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date	13/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Dividend Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the Exchequer effect of aligning the dividend tax rate with income tax rates for additional rate taxpayers.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	210111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>This is not current government policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government keeps all taxes under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 04/11/2014 16:48:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91644

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Witness Care staff were employed at each Crown court in England and Wales in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	209133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice provides grant funding to Victim Support to provide support to witnesses at both the Crown Court and magistrates’ courts in England and Wales. The information, as well as the emotional and practical support provided by the service to witnesses who are attending court to give evidence, is a vital part of our commitment to support victims and witnesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not routinely collect data on the number of staff deployed to each court by Victim Support. Victim Support has provided the following breakdown of staff deployed at each Crown Court location for each year since 2010 and includes Victim Support’s assessment of their Full Time Equivalent apportionment. Some staff are deployed full-time at the Crown Court, while others provide support at Crown Court alongside some apportionment of their time for other local witness and victim services. Approximately 200,000 witnesses received support from the Witness Service in 2013-14.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Annex A</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Crown Court Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff numbers 2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff numbers 2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff numbers 2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff numbers 2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Staff numbers 2014</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham CC</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caernarfon CC &amp; Dolgellau CC</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardiff CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthen Combined Court</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coventry CC</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derby Combined Courts</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hereford CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leamington CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicester CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincoln CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merthyr CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mold CC</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newport CC</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northampton CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham CC</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shrewsbury CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stafford CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke-on-Trent Combined Court</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swansea CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td><td><p>1.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton CC</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Worcester CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackfriars CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Inner London CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isleworth CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Snaresbrook CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southwark CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wood Green CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woolwich CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton Combined Court</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bradford CC</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td><td><p>1.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burnley CC</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carlisle CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doncaster CC</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham CC</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grimsby CC</p></td><td><p>1</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>Hull CC</p></td><td><p>1</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>Leeds CC</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool CC</p></td><td><p>3.6</p></td><td><p>2.45</p></td><td><p>2.45</p></td><td><p>2.45</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Minshull St CC</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newcastle CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Teesside CC</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Manchester Crown Square</p></td><td><p>2.4</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warrington CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>York CC</p></td><td><p>1</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>Lancaster CC - SDM also ran Lancaster MCWS</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amersham CC</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury CC</p></td><td><p>0.48</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.59</p></td><td><p>0.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basildon CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bournemouth CC</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol CC</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridge CC</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.75</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canterbury CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chelmsford CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chichester Combined Court</p></td><td><p>0.53</p></td><td><p>0.42</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.4</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorchester Crown</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Exeter CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucester CC</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td><td><p>0.67</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IOW Combined Courts</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ipswich CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes and Hove Combined Courts</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td><td><p>2.2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luton CC</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norwich CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford Combined Court Centre</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough CC</p></td><td><p>0.44</p></td><td><p>0.44</p></td><td><p>0.44</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth CC</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth CC</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reading CC</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td><td><p>1.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salisbury Combined Court</p></td><td><p>0.21</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton CC</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>2.3</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Albans CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon Combined Court</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taunton CC</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Truro CC</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester CC</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southend Combined Court</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guildford CC</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knutsford CC</p></td><td><p>0.25</p></td><td><p>0.25</p></td><td><p>0*</p></td><td><p>0*</p></td><td><p>0*[1]</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>[1] Due to reduced workload across Cheshire, this two-courtroom venue has not been used for hearings since May 2010</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/11/2014 16:46:16 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91645

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many jury inquests were carried out in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	209139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The number of jury inquests held can be found in the statistical tables accompanying the ‘Coroners Statistics 2013’ publication, which is accessible via the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coroners-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coroners-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Table 10 provides data from 1995 to 2013. Data for 2014 will be published on 14 May 2015 in the ‘Coroners Statistics 2014’ publication, which will be available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coroners-and-burials-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coroners-and-burials-statistics</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 13/10/2014 12:51:59 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91646

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Personal Statements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of victims who made personal statements at parole hearings in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	209134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The victim personal statement (VPS) was introduced in 2007, and provides victims with a valuable opportunity to tell the Parole Board how the prisoner’s offence has affected them or their family and what the impact of the prisoner’s release will be on them.</p><p> </p><p>Victims can submit a VPS in writing, or they can apply to the Parole Board to read it in person, with the presumption that the Parole Board will agree to this. The right to make a VPS to the Parole Board, and to apply to read it in person, was enshrined in the new Victims Code which was implemented in December 2013.</p><p> </p><p>The National Offender Management Service is committed to ensuring that victims are provided with support and information to help them decide whether they wish to make a VPS to the Parole Board.</p><p> </p><p>The National Offender Management Service does not record information centrally in relation to the number of victims who make a VPS, and has not made an estimate of this number. The Government has made a commitment to monitor criminal justice agencies’ compliance with the Victims’ Code and in “Our Commitment to Victims,” published on 15 September 2014, we announced that criminal justice agencies will publish information on how they have improved services for victims from April 2015.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 19/11/2014 17:55:10 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91648

