The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-06-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many full-time staff are employed in the Older Live Cases Unit.
Karen Bradley
There were 332 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff employed by OLCU at the end of
Q1 2014. FTE means that part time employees are counted by the proportion of
full time hours they work, so that staff working half the time of an equivalent
full time colleague would count as 0.5 FTE.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the likely effect on prison numbers of Clause 25 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill.
Mike Penning
Knife crime is a scourge, and this Government has already introduced new offences of threatening with a knife in a public place or school in the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. We are also legislating in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill to place statutory restrictions on the use of adult cautions for certain offences, which includes knife possession.
Clause 25 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill was introduced by back bench amendment in the House of Commons. On the 17 June the House of Commons passed the clause into the Bill at Report stage. The clause is now being considered in the House of Lords. We will publish an assessment of the impact of this clause on prison numbers, if it were to become law, in due course.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national prisoners were repatriated to their home countries to serve their custodial sentence in each year since 2010.
Jeremy Wright
The tables below sets out the number of prisoners who have transferred from a prison in England andWales to a prison in their state of nationality since 1 January 2009.
|
Year |
Transfers |
|
2009 |
40 |
|
2010 |
46 |
|
2011 |
33 |
|
2012 |
40 |
|
2013 |
43 |
The list includes one foreign national prisoner who was returned to a British Overseas Territory in 2011 under the Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884.
We remain determined to secure compulsory Prisoner Transfer Agreements wherever possible, in order to increase the number of foreign national prisoners who are able to transfer to prisons in their home countries. In January this year we signed a compulsory transfer agreement with Nigeria and last year we signed an agreement with Albania. We expect to see prisoner transfers to both these countries before the end of this year.
We are also working hard to increase the number of foreign nationals who are removed from prison under the Early Removal Scheme (ERS) and the Tariff Expired Removal Scheme (TERS). In 2013, we removed nearly 2,000 FNOs under ERS and under TERS, which we introduced in May 2012, we have removed 256 prisoners to date.
The numbers reported here are drawn from a Prison Service Case Tracking System. Care is taken when processing these cases but the figures may be subject to inaccuracies associated with any recording system.
Whereas this Government has begun to reduce the foreign national population in prison since 2010, between 1997 and 2010, the number of foreign nationals in our prisons more than doubled.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the monthly cost is of each court building which has been closed but not disposed of since May 2010.
Simon Hughes
The Department is committed to disposing of surplus property assets expeditiously and reducing holding costs. The monthly cost of each court building which has been closed but not disposed of since May 2010 is detailed below. The majority of these courts were closed as part of the Court Estate Reform Programme (CERP).
CERP is expected to deliver an estimated £99m resource savings plus £53m from the sale of buildings. Under this Government court buildings that were rarely used or no longer suitable were closed as part of our drive to cut waste. There are temporary costs associated with ensuring unused courts are kept secure and protecting the fabric of each building, as well as property tax rates payable to the local council. When disposing of surplus property assets we will always seek best value for the taxpayer.
In addition to the courts announced for closure under CERP, the Ministry of Justice has closed and disposed of a number of court buildings as a result of the integration and co-location.
Table: monthly cost of each court building which has been closed but not disposed of since May 2010 as at 30 June 2014
|
Court Building |
Average monthly cost 1, 6 |
|
Bishop Auckland Magistrates’ & County Court 2 |
£2,893 |
|
Bridgwater Magistrates’ Court 3 |
£1,951 |
|
Bridport Magistrates’ Court |
£1,839 |
|
Burton-upon-Trent County Court |
£1,590 |
|
Cirencester Magistrates’ Court |
£1,053 |
|
Coleford Magistrates’ Court |
£1,423 |
|
Dorking Magistrates’ Court |
£4,740 |
|
Epping Magistrates’ Court |
£1,931 |
|
Flint Magistrates’ Court |
£1,945 |
|
Frome Magistrates’ Court |
£869 |
|
Goole Magistrates’ Court 4 |
£632 |
|
Haywards Heath (Mid Sussex) Magistrates’ Court |
£7,255 |
|
Honiton Magistrates’ Court |
£1,298 |
|
Houghton Le Spring Magistrates’ Court 5 |
£1,794 |
|
Keighley (Bingley) Magistrates’ Court |
£5,171 |
|
Lewes Magistrates’ Court |
£8,456 |
|
Lyndhurst Magistrates’ Court |
£2,557 |
|
Market Drayton Magistrates’ Court |
£3,898 |
|
Oswestry Magistrates’ Court & County Court |
£1,958 |
|
Pontefract Magistrates’ Court |
£4,940 |
|
Rochdale Magistrates’ Court |
£9,974 |
|
Selby Magistrates’ Court |
£6,055 |
|
Sherbourne Magistrates’ Court |
£1,301 |
|
Stoke-on-Trent Magistrates’ Court |
£9,040 |
|
Totnes Magistrates’ Court |
£2,184 |
|
Towcester Magistrates’ Court |
£1,184 |
|
Weston Super Mare Magistrates’ Court |
£488 |
|
Wimborne Magistrates’ Court |
£4,122 |
|
Witham Magistrates’ Court |
£1,502 |
Footnotes:
1. Monthly cost based on financial year data 2013/14. Holding costs include rates, fuel and utilities, facilities management, telephony and other property costs.
