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  • Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the differences are between the current design for the secure college in Leicestershire and the plans for a Young Offender Institute at Glen Parva drawn up in 2009 by HLM Architects.

    Jeremy Wright

    The Secure College will be a step change from the traditional custodial environment of bars on windows and the initial design draws on innovation and learning from developments of community based schools and colleges. Although the Secure College will be fundamentally different from a Young Offender’s Institution, we are making use of the previous work where relevant.

    The plans drawn up in 2009 were focused on delivering facilities specifically designed for young people, albeit a different cohort. It is therefore inevitable there will be similarities between the design solutions. However, present designs are fully reflective of the broader cohort a Secure College could take and the accommodation has been configured accordingly to ensure their safety and well being.

  • Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Attorney General

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-06-16.

    To ask the Attorney General, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase the number of rape convictions.

    Oliver Heald

    Increasing the number of rape convictions continues to be a priority in the criminal justice system. On 6 June 2014, a Rape Action Plan was jointly published by the police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which sets out a series of actions designed to improve the criminal justice response in rape cases. This followed a Rape National Scrutiny Panel led by the Director of Public Prosecutions and the National Policing lead for rape, which considered the investigation and prosecution of rape cases including their referral from the police to the CPS. The Action plan can be found on the CPS website at; http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/equality/vaw/rape_action_plan.pdf

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  • Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-03-26.

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will redraft the code governing detention of teenagers under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 to ensure that 17 year olds in custody are treated as teenagers by the police.

    Damian Green

    Following the High Court ruling in the judicial review HC vs (1) Secretary of
    State for the Home Department and (2) Commissioner of Police for the
    Metropolis, the Government made changes to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act
    1984 Codes of Practice C & H, which govern the treatment of detained persons in
    police custody. The changes, which came into effect on 21st October 2013, have
    the effect of requiring the police to treat 17 year olds in police custody as
    children by providing, as a matter of course, Appropriate Adults and to inform
    a person responsible for the welfare of the 17 year old of their detention.
    These changes are mandatory.

    I refer the Hon. Member to a statement made by my Rt. Hon. Friend (Damian Green) on 21st October 2013, Official Report, columns 4-6WS explaining these changes.

  • Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of history lessons were taught by non-subject specialists in each of the last five years.

    Mr David Laws

    Information on the percentage of history lessons taught to pupils in years 7 to 13 by non-subject specialists is publicly-available online, and published in the Main Tables at the following links:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2010-provisional (Table 14)

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2011 (Table 14)

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2012 (Table 14)

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-workforce-in-england-november-2013 (Table 13)

    Data for 2009 is not available.

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  • Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which company designed the 2009 plans for a Young Offender Institute at Glen Parva; and how much such plans cost.

    Jeremy Wright

    Interserve designed the 2009 plans for a Young Offender Institution at Glen Parva with their designers, HLM Architects.

    The previous Government spent £5.6 million on developing the plans for a new Young Offender Institution at Glen Parva up to 2010. Although the Secure College pathfinder will be fundamentally different from a Young Offender’s Institution, we are making use of the previous work where relevant.

  • Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Defence

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-06-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 364W, on Reserve Forces, what the current national recruitment rate to the Army Reserve is.

    Anna Soubry

    I refer the hon. member to the UK Armed Forces Quarterly Personnel Report which is published by Defence Statistics. This shows Reserve trained and untrained strength figures, as well as movements into the Future Reserves 2020 populations. It is available on the www.gov.uk website at the following link:

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-armed-forces-quarterly-personnel-report-2014

  • Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Culture Media and Sport

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-04-08.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if his Department will take steps to encourage Betfair to recommence making payments to the voluntary British Greyhound Racing Fund.

    Mrs Helen Grant

    The Government would like to see greyhound racing remain a successful sport and encourages the greyhound and betting industries to continue to work constructively together, not least because they have a mutual interest in promoting effective welfare and integrity measures. However, the Government will not intervene in voluntary funding arrangements which are a matter for the Greyhound industry and its funders.

  • Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-05-01.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the proportion of secondary school students who studied the First World War as part of their (a) GCSE and (b) A-level studies in each year since May 2010.

    Elizabeth Truss

    The Department for Education does not hold information on the individual topics which students elect to take in their GCSE and A level examinations. Information on the proportion of pupils attempting GCSE history is published in the 2009/10[1], 2010/11[2], 2011/12[3] and 2012/13[4] GCSE and equivalent results statistical first release.

    Information on the number of entries in A level history is published in the 2012/13[5] A level statistical first release.

    [1]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-england-academic-year-2009-to-2010-revised (Table 9)

    [2]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-academic-year-2010-to-2011 (Table 9)

    [3]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-academic-year-2011-to-2012 (Table 9)

    [4]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england-2012-to-2013-revised (Table 9)

    [5]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-level-and-other-level-3-results-england-2012-to-2013-revised (Table 14)

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  • Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-06-10.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria were used to award the construction contract for the planned secure college in Leicestershire.

    Jeremy Wright

    Bids that were evaluated to have passed a predetermined Non-Price Evaluation score threshold then had their price evaluated to verify that they complied with the price threshold requirements.

    Bids that passed both thresholds, had the Non-Price Evaluation score and the price combined to create the Overall Price Per Quality Point. The offer with the lowest Price Per Quality value is considered to be the most economically advantageous and was recommended for contract award.

    A total of 44 non-price evaluation tests spread across six workstreams were set for bidders as part of the competition for the design and build for the Secure College pathfinder. The six workstream headings are listed below.

    Workstream Headings

    • Design, Operation & Security Considerations
    • Management
    • Programme, Methodology and Project Management
    • SME Engagement and Local Interface
    • Completed Product Handback and Handover to Operator
    • Procurement & Commercial Management
  • Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    Dan Jarvis – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Ministry of Justice

    The below Parliamentary question was asked by Dan Jarvis on 2014-06-18.

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 469W, on Secure Colleges: Leicestershire, what steps have been taken to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the cohort.

    Jeremy Wright

    The requirements set out within the tender for the design and build of the Secure College pathfinder took into account departmental experience of providing safe custodial environments. The initial design for the Secure College pathfinder was evaluated against these requirements as well as design, operation and security considerations.

    The Ministry of Justice will be working with Wates, the preferred design and build bidder, over the coming months to refine the initial design. This will include ensuring that different groups of young people can be accommodated discretely, if needed, within the site.

    The safety and wellbeing of young people is central to all plans for the design and operation of the Secure College pathfinder.