The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Timms on 2014-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department spent on correspondence with recipients of (a) jobseeker’s allowance and (b) employment and support allowance in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011, (iii) 2012 and (iv) 2013.
Esther McVey
The information requested is not available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Percy on 2014-03-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools in Brigg and Goole constituency participate in the Schools Direct Programme.
David Laws
Our records show that there are no School Direct lead schools located in the parliamentary constituency of Brigg and Goole.
However, many School Direct lead schools work in partnership with other schools to deliver the programme.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2014-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have had intra-arterial thrombectomy treatment to reduce the risk of blood clots in the brain in each of the last five years.
Jane Ellison
Information on the number of people who have had intra-arterial thrombectomy treatment to reduce the risk of blood clots in the brain is not held centrally.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-03-17.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2014, Official Report, column 19W, on the electoral register, with which civic society organisations the Electoral Commission is proactively seeking partnerships for the purpose of increasing electoral registration.
Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission informs me that it is in the process of contacting a range of organisations, including civic society organisations, and will write to the honourable member once this is complete with the list of organisations that have signed up.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Emily Thornberry on 2014-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many cases of alleged (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence where the alleged offending took place in the UK were referred to the Services Prosecuting Authority for a charging decision in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.
Anna Soubry
The information requested is shown in the tables below:
| Referrals to the Service Prosecuting Authority | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Rape (Including attempted rape) | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Sexual Assault | 25 | 30 | 12 |
| Domestic Violence | 8 | 7 | 5 |
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Prosecutions (directions) by the Service Prosecuting Authority |
2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Rape (Including attempted rape) | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Sexual Assault | 13 | 15 | 9 |
| Domestic Violence | 2 | 4 | 4 |
In any given year the Service Prosecuting Authority will receive referrals which are then directed, disposed of, or tried in the following year, meaning there is no direct correlation between the numbers of cases referred and directed in any one year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mr Jim Cunningham on 2014-03-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of (a) converter academies and (b) maintained schools achieved a higher percentage of students achieving five GCSE A* to C grades than the previous year in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12 and (iii) 2012-13.
David Laws
The requested information is publicly available in the 2010/11[1], 2011/12[2] and 2012/13[3] performance tables.
[1] http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/download_data.html
[2] http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/2012/download_data.html
[3] http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/performance/2011/download_data.html
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Fitzpatrick on 2014-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the merits of strengthening penalties for breaches of food law in reducing food fraud.
Jane Ellison
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is the competent authority for the Food Hygiene Regulations. The FSA Board has, on a number of occasions, highlighted its concern that the level of sanction imposed by the courts for food hygiene offences has not been sufficient to deter offending. The sentences imposed are often small when set against the potential profits to be accrued from non–compliance with the Regulations. The FSA would welcome the strengthening of penalties for breaches of the Food Hygiene Regulations.
The FSA is also keen to ensure that there is consistency in sentencing for food hygiene offences. They have approached the Office of the Sentencing Council and requested that they consider producing sentencing guidelines for food hygiene offences. They are currently working with officials from the Council, who are hoping to produce draft guidelines that can be put before the full Sentencing Council.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Stephen Mosley on 2014-03-17.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report of the Commission on Devolution in Wales published on 3 March 2014, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on the potential implications for (a) rail services in Chester and (b) Chester railway station of the recommendation in that report to devolve the Wales and Borders rail franchise to the National Assembly for Wales.
Stephen Hammond
No discussions have taken place with my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Wales, on further devolution of responsibilities for the Wales and Border franchise and its implications for the division of responsibilities between the two Governments for rail services calling at, and the management of, Chester station.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Elfyn Llwyd on 2014-06-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police staff in each police area in England and Wales have received training in sections 2A and 4A of the Protection from Harrassment Act 1997.
Damian Green
The College of Policing sets standards and provides relevant training products and services to police forces. The College of Policing training package on
stalking has been completed 52,176 times between October 2012 and 31 May 2014 by police officers and staff in England and Wales.
The Home Office does not hold information on the proportion of police staff in each police area in England and Wales who have received training.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Seema Malhotra on 2014-04-03.
To ask the Attorney General, what the average timescale was for the Crown Prosecution Service to provide the Independent Police Complaints Commission with advice on criminal charges against current or former police officers suspected of involvement in serious crimes in (a) 2011 to 2013 and (b) 2008 to 2010.
Oliver Heald
The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) do not identify the number of cases referred to it for advice by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur disproportionate cost.