2. Bishop Auckland Magistrates’ Court and County Court building was sold on 11 August 2014
3. Monthly cost based on financial year data 2012/13 and 2013/14 in order to address rates rebates in 2013/14
4. Monthly cost based on financial year data 2012/13 and 2013/14 in order to address rates rebates and accounting adjustments made in 2013/14
5. Monthly costs includes spend for associated office, The Villa.
6. Costs are not comparable between financial years due to events such as rebates for rates, utilities, facilities management and telephony.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the list of preferred bidders for the Tier 1 Community Rehabilitation Company contracts.
Jeremy Wright
Bids to run the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies are expected by the end of June, with contract winners being announced by the end of 2014. We will announce the list of preferred bidders when the evaluation has been concluded. We are committed to the roll out of payment by results by 2015.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2014, Official Report, column 326W, on young offenders, how many young offenders were held in each establishment on the latest day for which figures are available.
Andrew Selous
This information is not immediately available. I will write to the Rt Honourable member when all the relevant information is available.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national prisoners were repatriated under foreign prisoner transfer agreements to their home countries to serve their custodial sentence in each year since 2010.
Jeremy Wright
The tables below sets out the number of prisoners who have transferred from a prison in England andWales to a prison in their state of nationality since 1 January 2009.
|
Year |
Transfers |
|
2009 |
40 |
|
2010 |
46 |
|
2011 |
33 |
|
2012 |
40 |
|
2013 |
43 |
The list includes one foreign national prisoner who was returned to a British Overseas Territory in 2011 under the Colonial Prisoners Removal Act 1884.
We remain determined to secure compulsory Prisoner Transfer Agreements wherever possible, in order to increase the number of foreign national prisoners who are able to transfer to prisons in their home countries. In January this year we signed a compulsory transfer agreement with Nigeria and last year we signed an agreement with Albania. We expect to see prisoner transfers to both these countries before the end of this year.
We are also working hard to increase the number of foreign nationals who are removed from prison under the Early Removal Scheme (ERS) and the Tariff Expired Removal Scheme (TERS). In 2013, we removed nearly 2,000 FNOs under ERS and under TERS, which we introduced in May 2012, we have removed 256 prisoners to date.
The numbers reported here are drawn from a Prison Service Case Tracking System. Care is taken when processing these cases but the figures may be subject to inaccuracies associated with any recording system.
Whereas this Government has begun to reduce the foreign national population in prison since 2010, between 1997 and 2010, the number of foreign nationals in our prisons more than doubled.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-07-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total expenditure on housing benefit in London was in each year since 2010.
Steve Webb
The information requested is shown in the table below.
|
Total Housing Benefit expenditure in Greater London |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
2012/13 |
|
£ million, nominal |
5,539 |
5,890 |
6,081 |
|
£ million, 2014/15 prices |
5,961 |
6,198 |
6,327 |
Source: Local Authority subsidy returns
Notes:
1. Benefit expenditure is available for financial years only.
2. The last period for which a full year of expenditure is available is 2012/13. Figures for 2013/14 will be published later in the year.
3. Figures at 2014/15 prices are deflated using GDP deflators published following the 2014 Budget, and published at:
4. Expenditure data shown here for 2012/13 may differ slightly from published expenditure information due to more up to date local authority data received after the data had been published.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-06-26.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the preferred bidders under the Transforming Rehabilitation process will be announced; when winning bidders will be announced; and when winning bidders will take over the running of the Tier 1 Community Rehabilitation Company contracts.
Jeremy Wright
Bids to run the 21 Community Rehabilitation Companies are expected by the end of June, with contract winners being announced by the end of 2014. We will announce the list of preferred bidders when the evaluation has been concluded. We are committed to the roll out of payment by results by 2015.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sadiq Khan on 2014-07-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much his Department paid to (a) G4S, (b) Serco, (c) Sodexo, (d) GEOAmey, (e) Capita, (f) Atos, (g) Mitie, (h) Working Links, (i) A4E, (j) MTC Amey, (k) GEO Group and (l) Carillion in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14.
Mrs Helen Grant
|
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
|
|
Supplier |
||||
|
G4S |
0.00 |
0.00 |
320.40 |
0.00 |
|
Capita Health Solutions |
253.51 |
80.78 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Capita Resourcing Ltd |
0.00 |
116,214.73 |
2,859,479.69 |
4,312,004.26 |
|
Capita Learning & Development |
0.00 |
0.00 |
16,816.15 |
40,584.36 |
|
Capita Bisiness Travel |
40,650.77 |
80,513.95 |
94,356.64 |
0.00 |
|
Capita Symonds |
0.00 |
0.00 |
66,375.60 |
0.00 |
|
Capita Business Services (interim) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
74,679.50 |
|
Atos |
4,154,276.48 |
4,487,340.49 |
5,958,713.10 |
4,707,570.47 |
|
Mitie Managed Services |
242,840.51 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Carillion Business Services Ltd |
121,567.48 |
1,100,852.66 |
2,301,879.07 |
656,254.50 |
|
Carillion Business Services Ltd |
848,636.47 |
282,432.48 |
892,106.50 |
0.00 |