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  • Lord Pendry – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    Lord Pendry – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Pendry on 2016-09-05.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Olympic Games in Rio, and the potential adverse impact on funding for elite athletes of Brexit, what steps they will take to ensure proper funding for such athletes to support their successful participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

    Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen

    The London 2012 Olympic Games were a huge success with sold-out venues and the best British performance for over 100 years in winning 65 medals. The Games left a legacy of increased participation and world-class sporting venues which are now being used by our elite athletes as well as local communities.

    The commitment from the Government immediately following the London 2012 Olympic Games to confirm and sustain Exchequer support for the UK Sport World Class Programme was a significant moment in underpinning the success of Rio, providing UK Sport, and the National Governing Bodies of sport, with the necessary financial support to invest in medal success across the Olympic and Paralympic sports.

    I am confident that this success will continue at the Rio 2016 Paralympics, and through to Tokyo in 2020 and beyond. Since 2012, UK Sport funded athletes have given back over 18,000 days visiting schools and local projects as part of our commitment to inspire the next generation.

  • Lord Pendry – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    Lord Pendry – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Pendry on 2016-09-05.

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Olympic Games in Rio, what steps they will take to encourage greater participation in sport in the UK, in particular among women and ethnic minorities.

    Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen

    The brilliant performance of Team GB at this year’s Olympic Games will have inspired many to take part in sport and physical activity. We are determined to get more people from under-represented groups including women and ethnic minorities taking part in sport and physical activity and to remove any barrier that prevents them from doing so. Government’s sport strategy ‘Sporting Future: A New Strategy for An Active Nation’ states that in future government will, via Sport England, support work designed to get more people from under-represented groups engaging in sport and physical activity and wherever possible, this focus on under-represented groups will run through all Sport England funding.

  • Gareth Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    Gareth Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Johnson on 2016-09-05.

    To ask the Attorney General, how many offenders have had their sentence increased under the unduly lenient sentence scheme in each of the last five years.

    Jeremy Wright

    The Government has committed to extending the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and is carefully considering its approach.

    The number of offenders who have had their sentence increased under the unduly lenient sentence scheme in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Offenders who have had their sentence increased by the Court of Appeal

    95

    62

    61

    106

    102

    Some cases attract multiple referrals from various sources and we do not record how many referrals each case has received. The total number of cases where requests were received by the Attorney General’s Office for sentences to be reviewed in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Total number of referrals received by the Attorney General’s Office for sentences to be reviewed under the scheme

    377

    435

    498

    674

    713

    The number of sentences referred to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme that were (a) increased and (b) kept the same in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Total number of sentences referred to the Court of Appeal

    117

    82

    70

    122

    136

    Total number of sentences that were increased

    95

    62

    61

    106

    102

    Total number of sentences that remained unchanged

    22

    20

    9

    16

    34

    The number of referrals under the unduly lenient sentence scheme that have been rejected due to falling outside the remit of the scheme in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Number of referrals that have been rejected due to the offence falling outside the remit of the scheme

    62

    75

    131

    194

    228

    Number of referrals received out of time

    3

    12

    9

    10

    16

  • Gareth Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    Gareth Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Johnson on 2016-09-05.

    To ask the Attorney General, what plans he has to extend the unduly lenient sentence scheme.

    Jeremy Wright

    The Government has committed to extending the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and is carefully considering its approach.

    The number of offenders who have had their sentence increased under the unduly lenient sentence scheme in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Offenders who have had their sentence increased by the Court of Appeal

    95

    62

    61

    106

    102

    Some cases attract multiple referrals from various sources and we do not record how many referrals each case has received. The total number of cases where requests were received by the Attorney General’s Office for sentences to be reviewed in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Total number of referrals received by the Attorney General’s Office for sentences to be reviewed under the scheme

    377

    435

    498

    674

    713

    The number of sentences referred to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme that were (a) increased and (b) kept the same in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Total number of sentences referred to the Court of Appeal

    117

    82

    70

    122

    136

    Total number of sentences that were increased

    95

    62

    61

    106

    102

    Total number of sentences that remained unchanged

    22

    20

    9

    16

    34

    The number of referrals under the unduly lenient sentence scheme that have been rejected due to falling outside the remit of the scheme in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Number of referrals that have been rejected due to the offence falling outside the remit of the scheme

    62

    75

    131

    194

    228

    Number of referrals received out of time

    3

    12

    9

    10

    16

  • Gareth Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    Gareth Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Johnson on 2016-09-05.

    To ask the Attorney General, what plans he has to extend the scope of the unduly lenient sentence scheme.

    Jeremy Wright

    The Government has committed to extending the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and is carefully considering its approach.

    The number of offenders who have had their sentence increased under the unduly lenient sentence scheme in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Offenders who have had their sentence increased by the Court of Appeal

    95

    62

    61

    106

    102

    Some cases attract multiple referrals from various sources and we do not record how many referrals each case has received. The total number of cases where requests were received by the Attorney General’s Office for sentences to be reviewed in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Total number of referrals received by the Attorney General’s Office for sentences to be reviewed under the scheme

    377

    435

    498

    674

    713

    The number of sentences referred to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme that were (a) increased and (b) kept the same in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Total number of sentences referred to the Court of Appeal

    117

    82

    70

    122

    136

    Total number of sentences that were increased

    95

    62

    61

    106

    102

    Total number of sentences that remained unchanged

    22

    20

    9

    16

    34

    The number of referrals under the unduly lenient sentence scheme that have been rejected due to falling outside the remit of the scheme in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Number of referrals that have been rejected due to the offence falling outside the remit of the scheme

    62

    75

    131

    194

    228

    Number of referrals received out of time

    3

    12

    9

    10

    16

  • Gareth Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    Gareth Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Johnson on 2016-09-05.

