Tag: Andy Slaughter

  • Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-07-19.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her Department has made of the number of dogs in the UK (a) in 2010 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available.

    George Eustice

    The Government does not hold any official estimates of the numbers of dogs in the UK. However, according to the annual pet population survey carried out by the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association in 2010 there were an estimated 8 million dogs in the UK. The same survey for 2016 shows the estimated number of dogs in the UK to be 8.5 million.

  • Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-10-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the names of chair and members of the Specialised Ophthalmology Services Reference Group.

    David Mowat

    Clinical Reference Groups (CRGs) are currently undertaking a process of recruitment. Once all appointments have been made, a full list of members for each CRG will be published on NHS England’s website. However, for the Specialised Ear and Ophthalmology CRG, the Chair and Lead CRG Commissioner have been confirmed as Alison Davis and Nicola Symes respectively.

  • Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-11-05.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his oral Answer to the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn of 3 November 2015, Official Report, column 866, how much revenue the criminal courts charge has generated since its introduction.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    Data relating to the Criminal Courts Charge and information on the enforcement of financial impositions is contained within an annex to Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly statistical bulletin published quarterly by the Ministry of Justice at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/criminal-court-statistics.

    The cost of enforcing the criminal courts charge cannot be separated from the total cost of enforcing all types of court ordered financial impositions. Enforcement action is taken against the total amount an offender owes and offenders are often ordered to pay more than one type of financial imposition.

  • Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-11-27.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of magistrates has resigned in each month since May 2010.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

  • Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison workshops have (a) opened, (b) closed and (c) changed function in each of the last seven years.

    Andrew Selous

    The information requested is not held centrally.

    All prisons provide opportunities for offenders to work and learn new skills which can help them find a job on release and support their rehabilitation. We already work continuously with employers nationally and locally – including with other Government Departments – to create new opportunities in line with our code of practice.

    We want prisons to be places of hard work, rigorous education and high ambition. That is why we will put the tools to drive change in the hands of those at the frontline who know best.

  • Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-14.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refugees have (a) died and (b) been injured during an attempt to reach Britain from the Calais refugee camp.

    James Brokenshire

    Data on migrants who have died or been injured is a matter for the French authorities and would be held by them.

    The UK and France are unified in our joint efforts to address the migrant situation in Calais, and are clear that migrants should not risk their lives by making dangerous journeys in order to attempt to enter the UK illegally.

  • Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    Andy Slaughter – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-15.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will make representations to the Israeli government about the proposed demolition of the Israeli Arab village of Umm-al-hiran.

    Mr Tobias Ellwood

    The Embassy in Tel Aviv has raised the issue of demolition of the villages of Um-il-Hiran and Ateer with the Ministry of Justice and the Arab Affairs Officer at the Prime Minister’s office. The Embassy continues to monitor the situation closely and demonstrates concern by regularly visiting Bedouin communities in the Negev.

  • Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-12-17.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates’ courts have been closed in each local justice area in each year since 2010.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    The tables below shows magistrates’ courts that have closed since 2010:

