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Written Question
Homicide: Prosecutions
Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2023 to Question 125287 on Rape: Prosecutions, how many (a) completed prosecutions and (b) convictions there were for murder in England and Wales in each quarter from 1 January 2005 to 30 September 2015.

Answered by Robert Courts

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds management information on its Case Management System showing the number of defendants allocated the Principal Offence Category of Homicide at completion of prosecution. Please note that homicide consists of a range of offences, including, among others:

  • Murder
  • Attempted murder
  • Conspiring or soliciting to commit murder
  • Manslaughter (corporate, gross negligence, unlawful act)
  • Infanticide
  • Child destruction
  • Aiding or assisting suicide
  • Causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable adult
  • Causing death by careless or dangerous driving
  • Manslaughter due to diminished responsibility
  • Causing death by aggravated vehicle taking

The Principal Offence Category indicates the most serious offence with which a defendant is charged.

The table below shows the number of completed prosecutions and convictions for homicide from the start of January 2005 to the end of September 2015. The data provided in the table is in financial quarters.

‘Total completed prosecutions’ refer to the conclusion of a prosecution case against a defendant such as conviction after trial, guilty plea, acquittal, or the prosecution against the defendant being dropped. ‘Convictions’ refer to convictions after trial and guilty pleas.

Quarter

04/05-Q4

05/06-Q1

05/06-Q2

05/06-Q3

05/06-Q4

06/07-Q1

06/07-Q2

06/07-Q3

Total completed prosecutions

338

267

337

335

414

274

305

317

Convictions

253

212

255

283

317

217

239

261

Quarter

06/07-Q4

07/08-Q1

07/08-Q2

07/08-Q3

07/08-Q4

08/09-Q1

08/09-Q2

08/09-Q3

Total completed prosecutions

325

296

328

347

301

344

313

378

Convictions

249

234

269

266

234

288

246

329

Quarter

08/09-Q4

09/10-Q1

09/10-Q2

09/10-Q3

09/10-Q4

10/11-Q1

10/11-Q2

10/11-Q3

Total completed prosecutions

358

266

292

312

305

241

251

276

Convictions

289

209

246

255

236

204

205

224

Quarter

10/11-Q4

11/12-Q1

11/12-Q2

11/12-Q3

11/12-Q4

12/13-Q1

12/13-Q2

12/13-Q3

Total completed prosecutions

269

208

225

245

244

253

289

283

Convictions

212

167

187

207

205

204

223

222

Quarter

12/13-Q4

13/14-Q1

13/14-Q2

13/14-Q3

13/14-Q4

14/15-Q1

14/15-Q2

Total completed prosecutions

201

259

254

236

226

263

220

Convictions

166

206

208

195

174

214

172

Quarter

14/15-Q3

14/15-Q4

15/16-Q1

15/16-Q2

Total completed prosecutions

224

195

268

259

Convictions

180

161

220

196


Written Question
People Smuggling: Prosecutions
Wednesday 22nd May 2024

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Answer of 20 January 2023 to Question 125287 on Rape: Prosecutions, how many (a) completed prosecutions and (b) convictions there were for people smuggling in each quarter from the start of January 2005 to the end of September 2015.

Answered by Robert Courts

The Immigration Act 1971 (the Act) sets out offences for illegal entry, illegal working, and assisting unlawful immigration into the United Kingdom.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) holds management information showing the number of offences charged by way of section 24 (illegal entry/arrival), section 25 (assisting unlawful immigration to member State or the UK), section 25A (helping an asylum-seeker to enter the UK), and section 25B (assisting entry to the UK in breach of deportation or exclusion order) of the Act in which a prosecution commenced and reached a first hearing at a magistrates’ court.

The table attached shows the number of these offences from the start of January 2005 to the end of September 2015.

The CPS does not hold data which shows the number of defendants charged with, prosecuted, and convicted for offences created by the Act. The figures in the table relate to the number of offences and not the number of individual defendants. An individual defendant may be charged with more than one offence against the same complainant. No data is held showing the final outcome or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at completion of prosecution.


Written Question
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Monday 20th May 2024

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the performance of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board.

Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

NHS England holds integrated care boards (ICBs) and National Health Service providers to account for delivery of national priorities and statutory functions, and oversees them via the NHS oversight framework.

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB has been in receipt of nationally mandated support via NHS England's Recovery Support Programme since June 2023, which is helping to strengthen the financial performance of the system, and deliver other key commitments. NHS England has a legal duty to annually assess the performance of each ICB in each financial year and publish a summary of its findings, taking into consideration how well they are carrying out their statutory functions.


Written Question
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System: Palliative Care
Monday 20th May 2024

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much hospice-provided palliative care was commissioned by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System in the (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24 financial years; and how that funding allocation was determined.

Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

Integrated care boards receive a general allocation to deliver their responsibilities, including those related to palliative and end of life care. There is no separately identified allocation for hospice-provided palliative care.


Written Question
Industrial Disputes
Thursday 9th May 2024

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the average number of workdays lost in each strike action in each (a) week and (b) month of 2024 as of 30 April 2024.

Answered by John Glen - Shadow Paymaster General

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon. Member’s parliamentary question of 30/04/24 is attached.


Written Question
Industrial Disputes
Thursday 9th May 2024

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the average number of workdays lost in each strike action in each month in 2023.

Answered by John Glen - Shadow Paymaster General

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon. Member’s parliamentary question of 30/04/24 is attached.


Written Question
Trade Unions: Ballots
Wednesday 8th May 2024

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on how many industrial ballots did not meet the threshold set by the Trade Union Act 2016 for strike action in each month of 2023.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Available data relating to ballots for industrial action held by registered trade unions can be found on gov.uk under the Certification Officer’s official list of trade unions and their annual returns. However, data for the 2023 calendar year will not be available until later this year. Data for 2024 will not be available until the following year.


Written Question
Trade Unions: Ballots
Wednesday 8th May 2024

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on the average percentage of trade union members (a) voting in ballots and (b) voting in favour of industrial action in each month of 2023.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Available data relating to ballots for industrial action held by registered trade unions can be found on gov.uk under the Certification Officer’s official list of trade unions and their annual returns. However, data for the 2023 calendar year will not be available until later this year. Data for 2024 will not be available until the following year.


Written Question
Trade Unions: Ballots
Wednesday 8th May 2024

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information her Department holds on how many trade union ballots in each industrial sector there were in each month of 2023.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Available data relating to ballots for industrial action held by registered trade unions can be found on gov.uk under the Certification Officer’s official list of trade unions and their annual returns. However, data for the 2023 calendar year will not be available until later this year. Data for 2024 will not be available until the following year.


Written Question
Trade Unions: Ballots
Wednesday 8th May 2024

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department holds data on (a) the average proportion of trade union members (i) voting in ballots and (ii) voting in favour of industrial action in each month of 2024; and the number of industrial ballots that did not meet the threshold required for strike action under the Trade Union Act 2016 in the first quarter of 2024.

Answered by Kevin Hollinrake - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

Available data relating to ballots for industrial action held by registered trade unions can be found on gov.uk under the Certification Officer’s official list of trade unions and their annual returns. However, data for the 2023 calendar year will not be available until later this year. Data for 2024 will not be available until the following year.