    To ask the Attorney General, how many people have applied for sentences to be reviewed under the unduly lenient sentence scheme in each of the last five years.

    Jeremy Wright

    The Government has committed to extending the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and is carefully considering its approach.

    The number of offenders who have had their sentence increased under the unduly lenient sentence scheme in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Offenders who have had their sentence increased by the Court of Appeal

    95

    62

    61

    106

    102

    Some cases attract multiple referrals from various sources and we do not record how many referrals each case has received. The total number of cases where requests were received by the Attorney General’s Office for sentences to be reviewed in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Total number of referrals received by the Attorney General’s Office for sentences to be reviewed under the scheme

    377

    435

    498

    674

    713

    The number of sentences referred to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme that were (a) increased and (b) kept the same in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Total number of sentences referred to the Court of Appeal

    117

    82

    70

    122

    136

    Total number of sentences that were increased

    95

    62

    61

    106

    102

    Total number of sentences that remained unchanged

    22

    20

    9

    16

    34

    The number of referrals under the unduly lenient sentence scheme that have been rejected due to falling outside the remit of the scheme in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Number of referrals that have been rejected due to the offence falling outside the remit of the scheme

    62

    75

    131

    194

    228

    Number of referrals received out of time

    3

    12

    9

    10

    16

  • Gareth Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    Gareth Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Johnson on 2016-09-05.

    To ask the Attorney General, how many sentences referred to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme were (a) increased and (b) kept the same in each of the last five years.

    Jeremy Wright

    The Government has committed to extending the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and is carefully considering its approach.

    The number of offenders who have had their sentence increased under the unduly lenient sentence scheme in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Offenders who have had their sentence increased by the Court of Appeal

    95

    62

    61

    106

    102

    Some cases attract multiple referrals from various sources and we do not record how many referrals each case has received. The total number of cases where requests were received by the Attorney General’s Office for sentences to be reviewed in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Total number of referrals received by the Attorney General’s Office for sentences to be reviewed under the scheme

    377

    435

    498

    674

    713

    The number of sentences referred to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme that were (a) increased and (b) kept the same in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Total number of sentences referred to the Court of Appeal

    117

    82

    70

    122

    136

    Total number of sentences that were increased

    95

    62

    61

    106

    102

    Total number of sentences that remained unchanged

    22

    20

    9

    16

    34

    The number of referrals under the unduly lenient sentence scheme that have been rejected due to falling outside the remit of the scheme in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Number of referrals that have been rejected due to the offence falling outside the remit of the scheme

    62

    75

    131

    194

    228

    Number of referrals received out of time

    3

    12

    9

    10

    16

  • Gareth Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    Gareth Johnson – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Johnson on 2016-09-05.

    To ask the Attorney General, how many applications under the unduly lenient sentence scheme have been rejected due to falling outside the remit of that scheme in each of the last five years.

    Jeremy Wright

    The Government has committed to extending the scope of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and is carefully considering its approach.

    The number of offenders who have had their sentence increased under the unduly lenient sentence scheme in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Offenders who have had their sentence increased by the Court of Appeal

    95

    62

    61

    106

    102

    Some cases attract multiple referrals from various sources and we do not record how many referrals each case has received. The total number of cases where requests were received by the Attorney General’s Office for sentences to be reviewed in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Total number of referrals received by the Attorney General’s Office for sentences to be reviewed under the scheme

    377

    435

    498

    674

    713

    The number of sentences referred to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme that were (a) increased and (b) kept the same in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Total number of sentences referred to the Court of Appeal

    117

    82

    70

    122

    136

    Total number of sentences that were increased

    95

    62

    61

    106

    102

    Total number of sentences that remained unchanged

    22

    20

    9

    16

    34

    The number of referrals under the unduly lenient sentence scheme that have been rejected due to falling outside the remit of the scheme in each of the last five years is set out below.

    Year

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    2015

    Number of referrals that have been rejected due to the offence falling outside the remit of the scheme

    62

    75

    131

    194

    228

    Number of referrals received out of time

    3

    12

    9

    10

    16

  • Roger Godsiff – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    Roger Godsiff – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Roger Godsiff on 2016-09-05.

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to change the staff headcount across the Civil Service in each of the next four years; and what the projected expenditure on staff is in that time period.

    Ben Gummer

    Workforce planning is primarily the responsibility of each department to determine based on their individual operational and policy requirements. Each department has their own spending agreements with HM Treasury for this Parliament and are responsible for ensuring they have the right workforce and capability in place to deliver their commitments.

    Earlier this year, departments published their Single Departmental Plans, setting out the key programmes of work required to deliver the Government’s Manifesto commitments. Departments have been developing plans to ensure they have the workforce capacity and capability required to deliver their Single Departmental Plans.

  • Martyn Day – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Martyn Day – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Martyn Day on 2016-09-05.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will bring forward proposals to bring prison officers’ retirement age into line with that of staff in the police force, fire service and armed forces.

    Mr Sam Gyimah

    Like other Civil Servants, and the wider workforce, Prison Officers can now choose to retire at their State Pension Age (SPA) should they wish to do so, unless they have a protected lower pension age allowing them to retire at age 55, 60 or 65.