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176721

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing Associations: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when the Government plans to consult on ways to increase the borrowing capacity of housing associations in relation to the valuation of properties transferred from local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	222688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government intends to issue a consultation document in due course.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 03/02/2015 17:20:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

175010

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much the Government spent on legal fees in the case of Moore and Coates v the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in which ruling was made on 21 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	221613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Planning casework is a quasi-judicial function of the Department, and as was the case under the last Administration, it attracts a high volume of legal challenges which end up in the courts. This is particularly the case in light of the long-term growth of judicial review and the growing creep of European Union directives, regulations and case law; equality law and human rights law.</p><p> </p><p>Costs to date in these two claims are £68,825 excluding VAT.</p><p> </p><p>The Government makes no apologies for seeking to safeguard Green Belt protection and trying to bring a sense of fair play to the planning system. The Government’s planning policy is clear that both temporary and permanent traveller sites are inappropriate development in the Green Belt. The judgment does not question that principle.</p><p> </p><p>Indeed, there have been a number of recent legal cases where the planning appeal decisions of the Secretary of State have succeeded in relation to traveller development in the Green Belt and awarded costs in favour of DCLG, including:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li>Mulvenna v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government</li><li>Barney-Smith v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government</li><li>Dear v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government</li><li>Connors, Connors, Sines, Lee, and Doran v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government – five separate claims heard together.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Hence, any payment of costs in Moore vs Coates needs to be seen in this context as my Department has successfully defended the eight claims above and costs are due to my Department.</p><p> </p><p>To place the Department’s spending in context more broadly, I would observe that the Department spent £1.7 million in external lawyers’ fees in 2009-10 (excluding Treasury Solicitors), in 2013-14, the figure had fallen to £699,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/02/2015 17:09:33 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 41181 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

172867

registered interest
date	09/01/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Government Departments: Judicial Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what amount each Government department has spent on external legal fees relating to each case involving substantive judicial review hearings since May 2010; and what the outcome of the proceedings was in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	220247
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The Treasury Solicitor conducts most, but not all, litigation on behalf of government departments. For example, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs normally conducts its own litigation. In 2014 the Treasury Solicitor acted in about 17846 judicial reviews.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Treasury Solicitor’s Department does not hold central records on the external legal fees paid in each individual case or on the outcome of each such case. Such information could not be created without examining every case file and thus incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In relation to external fees, the Attorney General maintains five panels of junior counsel to undertake civil and EC work for all Government Departments. There are three London panels (an A panel for senior juniors, a B panel for middle juniors and a C panel for junior juniors) together with a Regional panel and a Public International Law panel. This is in addition to First Treasury Counsel (FTC) who exclusively does Government work, and to the Standing Counsel to certain Departments. <br></p><p> </p><p>The hourly rates for panel counsel are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>First Treasury Counsel - £230</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A panel - £120</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>B panel - £80</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>C panel - £60 if under 5 years call and £80 if over 5 years call.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In relation to outcomes, the Ministry of Justice publish figures on the number of Judicial Reviews by each Department up to 2012:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>See Table 4.3 at the link below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/267408/additional-court-tables-2012.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/267408/additional-court-tables-2012.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This shows the number of cases each year where Government departments were named as first defendant and where the judicial review was granted following a substantive hearing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 14/01/2015 17:46:29 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

