Tag: Mark Hendrick

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were convicted for providing courts with false information on means forms in (a) 2011, (b) 2012 and (c) 2013.

Damian Green

The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) rightly has a zero tolerance approach to fraud and works in partnership with the law enforcement agencies to support prosecution where appropriate. According to internal management information there were six convictions for fraud against the Agency in 2011/12, one in 2012/13 and one in 2013/14.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings Ministers in his Department have had with the North West Amublance Service on ambulance cover and ambulance waiting times in (a) Preston and (b) the North West in 2014.

Jane Ellison

My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State chaired a teleconference with the heads of all regional ambulance services, including the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, on 12 October 2014 to discuss their contingency plans ahead of industrial action the following week.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for each type of racially-aggravated offence under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 were prosecuted at each magistrates’ and crown court in Lancashire in 2013.

Damian Green

The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ court and found guilty at all courts in Lancashire police force area, for racially and religiously aggravated offences under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 for 2013 (latest available) can be viewed in the table.

The custody rate has increased since 2010 for racially and religiously aggravated offences in both the magistrates’ court and at the crown court.

The description of the offences within the statute is “racially or religiously” aggravated and we are unable to disaggregate between the two. The specific circumstances of each case cannot be identified from centrally collected statistics unless specified in statute.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police stations in each constabulary in the North West have been (a) closed and (b) reduced to part time status since June 2010.

Mike Penning

This information is not held centrally. Decisions about the most effective use of available resources, including the numbers and operating hours of police stations, are a matter for the Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable locally, tailored to the needs of the local community.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-25.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many refused claims for personal independence payment for people residing in the Preston constituency have been (a) appealed and (b) successfully appealed to date.

Mr Shailesh Vara

The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ decisions on a range of benefits, including a person’s entitlement to Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

Claimants for PIP can appeal to the Tribunal on a number of different grounds, such as the rate of benefit awarded. HMCTS is unable to isolate data relating to appeals solely on the basis of a claim for PIP having been refused. HMCTS does not, therefore, hold the specific information requested.

Information on all appeals against PIP decisions is published by HMCTS in Tribunal Statistics Quarterly. The most recent report for the period January to March 2014, published on 12 June 2014, can be viewed at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2014.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2015-02-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many newly qualified police officers have been employed in (a) Preston and (b) each constabulary in the North West of England in each year since 2010.

Mike Penning

The table provided shows the number of new police officers who joined each police force in the North West of England from 2009/10 to 2013/14. These figures include police officer standard direct recruits and police officers who were previously special constables. They exclude transfers and re-joiners.

The Home Offices does not collect these statistics below police force area level.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-17.

To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost to date has been of the contract for the Independent Assessment of Options to Take Forward a Restoration and Renewal Programme for the Palace of Westminster awarded to Deloitte Real Estate and AECOM together with HOK in December 2013.

John Thurso

The full cost of the Independent Options Appraisal is expected to be £2,423K, including VAT. The cost incurred to 18 June 2014 was £2,213K, including VAT and a sum accrued but not yet invoiced. The cost is shared 60:40 between the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Hendrick on 2014-06-17.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department expects to raise from increased Notice to Seek Possession fees in (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16 and (c) 2016-17.

Mr Shailesh Vara

We expect to generate around £35m in additional gross income in 2014/15 and subsequent years from increased Notice to Seek Possession fees.

However, as part of our reforms we also removed the listing and allocation fees for possession claims in the county and high court.