in error are taken very seriously and action has been taken to tighten processes associated with this area of performance. Incidents are infrequent and all are subject to investigation.</p><p> </p><p>The number of prisoners released in error from prison in each of the last five financial years is set out in the three tables below. Table 1 records this information by offence type; table 2 by legal status; and table 3 records the nature of the error.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Table 1: Releases in error, 2009/10 to 2013/14 by offence</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Offence Type</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burglary</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drugs Offences</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud And Forgery</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Motoring Offences</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Known</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual Offences</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft And Handling</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence Against The Person</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Table 2: Releases in error, 2009/10 to 2013/14, by legal status</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Legal status</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Remand</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sentenced</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown/Not recorded</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Note: does not include persons released in error who were held in custody as a detainee, civil or other prisoner.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Table 3: Releases in error, 2009/10 to 2013/14, by nature of error</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reason</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adjudication Award Not Processed</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bail Condition Not Applied</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calculation Error</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Early Release</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Error At Court</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Identity Issue</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Incorrect Documentation</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Licence Recall</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Misapplication Of Policy</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Misfiled Warrant</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paperwork Error</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Recall Issue</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Remand Issue</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unclear</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unresolved Immigration Issues</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fail To Appear Warrant Overlooked</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Release Condition Not Met</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Outstanding Absconder</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown/Not Recorded/Under Investigation</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This data has been drawn from live incident files and is accurate on 30 September 2014. It is, however, subject to variance due to the nature of the live reporting system.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of prisoners, their offence(s) and period of sentence left to serve at the point at which they were released from prison in error that (a) have and (b) have not been returned to custody in each of the last five years is not readily available. In order to obtain this information, manual interrogation of the prisoners’ records and of a central administrative system would need to be carried out. This could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 208714 question first answered 21/10/2014 16:37:45 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

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registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Julian Assange
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost to the public purse was of the court hearings about the bail sureties given in the case of Julian Assange.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	208510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service records the costs incurred in the operation of all our courts and tribunals and carefully monitors those costs on an ongoing basis. Average costs are published in the HMCTS Annual Report and Accounts. However, HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service does not record the cost of individual cases or hearings due to the complexity and additional costs this would incur.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/10/2014 12:54:18 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

64386

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
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, what the names are of all prisoners who have absconded from prison and currently not been returned; and if he will specify in each such case (a) the offence each absconder originally committed and (b) the length of custodial sentence they were serving when they absconded.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	202782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I apologise for the delay in replying. The table below provides details of index offence and length of sentence of those absconders who are unlawfully at large having absconded between April 2004 and March 2014 (the most recent period that statistics are available). Information prior to April 2004 could only be collated by performing manual checks across different databases and could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>In order to disclose the names of absconders who are unlawfully at large, it is necessary to make appropriate checks to ensure that disclosure will not jeopardise ongoing Police operations to recapture the offender, will not place any one else in danger and to ensure that any victim has been informed of both the abscond and release of the name. These checks are still on-going and I will write shortly as soon as the information has been prepared.</p><p> </p><p>The number of absconds has reduced by 80% over the last 10 years.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table1: Index offence and sentence length of absconders unlawfully at large from April 2004 to March 2014, as at 30 September 2014</strong></p><table><thead><tr><td><p>OFFENCE</p></td><td><p>SENTENCE</p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>SUPPLYING DRUGS</p></td><td><p>3 YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GOING EQUIPPED TO CHEAT</p></td><td><p>2YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GOING EQUIPPED TO CHEAT</p></td><td><p>2YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS DRUGS WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>6YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AGGRAVATED BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>4YRS 6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FALSE INSTRUMENTS</p></td><td><p>6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>18MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DEATH BY RECKLESS DRIVING</p></td><td><p>4YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMPORT/EXPORT DRUG</p></td><td><p>19YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT THEFT</p></td><td><p>3YRS 6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMPORT/EXPORT DRUG</p></td><td><p>9YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THEFT</p></td><td><p>8MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD</p></td><td><p>7YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMPORT/EXPORT DRUG</p></td><td><p>12YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMPORT/EXPORT DRUG</p></td><td><p>7YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS FIREARM WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>78MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMPORT/EXPORT DRUG</p></td><td><p>12YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS OFFENSIVE WEAPON</p></td><td><p>23MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BLACKMAIL</p></td><td><p>3YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS DRUGS WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>3YRS 6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMPORT/EXPORT DRUG</p></td><td><p>10YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CUSTOMS EVASION (DRUGS RELATED)</p></td><td><p>7YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FINES</p></td><td><p>6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DECEPTION</p></td><td><p>30MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IMPORT/EXPORT DRUG</p></td><td><p>5YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CUSTOMS EVASION (DRUGS RELATED)</p></td><td><p>8YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASSISTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS</p></td><td><p>54MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DECEPTION</p></td><td><p>9MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TRESPASS WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>15MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT THEFT</p></td><td><p>3YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THEFT</p></td><td><p>15MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT THEFT</p></td><td><p>2YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DECEPTION</p></td><td><p>26MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS OFFENSIVE WEAPON</p></td><td><p>5YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASSISTING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS</p></td><td><p>6YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DECEPTION</p></td><td><p>12MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO SUPPLY DRUGS</p></td><td><p>6YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS DRUGS WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>6YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FALSE INSTRUMENTS</p></td><td><p>12MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MANSLAUGHTER</p></td><td><p>5YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THEFT</p></td><td><p>Unknown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO IMPORT DRUGS</p></td><td><p>8YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROBBERY</p></td><td><p>LIFE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FALSE INSTRUMENTS</p></td><td><p>18MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DECEPTION</p></td><td><p>30MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THEFT</p></td><td><p>4YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONTEMPT OF COURT</p></td><td><p>15MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SUPPLYING DRUGS</p></td><td><p>42MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GBH</p></td><td><p>2YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FRAUD</p></td><td><p>5YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FRAUD</p></td><td><p>DETAINEE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO SUPPLY DRUG</p></td><td><p>40MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS FIREARM WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>LIFE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>112DAYS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS DRUGS WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>7YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GOING EQUIPPED TO STEAL</p></td><td><p>6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>THEFT</p></td><td><p>2YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>EXCESS ALCOHOL</p></td><td><p>112DAYS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD</p></td><td><p>6YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROBBERY</p></td><td><p>ISPP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS DRUGS WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>3YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROBBERY</p></td><td><p>6Y</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONPIRACY TO COMMIT BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>3 YRS 3 MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESS FIREARM WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>LIFE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>3YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ARSON</p></td><td><p>ISPP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RAPE</p></td><td><p>LIFE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROBBERY</p></td><td><p>9YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WOUNDING WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>6YRS 8MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROBBERY</p></td><td><p>3YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GBH</p></td><td><p>8YRS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ROBBERY</p></td><td><p>ISPP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>32MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>2Y 6MTHS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>POSSESSION OF A FIREARM WITH INTENT</p></td><td><p>ISPP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT BURGLARY</p></td><td><p>64MTHS</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Note: Table shows absconds of prisoners and excludes absconds of immigration detainees from NOMS operated establishments and those operated as Immigration Removal Centres by NOMS under contract to the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p><em>These figures 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. </em></p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 24/10/2014 13:34:50 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies