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Written Question
Prisoners' Release
Tuesday 24th March 2015

Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how frequently prison recall data for the licence period and the new supervision period will be published; and whether such data will be recorded and published separately for Essex.

Answered by Andrew Selous - Second Church Estates Commissioner

Statistics on offenders recalled and returned to custody are published quarterly in the Offender Management Statistics Quarterly (OMSQ) bulletin. In accordance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics dates for future releases of this bulletin have been pre-announced in the Department’s statistical publication schedule. This is available online at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/statistics

As part of the latest release of OMSQ, my Department published a consultation document and set of statistical tables proposing how this information on recalls could be presented in the future. These new tables aim to ensure that the changes this Government’s Transforming Rehabilitation programme have made in this area can be monitored. These documents are available online at the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2014

The proposed set of statistical tables do not currently include a separate breakdown for Essex. I have asked my officials to consider this request, alongside other consultation responses, as they develop the final tables that will be included with the next edition of Offender Management Statistics Quarterly which is due to be published on 30 April 2015.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

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Written Question
Crime: Victims
Tuesday 16th December 2014

Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to increase the compensation paid by criminals to their victims.

Answered by Mike Penning

This Government takes enforcement of compensation orders very seriously and remains determined to find new ways to ensure they are paid and to trace those who do not pay. The Government has recently discussed with the Victims Panel how we might potentially pay compensation to victims up front, rather than victims having to wait for their money.


Written Question
Cycling: South East
Monday 10th November 2014

Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fixed penalty notices have been issued to cyclists riding on footpaths in (a) Southend, (b) Essex and (c) the London Metropolitan Police area; and how many such notices (i) have been paid, (ii) are currently outstanding, (iii) have been written-off and (iv) have had a warrant issued for the arrest of the offender.

Answered by Mike Penning

The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates’ courts, found guilty and fined for offences relating to pedal cycles by gender, age group and police force area in England and Wales, from 2003 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table 1.

The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates’ courts, found guilty and fined for offences connected with pedal cycles by gender, age group and court can be viewed in the table 2.

Trend data can be viewed in table 3.

Data on fixed penalty notices and data on warrants for the arrest of the offender are not held centrally by the Ministry of Justice. Furthermore, data held centrally on the Court Proceedings Database is not available at constituency level.


Written Question
Road Traffic Offences: Cycling
Monday 10th November 2014

Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many pedal cyclists in each police force area have been convicted of each type of offence relating to contravention of Road Traffic Acts in each of the last five years.

Answered by Mike Penning

The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates’ courts, found guilty and fined for offences relating to pedal cycles by gender, age group and police force area in England and Wales, from 2003 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table 1.

The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates’ courts, found guilty and fined for offences connected with pedal cycles by gender, age group and court can be viewed in the table 2.

Trend data can be viewed in table 3.

Data on fixed penalty notices and data on warrants for the arrest of the offender are not held centrally by the Ministry of Justice. Furthermore, data held centrally on the Court Proceedings Database is not available at constituency level.


Written Question
Cycling: Public Footpaths
Monday 10th November 2014

Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted of cycling on footpaths in each of the last five years for which information is available.

Answered by Mike Penning

The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates’ courts, found guilty and fined for offences relating to pedal cycles by gender, age group and police force area in England and Wales, from 2003 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table 1.

The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates’ courts, found guilty and fined for offences connected with pedal cycles by gender, age group and court can be viewed in the table 2.

Trend data can be viewed in table 3.

Data on fixed penalty notices and data on warrants for the arrest of the offender are not held centrally by the Ministry of Justice. Furthermore, data held centrally on the Court Proceedings Database is not available at constituency level.


Written Question
Road Traffic Offences: Cycling
Monday 10th November 2014

Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) males and (b) females in each age group have been (i) prosecuted and (ii) convicted for each type of cycling offence in each police force area in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Mike Penning

The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates’ courts, found guilty and fined for offences relating to pedal cycles by gender, age group and police force area in England and Wales, from 2003 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table 1.

The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates’ courts, found guilty and fined for offences connected with pedal cycles by gender, age group and court can be viewed in the table 2.

Trend data can be viewed in table 3.

Data on fixed penalty notices and data on warrants for the arrest of the offender are not held centrally by the Ministry of Justice. Furthermore, data held centrally on the Court Proceedings Database is not available at constituency level.


Written Question
Road Traffic Offences: Cycling
Monday 10th November 2014

Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average fine was for each type of cycling offence in each of the last two years.

Answered by Mike Penning

The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates’ courts, found guilty and fined for offences relating to pedal cycles by gender, age group and police force area in England and Wales, from 2003 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table 1.

The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates’ courts, found guilty and fined for offences connected with pedal cycles by gender, age group and court can be viewed in the table 2.

Trend data can be viewed in table 3.

Data on fixed penalty notices and data on warrants for the arrest of the offender are not held centrally by the Ministry of Justice. Furthermore, data held centrally on the Court Proceedings Database is not available at constituency level.


Written Question
Road Traffic Offences: Cycling
Monday 10th November 2014

Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cyclists have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for each type of cycling offence in each police force area in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Mike Penning

The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates’ courts, found guilty and fined for offences relating to pedal cycles by gender, age group and police force area in England and Wales, from 2003 to 2013 (the latest available) can be viewed in the table 1.

The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates’ courts, found guilty and fined for offences connected with pedal cycles by gender, age group and court can be viewed in the table 2.

Trend data can be viewed in table 3.

Data on fixed penalty notices and data on warrants for the arrest of the offender are not held centrally by the Ministry of Justice. Furthermore, data held centrally on the Court Proceedings Database is not available at constituency level.