registered interest
date	11/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Personal Statements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of victims who have made personal statements at criminal trials in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	209132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government implemented a new Victims’ Code in December 2013. The Code entitles victims to make a Victim Personal Statement (VPS), which gives the victim a stronger voice in the criminal justice system by allowing them to describe the impact the crime has had on them. </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The Ministry of Justice does not record information in relation to the number and proportion of victims who have made personal statements at criminal trials. The Government has made a commitment to monitor criminal justice agencies’ compliance with the Victims’ Code and in “Our Commitment to Victims,” published on 15 September 2014, we announced that criminal justice agencies will publish information on how they have improved services for victims from April 2015. </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 13/10/2014 15:06:02 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91401

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the number of veterans who were homeless in each year since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	208984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not hold this information.<br><br>We attach considerable importance to minimising the risk of Service personnel becoming homeless on leaving the Armed Forces, and go to considerable lengths to prevent this, for example through the provision of targeted housing advice during resettlement and, since April of this year, the Forces Help to Buy scheme. <br><br>To date, the MOD has committed over £1.3 million of the £35 million LIBOR fines in support of homeless and vulnerable veterans, and hopes to announce further funding in support of homeless hostels, drawing on the £40 million Veterans Accommodation Fund.<br><br>For further information on this and the support available to veterans, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 December 2013 (Official Report, columns 259-60W) to the hon. member for Colchester (Sir Bob Russell).</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 13/10/2014 16:58:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91507

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of children held in secure children's homes who have not been convicted of any crime in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	208979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education collects data on the reasons for which children have been placed in secure children’s homes. There are three categories: those that have been detained or sentenced by the criminal courts; those placed in a criminal justice context and those placed on ‘welfare grounds’ under the Children Act 1989 (the Act). On 31 March 2014 there were 104 children placed in Secure Children’s Homes across England and Wales on welfare grounds. Within this latter category, we do not hold data that allows us to determine whether each child has been convicted of a crime.</p><p>Restricting the liberty of a child outside of the criminal justice context is a serious step. Section 25 of the Act sets out the criteria which must be considered before placing a young person in secure accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 13/10/2014 16:16:21 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91508

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
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	Forced Marriage: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the average cost is of repatriating a victim of forced marriage stranded outside the UK; and who is responsible for paying that cost.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	208976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK is regarded as a world leader in its work to tackle forced marriage. The Prime Minister hosted the UK’s first Girl Summit in July 2014, to build on current efforts and rally a global movement to end early and forced marriage, and FGM in a generation. The UK Government made commitments to act domestically and internationally, including promises to improve the police response, increase support available to those affected, and strengthen community-led prevention. Our work to repatriate victims is a key element of our work to end forced marriage. <br><br>Before paying for the repatriation of a victim of forced marriage back to the UK, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office takes every step to ensure there are no other means of obtaining funds from relatives or friends who may be willing to transfer money or purchase a ticket back to the UK. Only in exceptional circumstances and after other means of obtaining the funds have been exhausted will a discretionary loan be made available, which must be repaid at a later date. <br><br>Where it has been demonstrated that all possible avenues of funding have been exhausted and there is a clear inability to enter into a loan agreement (normally due to a victim being underage or not having sufficient mental capacity to sign an agreement), the FCO can provide limited financial support. Since April 2013, the average cost of repatriation in these cases has been £744.00.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 13/10/2014 14:14:26 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91510

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
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	Forced Marriage: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many habitual British residents, British dual nationals and British nationals have been rescued by British consular staff from forced marriages abroad and repatriated to the UK since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	208977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>The Forced Marriage Unit leads on the UK Government’s forced marriage policy, outreach and casework, operating both in the UK, where support is provided to any individual, and overseas, where consular assistance is provided to British nationals, including dual nationals. From 2010 – 2013, the Forced Marriage Unit provided advice or assistance related to a possible forced marriage in 5990 cases. To provide more information on the nature of the assistance provided in all these cases, including those which have involved repatriation, would involve a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 13/10/2014 14:17:03 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

91511

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Young Offenders: Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of young offenders released in the last 12 months are not in education, employment or training.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	208978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>In 2013/14 41%(1) percent of young people who had been sentenced to custody were not receiving any education, training or employment at the end of their licence period.</p><p> </p><p>Our Transforming Youth Custody programme is improving the prospects of effective resettlement of young people leaving custody. We are working closely with other Government Departments to provide young people with the opportunities they need, including through the Youth Engagement Fund which will help to close the attainment gap for disadvantaged 14-17 year olds, including those that have come into contact with the youth justice system.</p><br />(1) Information is extracted from YOTs’ electronic case management system and is taken from the last week of the custodial licence period. These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and can be subject to change over time. answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 14/10/2014 09:05:37 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis