Tag: 2014

Philip Davies – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2014-03-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders received a driving ban alongside a prison sentence of a longer length in each of the last five years.

Jeremy Wright

When the courts impose a driving ban and a custodial sentence at the same time, they already make some allowance for the length of time that the offender would normally serve in prison before becoming eligible for release, in order to ensure that disqualification has the desired impact. There are provisions in the Coroner’s and Justice Act 2009 which will give this statutory force. These will be commenced in due course.

We want to make sure that road traffic offenders face the full consequences of the punishment for their offence. When an offender commits a serious road traffic offence that attracts both a custodial sentence and disqualification from driving, it is essential for public confidence in the criminal justice system that the driving ban has full effect on the offender; he should not benefit from, in effect, a reduction in the length of the ban whilst he serves time in prison. These provisions will ensure that, as now, the court will determine the appropriate length of the ban for the purposes of the offence but it will then be required to extend the ban to take account of time to be spent in prison. This will ensure that there is consistency of action in every case and that driving bans bear equally on all offenders.

The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against, found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales. This database holds information on offences provided by the statutes under which proceedings are brought but not the specific circumstances of each case. This centrally held information records the period of disqualification into one of thirteen bands. As the exact length of driving ban is not available, it is not possibly to identify how many offenders received a driving ban alongside a prison sentence of a longer length. This detailed information may be held on the court record but due to the size and complexity is not reported centrally to the MoJ. As such, the information requested can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

November 1, 2022
Lord Colwyn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Colwyn on 2014-06-09.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when the sub-committee of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation which is investigating extending the human papillomavirus immunisation programme is expected to publish its conclusions and recommendations.

Earl Howe

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) Human papilloma virus (HPV) sub-committee will report its findings to JCVI following consideration of ongoing studies by Public Health England on the impact and cost-effectiveness of extending HPV vaccination to men who have sex with men (MSM) and/or adolescent boys.

It is expected that the MSM modelling study will be completed at the end of 2014 at the earliest, and the adolescent boys modelling study will be completed at the end of 2015 at the earliest. The JCVI will then consider the findings of the HPV subcommittee before deciding what advice or recommendations can be made.

November 1, 2022

Stephen Timms – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-03-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people and what proportion of the working age population have been in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance for over (a) two years, (b) five years and (c) 10 years in each region of England.

Esther McVey

The information requested is shown in the tables below.

Jobseeker’s Allowance claimants in each Region in England by duration of claim and as a percentage of the working age population – as at August 2013

Region	All	%	Duration of 2 to 5 years	%	Duration of 5 to 10 years	%	Duration of over 10 years	%
North East	77,400	4.9	14,330	0.9	300	–	50	–
North West	166,260	3.8	22,990	0.5	1,400	–	180	–
Yorkshire and The Humber	140,760	4.3	23,660	0.7	810	–	110	–
East Midlands	87,700	3.2	12,900	0.5	630	–	40	–
West Midlands	141,210	4.2	23,410	0.7	1,490	–	120	–
East of England	93,300	2.6	13,370	0.4	420	–	50	–
London	191,590	3.5	30,990	0.6	1,420	–	250	–
South East	107,830	2.1	13,550	0.3	610	–	80	–
South West	68,750	2.2	8,530	0.3	180	–	50	–

Source: DWP IGS 100% WPLS and ONS Mid-2012 Population Estimates

Notes:

Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages are shown rounded to one decimal place. “ – “ denotes nil or negligible.
Working age population figures are defined as males aged 16-64 and females aged 16-59.

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November 1, 2022

Bob Stewart – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Bob Stewart on 2014-06-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the practice of Palestinian youths being tried by military courts and sentenced to prison for minor offences.

Hugh Robertson

The Government is concerned over the dual court system that is employed in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, under which all Palestinians, except those living in East Jerusalem, are subject to trial in military courts irrespective of the charges against them while Israeli youths are tried in civil courts. We also have serious concerns about the treatment of Palestinian children under the Israeli military court system, which we raise regularly with the Israeli authorities. More details can be found at: http://www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk/israel-and-occupied-palestinian-territories/

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November 1, 2022
Ian Lucas – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Ian Lucas on 2014-03-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Executive on the closure of the Independent Living Fund.

Mike Penning

The devolved administrations in Wales and Scotland have been informed of the decision to close the Independent Living Fund on 30 June 2015. I will be writing to Ministers with further details shortly.

November 1, 2022
Diana Johnson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Diana Johnson on 2014-06-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what advice his Department provides to local authority-based Prevent co-ordinators to help identify and tackle extremism in schools; and when this guidance was last updated.

Mr Edward Timpson

Preventing extremism in all schools is a priority for the Government. In 2010 the Department for Education set up the first preventing extremism unit in Whitehall outside the Home Office. Ofsted now trains inspectors to understand and report on extremism. The Department has published a range of guidance to support schools in raising awareness of the risks from extremism.

Schools can help protect children from extremist and violent views in the same ways that they help to safeguard children from drugs, gang violence or alcohol abuse. Schools’ work on Prevent needs to be seen in this context. It is for local authorities to determine how best to support schools in their areas in the light of local circumstances.

A number of local Prevent projects, funded by Home Office, engage schools and supplementary schools and train teachers in priority areas. The Department for Education and Home Office are working together to secure the best practical outcome from this funding. It is the responsibility of the Home Office to evaluate the projects it funds.

November 1, 2022
Lord Mendelsohn – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-03-11.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Attorney General’s Office and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.

Lord Wallace of Tankerness

The Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol), which provides legal services to a number of government departments and bodies, conducted an annual client satisfaction survey in January 2014 The outcome of the survey was reported to the TSol Board and is one of the measures agreed with TSol by HM Treasury.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are conducting a survey of victims of crime who had received the revised victim communication and liaison scheme which is currently being piloted by three CPS Areas. The survey is still ongoing but will feed into the evaluation of the pilots later this year.

There have been no other external customer, user or satisfaction surveys conducted by the Law Officers’ Departments during the past 12 months.

November 1, 2022
Toby Perkins – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Toby Perkins on 2014-06-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many Start Up Loans applications have been supported by each approved provider of Start Up Loans mentoring services in each region in which the new company was based or planned to be based.

Matthew Hancock

All loan recipients in all regions receiving a start-up loan are offered mentoring, although take up of support services is not a mandatory condition of making the facility available. The number of loans made in each region will be placed in the Libraries of the House.

November 1, 2022
Paul Blomfield – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Paul Blomfield on 2014-03-10.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants of what grades have been employed on the Crown Oversight Function since its creation.

Francis Maude

Prior to the last General Election the Civil Service lacked commercial and procurement skills. This Government’s commercial and procurement reforms saved taxpayers £3.8 billion last year alone. The Government is strengthening central procurement skills to ensure further savings can be realised. The Crown Oversight Function was created on 1 November 2013 and has 52 Civil Service roles. Further details will be available via the department’s organogram. Consultants were not employed at Government expense.

November 1, 2022
Caroline Flint – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Energy and Climate Change

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Caroline Flint on 2014-06-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, which Ministers in his Department attended the most recent Bonn Climate Change Conference.

Gregory Barker

The UK is represented at senior official levels at the current Bonn Climate Change Intersessional conference. It is a mid-year meeting paving the way for the Lima Conference of the Parties (COP) in December and ministers do not usually attend the Bonn meetings. I am fully behind reaching a global deal in Paris, am talking to many parties both formally and informally and will attend further international engagements later this year.

November 1, 2022