Tag: Philip Davies

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-09-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of (i) men and (ii) women were refused bail and remanded in custody before conviction when the allegation related to (A) an offence against the person, (B) a public order offence, (C) a harassment offence and (D) a sexual offence in the latest period for which figures are available.

Mr Sam Gyimah

The Bail Act 1976 creates a presumption in favour of bail. The main reasons for refusing bail are that the defendant is accused of an imprisonable offence and the court is satisfied that there are substantial grounds for believing that the defendant, if released on bail, would abscond, commit further offences while on bail or interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice. In deciding whether or not to grant bail, the court will consider a number of factors, including: the nature and seriousness of the crime; the character of the defendant; his past criminal record; associations and ties with the community; the defendant’s record in regard to his previous commitments to bail conditions; and the strength of evidence against the defendant.

The number and proportion of offenders remanded in custody before conviction for violence against the person, public order offences, harassment or sexual offences, by gender, at magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court in England and Wales in 2015, can be viewed in the attached table.

Court proceedings data for 2016 will be published in due course.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-10-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 44948, what the ratio of (a) nurses and (b) midwives is to administrators in the NHS.

Mr Philip Dunne

The ratio of nurses to administrators in the National Health Service is 2.6:1. The number of nurses includes health visitors as they are qualified and registered nurses.

The ratio of midwives to administrators in the NHS is 1:5.1.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-11-05.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2015 to Question 13135, if he will place in the Library a copy of the review described at section A7 of Schedule One of the contract for the provision of tobacco control legislation enforcement undertaken by the contractor.

Jane Ellison

Section A7 of Schedule One, entitled ‘Grounds for discretionary rejection’ is available at:

https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive/contract/1072169/

The schedule does not describe a review.

Two applications were submitted for the current tobacco control legislation enforcement contract.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-11-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much each hospital trust has paid consultants in waiting list initiative payments in each of the last five years.

Alistair Burt

This information is not collected centrally.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-11-19.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which potential sites HM Revenue and Customs identified in Leeds for its regional hub.

Mr David Gauke

On 12 November, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced the next stage of its ten-year modernisation programme. As part of that, the department demonstrated its long-term commitment to Yorkshire and the Humber by setting out that it would establish a Regional Centre in Leeds.

A number of factors were considered by HMRC when deciding where to locate its new Regional Centres. In addition to cost, it considered local and national transport links, the local labour market, supply of future workforce and the retention of current staff and skills.

HMRC modelled the impact of locating the Regional Centre for Yorkshire and the Humber in both Bradford and Leeds. For both scenarios, it took into account the potential loss of jobs for staff expected to be outside of reasonable daily travel (defined as approximately 1 hour from home to work, though dependent on individual circumstances).

HMRC first shared its transformation plans with its employees 18 months ago. Since then has held more than 2,000 events across the UK, setting out how and why it is changing. The department is committed to continuing to support all of its employees who are affected by these changes.

Staff in Yorkshire attended a number of face-to-face events, providing feedback on the potential location of the regional centre. They will also have the opportunity to discuss their personal circumstances in one-to-one meetings with their manager.

This transformation programme will ultimately enable HMRC to deliver better public services at lower cost to the taxpayer. It will generate estate savings of £100 million a year by 2025.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-12-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders of each offence type who pleaded guilty in the latest year for which information is available had committed (a) no other offences, (b) one to five previous offences, (c) six to 15 previous offences, (d) 16 to 50 previous offences, (e) 51 to 100 previous offences and (f) over 100 previous offences.

Andrew Selous

Whilst crime is falling, offenders committing serious offences are more likely to go to prison and for longer. Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, taking into account all the facts of each case. Where the offender has recent and relevant previous convictions this is a statutory aggravating factor which should increase the severity of the sentence.

We want to cut reoffending, cut crime and make our streets safer. That is why we need a new emphasis in prisons on rehabilitation and redemption. Prisons should be places of hard work, rigorous education and high ambition so offenders get the skills to make a success of life on the outside.

The data available are found attached, in Table 1, referring to the 12 months ending June 2015.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-01-21.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the trends in the prison population for (a) white and (b) non-white prisoners over the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.

Andrew Selous

This information is published and can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-02-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) homes and (b) businesses flooded in 2015 which did not have flood insurance.

Rory Stewart

We understand some Local Authorities may collate information on the number of (a) homes and (b) businesses flooded in 2015 which did not have flood insurance, but we have made no assessment.

To help those affected by the recent flooding, including the uninsured, the Government has announced nearly £200m to support recovery efforts. This includes grants of up to £5000 to make properties and businesses more resilient to future flooding, £500 per household to help with recovery costs, such as provision of temporary accommodation, an average of £2500 per business to support to businesses whose trade has been affected by flooding and Council Tax and Businesses Rate relief.

We are also taking action to protect domestic properties at the highest flood risk by making sure that households can access affordable flood insurance, regardless of where they live. Flood Re has now been set up and it is expected to start accepting policies in April.

We are aware that some small businesses in high flood risk areas may find accessing affordable insurance challenging. We are working to further understand what problems the small business community are experiencing and to discuss the options available for taking action.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-02-19.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has accrued to the public purse from the taxation of coal in each of the last five years.

Damian Hinds

It is not possible to disaggregate tax receipts by commodity therefore, a figure for the revenue accrued by the Exchequer from taxes levied on coal cannot be provided.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2016-03-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2016 to Question 26813, what the job titles are of those people in receipt of excess fares allowance, paid car allowances or subsidised health insurance.

Mark Lancaster

Personnel in receipt of Excess Fares Allowance, Paid Car Allowance or Subsidised Health Insurance are employed in the Job Families outlined below:

Business Management and Improvement	Estates
Commercial	Finance
Communications and Media	Health Professionals
Corporate Support	Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Commercial	Human Resources
DE&S Corporate Services	Information
DE&S Engineering	Internal Audit
DE&S Finance and Accounting	Logistics
DE&S Human Resources	Policy Strategy and Parliamentary
DE&S Information Management and IT	Portfolio, Programme and Project
DE&S Integrated Logistics	Security
DE&S Project Controls	Training and Education
DE&S Project Management
Defence Intelligence
Engineering and Science

Notes:

Job Families are a broader grouping based upon the type of role.

Job Families where five or less personnel are in receipt of one or more allowances have not been included.