172739

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions there have been for driving while disqualified in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	220161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes driving offences extremely seriously and wants to ensure that we are doing everything we can to keep our roads safe. That is why we are legislating to increase the maximum penalty for causing death by driving whilst disqualified from two to 10 years, and create a new offence of causing serious injury by driving whilst disqualified. We are also changing the law to allow the commencement of provisions which will ensure that courts must take account of any time in prison in setting the length of a driving disqualification.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people found guilty for driving while disqualified in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2013 (the latest data available) can be viewed in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><strong>Defendants proceeded against at magistrates' court, found guilty and sentenced at all courts for offences relating to driving while disqualified<sup>(1)</sup>, England &amp; Wales, 2009-2013<sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </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></tr><tr><td>Offence</td><td> </td><td>Outcome</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></tr><tr><td rowspan="17">Driving while disqualified</td><td> </td><td>Proceeded against</td><td>13,924</td><td>11,122</td><td>9,379</td><td>8,191</td><td>7,619</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Found Guilty</td><td>13,217</td><td>10,465</td><td>8,869</td><td>7,676</td><td>7,083</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><em>Conviction ratio<sup>(4)</sup></em></td><td><em>94.9</em></td><td><em>94.1</em></td><td><em>94.6</em></td><td><em>93.7</em></td><td><em>93.0</em></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Sentenced</td><td>13,260</td><td>10,500</td><td>8,917</td><td>7,684</td><td>7,099</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><em>Of which:</em></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Absolute discharge</td><td>47</td><td>43</td><td>45</td><td>67</td><td>60</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Conditional discharge</td><td>236</td><td>143</td><td>134</td><td>121</td><td>119</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Fine</td><td>963</td><td>895</td><td>820</td><td>755</td><td>795</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Community sentence</td><td>5,688</td><td>4,483</td><td>3,626</td><td>3,099</td><td>2,580</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Suspended sentences</td><td>2,558</td><td>2,111</td><td>1,924</td><td>1,639</td><td>1,704</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Otherwise dealt with</td><td>100</td><td>93</td><td>68</td><td>41</td><td>56</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Immediate custody</td><td>3,668</td><td>2,732</td><td>2,300</td><td>1,962</td><td>1,785</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><em>Custody rate<sup>(5)</sup></em></td><td><em>27.7</em></td><td><em>26.0</em></td><td><em>25.8</em></td><td><em>25.5</em></td><td><em>25.1</em></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Average fine (£)</td><td>267.65</td><td>246.26</td><td>278.35</td><td>283.06</td><td>284.67</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Average custodial sentence length (months)<sup>(6)</sup></td><td>3.3</td><td>3.2</td><td>3.2</td><td>3.1</td><td>3.2</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </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></tr><tr><td>(1) An offence under S 103 (1) of the Road Trafic Act 1988</td><td> </td><td> </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></tr><tr><td colspan="7">(1) The figures given in the table on court proceedings 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><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">(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><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">(3) The number of offenders sentenced can differ from those found guilty as it may be the case that a defendant found guilty in a particular year, and committed for sentence at the Crown Court, may be sentenced in the following year.</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">(4) Conviction ratio is calculated as the number of convictions as a proportion of the number of proceedings.</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="6">(5) The proportion of offenders sentenced who are sentenced to immediate custody.</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>(6) Excludes life and indeterminate sentences.</td><td> </td><td> </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></tr><tr><td colspan="4">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Ref: PQ 220161</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/01/2015 10:33:23 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

172603

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the target for collection of employment tribunal fees was in each quarter since the introduction of such fees; what sum was collected in such fees; what the costs of such collection were; what value in such fees was waived under remission; what the cost of setting up the remission scheme was; and what overall net sum was received in such fees.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	220109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>There has not been a target for the collection of employment tribunal fees since the introduction of such fees. The impact assessment for the introduction of fees estimated that £10m of fee income would be generated annually. With new claim volumes reducing in 2013/14, HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) estimates fee income will be approximately £9m in 2014/15.</p><p> </p><p>The fee income collected in each quarter since July 2013 is:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"> </td><td colspan="4"><p>2013/14</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1</p></td><td><p>Q2</p></td><td><p>Q3</p></td><td><p>Q4</p></td><td><p>Q1</p></td><td><p>Q2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fees Collected</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>2.1</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It is not possible to separate out many costs of collection from the wider costs of employment tribunals, which have fallen in 2013/14 and 2014/15. The estimated running and support costs for administering the fee collection process in Employment Tribunals are shown below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"> </td><td colspan="4"><p>2013/14</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1</p></td><td><p>Q2</p></td><td><p>Q3</p></td><td><p>Q4</p></td><td><p>Q1</p></td><td><p>Q2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td><td><p>£m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Additional ongoing BAU Costs</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.4<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td><td><p>0.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><sup>1</sup>In practice staff costs in 2013/14 would have been incurred before quarter 4 with the figures shown representing costs recorded to the relevant cost centres for the fee collection teams. All IT costs in 2013/14 are included in the set up costs described below.</em></p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to disaggregate the cost of establishing new (and revising existing) IT systems to handle remission applications in the employment tribunals system, from that work in relation to the systems for collecting fees. The figure provided below is a combined total.</p><p> </p><p>The capital investment made by HMCTS in respect of IT systems to support the collection of fee receipts and remission applications across the employment tribunals system was £4.4m. A further £0.6m resource was spent on the project to implement fees giving a total £5.0m project cost.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS estimates that £8.9m of fee income was collected from July 2013 to the end of June 2014. The full cost of operating the employment tribunals for 2013/14 was £76.3m gross expenditure and £71.8m net of fee income, a reduction of £14.9m from the £86.7m full cost of operating the employment tribunals for the year 2012 /13.</p><p> </p><p>The sum collected in relation to employment tribunal fees for the period 2013-2014 is available from financial information relating to fees and charges, published by HMCTS in its Annual Report and Accounts. The HMCTS Annual Report and Accounts for 2013-14 was published in June 2014 on the Ministry of Justice website and can be found at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/corporate-reports/hmcts.</p><p> </p><p>For the period from April 2014 to 30 November 2014 HMCTS has received a gross total of £5.8m in employment tribunal fees of which £1.4m has been forgone in fee remission, leaving £4.4m in net fees.</p><p> </p><p>I expect to be in a position to publish more detailed data on the number of remission applications made, and awards made, for the employment tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal in the Tribunal and Gender Recognition Certificate Statistics quarterly bulletin by the end of this financial year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 12/01/2015 17:32:03 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

