The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged under 18 are on the Violent and Sex Offender Register; and how many such people were added to that register in each year since 2010.
Karen Bradley
The Home Office does not hold this data.
Statistical information from the ViSOR dangerous persons database is owned by the police, and the Home Office does not have access to this information.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged under 18 have been placed under an Alcohol Treatment Requirement in each year since 2010.
Andrew Selous
None. This is because the Alcohol Treatment Requirement only applies to adults as part of the community order or suspended sentence order.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people aged under 18 have been (a) charged with and (b) convicted of (i) indecent exposure, (ii) public drunkenness, (iii) drug possession and (iv) hate crime in each year since 2010.
Caroline Dinenage
The number of juveniles proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts of offences of exposure and simple public drunkenness, in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2014 can be viewed in the table.
The number of juveniles proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts of offences of drunkenness with aggravation in a public place, drug possession and hate crime offences, can be viewed in the CJS Outcomes by Offence data tool in the latest annual Criminal Justice Statistics publication, which is available at the link below.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014
Crimes that may have been motivated by hate but are not defined hate crimes are not specifically included in this data.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Peter Kyle on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passengers have received payments from Southern’s enhanced compensation scheme since it’s introduction as a result of the disruption caused at London Bridge from work on the Thameslink Programme.
Claire Perry
We do not hold this information as the operator is under no obligation to provide it to us.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diane Abbott on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the budget of the Conflict Security and Stability Fund will come from her Department in each year up to 2020.
Justine Greening
The budget of the Conflict Security and Stability Fund is allocated by HMT.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diane Abbott on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of Official Development Assistance (a) was allocated over the last five years and (b) will be allocated in each of the next five years to conflict and security.
Justine Greening
All ODA spending is allocated to either directly or indirectly improve stability and reduce the incidence of conflict and insecurity in the recipient country or region.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diane Abbott on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what representations her Department has made to the OECD on changing the definition of Official Development Assistance.
Justine Greening
The UK has been at the forefront of work to reform the ODA system which was originally established over 40 years ago.
As a member of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), the UK engaged fully at official and ministerial level in the process to bring about an agreement for a definition change.
The changes were agreed at a High Level Meeting (18-19 February 2016) of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC), which concluded a 4-year process to update the rules on ODA.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions (a) she and (b) officials of her Department have had with the trustees of the College of Teaching.
Nick Gibb
Officials from the Department for Education have met regularly with representatives of the trustees, and also with the ‘Claim Your College’ consortium of education organisations that led plans to establish the new professional body. The Department is continuing to hold discussions with trustees on what Government support would be helpful for the College.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress she has made on releasing funding for the establishment of the College of Teaching.
Nick Gibb
The Government welcomes plans to establish a College of Teaching. We are working with the College to discuss what Government support could be helpful in the initial set-up phase of the new body.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Charlotte Leslie on 2016-03-01.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential effects of the establishment of the College of Teaching on (a) continuing professional development of teachers and (b) teaching standards.
Nick Gibb
The Government supports the establishment of a new College of Teaching, a new independent professional body for teachers. The College of Teaching has great potential to raise the status of the profession and improve standards through: supporting teachers to access accredited, high quality professional development; setting standards to determine effective professional practice; and helping teachers to use evidence on ‘what works’ to inform their own practice.