    2010

    Wantage Magistrates Court

    2011

    Aberdare Magistrates Court

    Abertillery Magistrates Court

    Acton Magistrates Court

    Alnwick Magistrates Court

    Amersham Magistrates Court

    Ammanford Magistrates Court

    Ashford Magistrates Court

    Balham Youth Court

    Barking & Dagenham Magistrates Court

    Barry Magistrates Court

    Bingley (Keighley) Magistrates Court

    Bishop Auckland Magistrates Court

    Blandford Forum Magistrates Court

    Blaydon Magistrates Court

    Brentford Magistrates Court

    Cardigan Magistrates Court

    Chepstow Magistrates Court

    Cirencester Magistrates Court

    Coalville Magistrates Court

    Coleford Magistrates Court

    Cromer Magistrates Court

    Daventry Magistrates Court

    Didcot Magistrates Court

    Ely Magistrates Court

    Epsom Magistrates Court

    Flint Magistrates Court

    Frome Magistrates Court

    Goole Magistrates Court

    Gosforth Magistrates Court

    Grays Magistrates Court

    Guisborough (East Langbaurgh) Magistrates Court

    Halesowen Magistrates Court

    Harrow Magistrates Court

    Hemel Hempstead Magistrates Court

    Honiton Magistrates Court

    Houghton-Le-Spring Magistrates Court

    Ilkeston Magistrates Court

    Kingston-upon-Thames Magistrates Court

    Knowsley Magistrates Court

    Lewes Magistrates Court

    Liskeard Magistrates Court

    Llandovery Magistrates Court

    Llangefni Magistrates Court

    Llwynypia Magistrates Court

    Ludlow Magistrates Court

    Lyndhurst Magistrates Court

    Market Drayton Magistrates Court

    Market Harborough Magistrates Court

    Melton Mowbray Magistrates Court

    Newark Magistrates Court

    Northwich Magistrates Court

    Oswestry Magistrates Court

    Penrith Magistrates Court

    Penzance Magistrates Court

    Pwllheli Magistrates Court

    Rawtenstall Magistrates Court

    Retford Magistrates Court

    Rochdale Magistrates Court

    Rugby Magistrates Court

    Rutland Magistrates Court

    Salford Magistrates Court

    Sittingbourne Magistrates Court

    Southport (North Sefton) Magistrates Court

    Sudbury Magistrates Court

    Sutton Coldfield Magistrates Court

    Sutton Magistrates Court

    Swaffham Magistrates Court

    Tamworth Magistrates Court

    Thetford Magistrates Court

    Totnes Magistrates Court

    Towcester Magistrates Court

    Tynedale (Hexham) Magistrates Court

    West Bromwich Magistrates Court

    Whitehaven Magistrates Court

    Wimborne Magistrates Court

    Wisbech Magistrates Court

    Witney Magistrates Court

    Woking Magistrates Court

    Woolwich Magistrates Court

    2012

    Batley & Dewsbury Magistrates Court

    Bridgwater Magistrates Court

    Camborne Magistrates Court

    Epping Magistrates Court

    Haringey Magistrates Court

    Harwich Magistrates Court

    Mid-Sussex (Haywards Heath) Magistrates Court

    Stoke on Trent Magistrates Court

    Witham Magistrates Court

    2013

    Andover Magistrates Court

    Denbigh Magistrates Court

    Pontefract Magistrates Court

    Selby Magistrates Court

    Tower Bridge Magistrates Court

    2014

    Alton Magistrates Court

    Bracknell Magistrates Court

    Neath Magistrates Court

    North Liverpool Community Justice Centre

    Spalding Magistrates Court

    2015

    Abergavenny Magistrates Court

    It is not possible to present the above sites by their local justice areas as many local justice area boundaries change over time.

  • Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-01-05.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on proposed legislative steps to protect legally privileged communications from surveillance.

    Andrew Selous

    Policy responsibility for this area lies with the Home Office. The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has powers to intercept prisoners’ communications in specific circumstances.

    Section 4(4) of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) provides that the interception of communications in prisons is authorised where the conduct is in exercise of a power conferred by the Prison Rules. The Prison Rules allow for interception of a prisoner’s communications if it is necessary on certain specified grounds and proportionate to what is sought to be achieved. The Prison Rules do not permit interception of a prisoner’s communication with the prisoner’s legal adviser, unless the governor of the prison has reasonable cause to believe that the communication is being made with the intention of furthering a criminal purpose and unless authorised by the Chief Executive Officer of NOMS; the director responsible for the national operational services of NOMS; or the duty director of NOMS.

  • Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Andy Slaughter – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2016-01-11.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the recommendations of the Low Commission on formulating a national strategy for advice and legal support in England and Wales in the current Parliament.

    Mr Shailesh Vara

    The Ministry of Justice welcomes the work done by the Low Commission in producing its reports and recommendations, and we recognise the importance of advice being available in all contexts.

    As the Justice Secretary said in June 2015 we want to create a one nation justice system to work better for victims and to deliver faster and fairer justice for all citizens. We are discussing how this can be taken forward.