170375

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: G4S and Serco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many tenders from (a) Serco and (b) G4S for contracts let by her Department were successful in each year since May 2010; how much her Department paid to each of those companies for the execution of contracts in each such year; how many contracts which terminate after 2015 each company holds with her Department; and what the monetary value is of all outstanding contracts between her Department and each company.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	218606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The information, in the form requested, is not held centrally and a full answer could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From the information we do hold centrally we have a total of two contracts with Serco, both of which are due to expire on 31 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The amount paid to Serco and G4S since May 2010 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Financial Year ending March</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Year</em></p></td><td><p><em>Serco</em></p></td><td><p><em>G4S</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£22,708,767.65</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£1,859,328.89</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£3,937,575.89</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£2,210,233.65</p></td><td><p>£12,458.31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£600,983.28</p></td><td><p>£466.20 <em>(up to end of November 2014)</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 05/01/2015 11:53:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

168620

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to Answer Question 205289 tabled on 11 July 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	217718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>PQ 205289 has been answered today.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 16/12/2014 17:26:20 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

168700

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Driving Offences: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average fine imposed for (a) driving without insurance, (b) failure to stop or report a road accident, (c) failure to produce an insurance certificate, (d) failure to produce a test certificate and (e) driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence was in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	217615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Driving offences can have very serious and sometimes devastating consequences for victims and their families. That is why the Government is reviewing driving offences and penalties.</p><p>The average fine (£) for selected offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988, in England &amp; Wales, from 2010 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><strong>Average fine (£) for selected offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988, England &amp; Wales, 2010-2013<sup>(1)(2)</sup></strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </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></tr><tr><td>Offence</td><td> </td><td>2010</td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Failing to stop after accident - S. 170(4)</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>190.02</td><td>198.71</td><td>211.67</td><td>222.04</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Failing to report accident within 24 hours - S.170(4)&amp;(7)</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>173.19</td><td>180.36</td><td>188.41</td><td>204.57</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Insurer failing to supply police with particulars and other offences under the regulations - S.170(7); S.165(3)</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>98.90</td><td>148.13</td><td>150.76</td><td>134.44</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Using motor vehicle uninsured against third party risks - S.143(2)</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>285.58</td><td>288.50</td><td>322.41</td><td>346.29</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">Driver of a prescribed vehicle being absent without permission during examination of the vehicle - S.165(3)</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>118.00</td><td>122.01</td><td>144.80</td><td>139.79</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </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></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">Driving, causing or permitting a person to drive other than in accordance with a licence (full or provisional) (except HGV) - S.87(1)&amp;(2) &amp; R.16</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>112.84</td><td>115.49</td><td>128.43</td><td>138.58</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </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></tr><tr><td colspan="7">(1) The figures given in the table on court proceedings 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></tr><tr><td colspan="7">(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></tr><tr><td>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/12/2014 14:10:21 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

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registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judicial Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his contribution of 1 December 2014, Official Report, column 72, on the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, what estimate he has made of the number of applications for judicial review which were granted on minor technicalities since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	217565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The Government has not made an estimate of the number of applications for judicial review which are granted on procedural defects or minor technicalities. Judicial review applications are not recorded in an accessible and reliable electronic form, but rather in paper case files which would need to be manually searched and as such there is no central figure. However, those involved in judicial reviews, including government departments, local authorities and businesses, are fully aware of the ways in which the judicial review process can be misused.</p><p>One of the reforms we are taking forward in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill (clause 84 of the print of the Bill currently awaiting Royal Assent) is to improve the way the courts deal with judicial reviews based on procedural defects. This is an important part of the Government’s programme to tackle public burdens, promote growth and stimulate economic recovery.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/02/2015 17:40:55 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

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registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Roads: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted of failing to stop after an accident in each police force area in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	217241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>Driving offences can have very serious and sometimes devastating consequences for victims and their families. That is why we are looking closely at the law in this area and have announced a review of driving offences and penalties.</p><p> </p><p>Offenders are more likely to convicted and sent to prison in 2013 compared to 2010. The number of people found guilty for failing to stop after an accident, by police force area, in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table.</p><p><strong>Table for answer</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"><p><strong>People found guilty for failing to stop after an accident<sup>(1)</sup>, by police force area, England and Wales, 2010-2013<sup>(2)(3)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Police force area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Metropolitan Police</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>207</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>68</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>84</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of London</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon and Cornwall</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avon and Somerset</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed-Powys</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total (England and Wales)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,977</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,724</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,348</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,336</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(-) = Nil</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>(1) An offence under S.170(4) Road Traffic Act 1988</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>(2) The figures given in the table on court proceedings 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.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>() 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.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services - Ministry of Justice.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ref: PQ 217241</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/12/2014 16:44:39 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter