Tag: Andy Slaughter

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of ticket barriers at stations in London being left open.

Claire Perry

Ticket gates barriers are operated and provided by a number of different operating companies at national rail stations, Docklands Light Railway, TfL Overground and tube stations across London. No such estimate has been made across all stations in London.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many young people aged between 18 and 20 (a) are currently on closed visits and (b) have been placed on closed visits in the last 12 months at (i) HMP/YOI Moorland, (ii) HMYOI Aylesbury, (iii) HMYOI Swinfen Hall, (iv) HMP/YOI Portland and (v) HMP/YOI Parc.

Andrew Selous

The table below provides the numbers of young people aged between 18 and 20 (officially classed as Young Adult prisoners) (a) on closed visits on 27 October 2015 and (b) placed on closed visits in the 12 months up to and including 27 October 2015 at (i) HMP/YOI Moorland, (ii) HMYOI Aylesbury, (iii) HMYOI Swinfen Hall, (iv) HMP/YOI Portland and (v) HMP/YOI Parc.

Table 1: Number of Young Adults (aged 18-20) on closed visits

Establishment	As at 27 Oct 2015	12 Months to 27 Oct 2015
Moorland	2	15
Aylesbury	27	115
Swinfen Hall	3	8
Portland	2	7
Parc	2	4

Note to table

• The number provided for Young Adults (aged 18-20) on closed visits in the 12 months to 27 October 2015 includes those on closed visits on that date.
• The data on closed visits is not collated centrally; it has been provided by individual establishments for the purpose of answering this question.

Closed visits – where no physical contact is allowed between the prisoner and the visitor – may be used to prevent the smuggling of contraband such as drugs and mobile phones, which can impact the good order and discipline of an establishment.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the oral evidence given by Ann Beasley, DG Finance and Corporate Services, Ministry of Justice, to the Justice Committee on 13 October 2015, HC 416, Question 30, how many agency staff his Department employed in each of the last five years.

Mike Penning

Workforce information including agency staff, interim managers, contractors and consultants for the Ministry of Justice, its agencies and executive non-departmental public bodies is published in the department’s annual accounts. Information for 2011 to 2015 is available at Annex A vi of the 2014/2015 annual report available at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/434016/moj-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-15.pdf

Information for the 2010 is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/217275/moj-annual-report-accounts-2011-12.pdf

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the effect on businesses in London of withdrawing from the EU.

Anna Soubry

The Government is focused on delivering a successful renegotiation: it believes it can and will succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU and campaigning to keep the UK in the EU on that basis. Reforms will benefit business and investment and many businesses in London agree.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-26.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential change in the levels of fraud if the funding of insolvency litigation is changed under the provisions of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

Dominic Raab

An Impact Assessment was published when the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 received Royal Assent.

The Ministry of Justice is in the process of considering the way forward in relation to the application to insolvency litigation of the no win no fee reforms in Part 2 of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the oral evidence given by Michael Spurr to the Justice Committee on 13 October 2015, HC 416, how many officials of his Department have travelled to Saudi Arabia in relation to their work with Just Solutions International; and what the cost to the public purse was of that travel.

Andrew Selous

I refer the hon member to the Secretary of State’s statement of 13 October 2015. One official travelled to Saudi Arabia twice, both times in 2014, at a total cost of £3,425.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has incurred in costs for legal advice and representations at inquests following the deaths of serving prisoners in (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.

Andrew Selous

The principal costs which the Ministry of Justice incurs for legal advice and representations at inquests following the deaths of serving prisoners are those charged by the Government Legal Department. These costs for the financial year 2009/10 to 2013/14 are set out in the table below. They relate to preparatory work in advance of inquests as well as representation at specified inquests in each year in question.

Year	Cost
2009/10	£2.7million
2010/11	£2.1 million
2011/12	£2.1 million
2012/13	£2.4 million
2013/14	£2.7 million

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-26.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HM Revenue and Customs has made of the amount of tax it will collect should the funding of insolvency litigation change under the provisions of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

Mr David Gauke

HM Revenue and Customs has not made an estimate of the amount of tax it will collect should the funding of insolvency litigation change under the provisions of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many times his Department received complaints that an Oyster machine is not working properly on a London bus in each of the last four years.

Claire Perry

I am not aware of the Department for Transport having received any such complaints.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what representations he has received from the Cabinet Secretary on airport capacity.

Mr Robert Goodwill

Ministers receive advice from officials on a wide range of issues.