The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many call-outs police in Preston attended in response to domestic violence in 2013.
Norman Baker
The requested data are not collected centrally by the Home Office. Data are
available on the number of domestic abuse incidents that come to the attention
of the police but these are only held at police force area level.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by John Mann on 2014-06-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who is responsible for paying defendant costs orders; and which organisation receives payment if costs are awarded for a successful prosecution of a breach.
Mr Shailesh Vara
Defendant Costs Orders are awarded to a defendant when a prosecution is unsuccessful and the defendant is acquitted. The expenditure is called ‘Central Funds’ and are payable at legal aid rates. Central Funds fall under the financial responsibility of the Legal Aid Agency but are operationally administered by HM Courts and Tribunals Service.
If costs are awarded in a successful prosecution of a breach of a Defendant Costs Order, then whoever the prosecutor is will be entitled to receive the costs.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2014, Official Report, column 247W, on Jobcentre Plus, whether Jobcentre Plus is required to obtain the consent of a voluntary employment support project which receives no statutory funding before issuing a jobseeker’s direction requiring a jobseeker’s allowance claimant’s engagement with that project.
Esther McVey
In return for receiving benefits we expect jobseekers to do everything they can to find work. This could include engaging with an employment support project. We expect districts to work in partnership with organisations that offer opportunities which will help improve a claimant’s employment prospects, but they are not legally obliged to gain their consent before issuing a Jobseeker’s Direction.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Baroness Doocey on 2014-06-25.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prosecutions have taken place under section 71 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 in each of the past five years.
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds figures of the number of offences charged under section 71 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 that reached a first hearing in a magistrates’ court and data for the past three financial years is contained in the following table. No charges are recorded before financial year 2011/2012.
|
2011-2012 |
2012-2013 |
2013-2014 |
||
|
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 { 71(1)(a) & (3) } |
Knowingly hold another person in slavery / servitude |
10 |
20 |
3 |
|
Coroners and Justice Act 2009 { 71(1)(b) & (3) } |
Knowingly require another person to perform forced / compulsory labour |
5 |
0 |
15 |
CPS offence based data is not held by defendant or outcome so it is not possible to ascertain the number of individual prosecutions that concluded.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Barnett on 2014-06-25.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions the Chancellor of the Exchequer has had with the Governor of the Bank of England on possible increases in interest rates; and what was the outcome of those discussions.
Lord Deighton
The UK’s monetary policy framework, set out in the Bank of England Act 1998, gives operational responsibility for monetary policy to the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The Chancellor of the Exchequer has frequent discussions with the Governor of the Bank of England on a wide range of issues on the UK economy.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many times the Insolvency Service’s Redundancy Payments Service has made payments in cases where Deloitte was appointed the administrator in each of the last five years; how many such cases also involved payments made for protective awards; and how much was paid out for (a) statutory entitlements and (b) protective awards in each such case.
Jo Swinson
In the last five years, the Insolvency Service’s Redundancy Payments Services have paid £77,233,534.54 in statutory entitlements, in 173 cases where Deloitte was appointed the administrator or liquidator.
Of these cases, 20 cases resulted in protective award judgments totalling £6,930,864.72 paid from the National Insurance Fund.
Due to the number of cases, it is not possible to disclose how much was paid in each individual case so a total has been provided instead.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence were investigated by each branch of the Armed Forces Police where the alleged offending took place in the UK in each year from 2009 to 2013; and of these, how many were (i) not referred to a prosecutor, (ii) referred to the Crown Prosecution Service and (iii) referred to the Services Prosecution Authority.
Anna Soubry
All allegations of rape, sexual assaults and domestic violence made by members of the Armed Forces are thoroughly investigated by either the civil or Service police, depending upon who has jurisdiction. The tables below show the number of alleged cases of rape and sexual assault (including assault by penetration) that were investigated by each branch of the Service police where the alleged offence took place in the UK in each year from 2009 to 2013; the number not referred to a prosecutor; the number referred to the Service Prosecuting Authority (SPA); and the number still under investigation. The Service police do not refer investigations to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Rape- investigations by the Royal Navy Police (RNP)
|
Year |
Total Investigated by RNP |
Total Referred to SPA |
Total Not Referred to SPA |
Still Under Investigation |
|
2009 (from 1 Nov) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2010 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
2011 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2012 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2013 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Sexual Assault (including assault by penetration) Investigations by RNP
|
Year |
Total Investigated by RNP |
Total Referred to SPA |
Total Not Referred to SPA |
Still Under Investigation |
|
2009 (from 1 Nov) |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
2010 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
2011 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
2012 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
2013 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
Rape- investigations by the Royal Military Police (RMP)
|
Year |
Total Investigated by RMP |
Total Referred to SPA |
Total Not Referred to SPA |
Still Under Investigation |
|
2009 (from 1 Nov) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2010 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
2011 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
2012 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
2013 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
Sexual Assault (including assault by penetration) Investigations by RMP
|
Year |
Total Investigated by RMP |
Total Referred to SPA |
Total Not Referred to SPA |
Still Under Investigation |
|
2009 (from 1 Nov) |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
2010 |
26 |
24 |
2 |
0 |
|
2011 |
18 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
|
2012 |
15 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
|
2013 |
25 |
19 |
3 |
3 |
Rape- investigations by the Royal Air Force Police (RAFP)
|
Year |
Total Investigated by RAFP |
Total Referred to SPA |
Total Not Referred to SPA |
Still Under Investigation |
|
2009 (from 1 Nov) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2010 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
2011 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
2012 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
2013 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Sexual Assault (including assault by penetration) Investigations by RAFP
|
Year |
Total Investigated by RAFP |
Total Referred to SPA |
Total Not Referred to SPA |
Still Under Investigation |
|
2009 (from 1 Nov) |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
2010 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
2011 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
2012 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
2013 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Note: These tables only detail investigations where the appropriate Service police retained jurisdiction and investigative lead.
Figures relating to Domestic Violence could only be provided at disproportionate costs.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Huw Irranca-Davies on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the regulatory impact of the changes to the CAP on farmers.
George Eustice
I refer the hon. Member to my previous answer of 23 June 2014. Official report: column 63W.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gerald Kaufman on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which external consultants were involved in the design of the rail passenger franchise directly awarded to West Coast Trains Ltd; and what the cost to his Department was in each case.
Stephen Hammond
The Department for Transport ran a procurement for legal, technical and financial advisers for the InterCity West Coast Direct Award project. The advisers contracted, and the estimated fees to be paid for the work on the project, are shown below:
Legal advisers – Addleshaw Goddard – £204,960
Technical advisers – TRL-Halcrow – £227,607
Financial advisers – PwC – £264,467
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Flynn on 2014-06-24.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many assessments of (a) nuclear facilities and (b) other critical infrastructure have been undertaken against his Department’s information assurance maturity model; and if he will publish all such assessments undertaken since May 2010.
Mr Francis Maude
There is on-going work assessing and mitigating vulnerabilities in UK’s critical national infrastructure. Details of this work, including any assessments, are classified.
Progress against the National Cyber Security Strategy is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/uk-cyber-security-strategy-statement-on-progress-2-years-on
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