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The latest reoffending statistics, 'Reoffending of adults: results from the 2006 cohort', including additional information on frequency and severity of reoffending, were published on 4 September 2008 and can be obtained from the Ministry of Justice website
It showed that between the 2000 and 2006 cohorts, frequency of reoffending fell by 22.9 per cent. severity of reoffending fell by 11.1 per cent. and the proportion of offenders reoffending fell by 10.7 per cent.
Secure Training Centres: Restraint Techniques
David Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the written ministerial statement of 29 October 2008, Official Report, column 33WS, on juvenile secure settings (restraint), what consideration he gave to immediate publication of the report upon receipt. [233356]
Mr. Hanson: Consideration was given to immediate publication of the report before it was received from the co-chairs. It was decided that the report should be published simultaneously with the Government response in order to give people the opportunity to consider the two documents at the same time.
Tenants Rights
Helen Southworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will issue guidelines to the courts to ensure that where a landlord with a buy-to-let mortgage falls into arrears and the lender applies to the courts, the rights and housing needs of any tenant are taken into consideration. [232573]
Bridget Prentice: The Government are fully committed to supporting and maintaining a strong and independent judiciary and, in accordance with that, constitutionally has no powers to issue guidance to them. The Civil Procedure Rules already require that lenders give notice of a claim to legal tenants, providing them with an opportunity to make representations to the court.
Voting Behaviour
Robert Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice who the respondents were to his Department's consultation on weekend voting. [232672]
Mr. Wills: There were 940 responses to the Election Day: Weekend Voting consultation, from a broad cross section of those with an interest in electoral matters. Respondents included members of the public, local councils and councillors, faith groups, political groups, those involved in running elections and their representative bodies, and civil society groups. A full list of respondents will be included in the response to the consultation which will be published as soon as practicable.
Young Offender Institutions: Education
Mr. Malins: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many hours per week were spent on education or training schemes in each young offender institution in the latest period for which figures are available. [232189]
Mr. Hanson:
The average number of hours spent on education or training activities per prisoner per week
for each young offender institution (YOI) during the period April to September 2008 (latest figures available(1)) is shown in the following table.
| Prison | Average number of hours spent on education or training activities per prisoner per week |
| (1) Data are provisional and subject to ongoing validation. | |
Young Offender Institutions: Sports
Mr. Malins:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many hours per week were spent on sport or other physical activity in each young offender
institution in the latest period for which figures are available. [232188]
Mr. Hanson: The average weekly physical education and recreational sports activity per prisoner for young offender institutions (YOIs) during the period April to September 2008 (latest figures available(1)) is shown in the following table. These figures do not include any other time that prisoners may take less structured exercise.
| Prison | Average number of hours spent on sport or other physical activity per prisoner per week |
| (1) Data are provisional and subject to ongoing validation. | |
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