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Reoffenders: Hertfordshire
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the re-offending rate for offenders in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) the Hertfordshire probation area was in each of the last 10 years. [284322]
Maria Eagle: The local reoffending figures are produced by aggregating the data of four snapshots of the probation caseload at the end of each quarter. Therefore the number of offenders quoted in the following table is approximately four times the number of offenders on the caseload at any one time.
The most recent reoffending rates for Hertfordshire are shown in the following table. Reoffending rates for Hemel Hempstead are not available. This is because local reoffending rates are produced for probation areas and upper tier local authorities only.
| Local reoffending rates for Hertfordshire, 1 January to 31 December 2008 | ||
| Number of offenders | Actual reoffending rate (percentage) | |
Local adult reoffending rates by probation area or local authority are not available for periods prior to 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008.
Further details on local adult reoffending are available at:
Reoffenders: Milton Keynes
Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the re-offending rate for offenders in (a) Thames Valley and (b) Milton Keynes was in each of the last 10 years. [283853]
Maria Eagle: The local reoffending figures are produced by aggregating the data of four snapshots of the probation caseload at the end of each quarter. Therefore the number of offenders quoted in the following table is approximately four times the number of offenders on the caseload at any one time.
The most recent reoffending rates for Thames Valley probation area and the Milton Keynes local authority area are shown in the following table.
| Local reoffending rates for Thames Valley and Milton Keynes, 1 January to 31 December 2008 | ||
| Number of offenders | Actual reoffending rate (percentage) | |
Local adult reoffending rates by probation area or local authority are not available for periods prior to 1 October 2007 to 30 September 2008. Further details on local adult reoffending are available at:
Reparation by Offenders
David Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what (a) monitoring and (b) research his Department has carried out into the effects of the introduction of high-visibility jackets for offenders on unpaid work. [284303]
Maria Eagle: Distinctive clothing in the form of orange high visibility jackets for offenders undertaking Community Payback work was introduced in December 2008 as one of the measures to respond to the recommendations of the report “Engaging Communities in Fighting Crime.”
Since its introduction in December 2008, the level of use of this distinctive clothing has been monitored. This monitoring is on a quarterly basis and by the end of March 2009 over 400,000 hours of Community Payback work were undertaken by offenders wearing the distinctive clothing. The figures for the next quarter should be available by the end of July.
Home Office polling shows that nationally awareness of Community Payback has risen from 49 per cent. in November 2008 to 74 per cent. in April 2009.
Repossession Orders: Tamworth
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many court orders have been issued for the repossession of homes in Tamworth constituency in each of the last five years. [283849]
Bridget Prentice: Figures for Tamworth constituency are not available. However, the following table shows the number of mortgage and landlord possession orders made in Tamworth county court for 2004-08.
Statistics on mortgage and landlord possession actions are routinely published on the Ministry of Justice website at:
These figures do not indicate how many homes have actually been repossessed. Repossessions can occur without a court order being made while not all court orders result in repossession.
The civil procedure rules state that all claims for the repossession of land must be commenced in the district in which the land is situated. However, geographical boundaries of county courts may not necessarily be consistent with other administrative or constituency boundaries. Repossession orders made at Tamworth county court may therefore relate to properties in other constituencies besides Tamworth constituency.
The Ministry of Justice published a consultation note on 15 May 2009 covering proposed changes to the national statistics on mortgage and landlord possession actions in the county courts of England and Wales. One of these is to provide geographical breakdowns based on the physical location of the properties subject to the possession actions. The Ministry of Justice intends to make available figures for Westminster parliamentary constituencies in England and Wales upon publication of 2009 Qtr 2 (April to June) statistics on 14 August 2009.
The consultation note can be viewed on the Ministry of Justice website at:
| Number of mortgage( 1) and landlord( 2) possession orders made( 3,4) in Tamworth county court, 2004-08 | ||
| Mortgage | Landlord | |
| Notes: 1. Includes all types of mortgage lenders. 2. The landlord data includes all types of landlords whether social or private sector, and cover orders made using both the standard and accelerated possession procedures. The accelerated procedure is used by landlords in relation to shorthold tenancies, when the fixed period of tenancy has come to an end. It enables orders to be made by the court solely on the basis of written evidence and without calling the parties to hearings. 3. The court, following a judicial hearing, may grant an order for possession immediately. This entitles the claimant to apply for a warrant to have the defendant evicted. However, even where a warrant for possession is issued, the parties can still negotiate a compromise to prevent eviction. 4. Includes outright and suspended orders, the latter being where the court grants the claimant possession but suspends the operation of the order. Provided the defendant complies with the terms of suspension, which usually require the defendant to pay the current mortgage or rent instalments plus some of the accrued arrears, the possession order cannot be enforced. Source: Ministry of Justice | ||
Sentencing
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent discussions he has had on the effectiveness of the high-visibility unpaid work community sentence. [284113]
Maria Eagle: Unpaid work was introduced as one of the 12 requirements that sentencers can impose as part of a community order by the Criminal Justice Act 2003. Community Payback was launched nationally in 2005 with the aim, among other things, of increasing the visibility of the work done and improving public confidence. To increase visibility still further, distinctive clothing in the form of orange high visibility jackets, has been worn by offenders undertaking Community Payback since December 2008. The level of use of this distinctive clothing is being monitored on a quarterly basis and shows that by the end of March 2009 over 400,000 hours of Community Payback had been performed by offenders wearing distinctive clothing. Figures for the next quarter should be available by the end of July.
Home Office polling shows that nationally awareness of Community Payback has risen from 49 per cent. in November 2008 to 74 per cent. in April 2009.
Terrorism: Prisons
Patrick Mercer: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice with reference to paragraph 8.05 of the United Kingdom’s Strategy for Countering International Terrorism, published in March 2009, what arrangements have been put in place in prisons within the high security estate in England and Wales for the collection of intelligence relating to prisoners suspected or convicted of terrorist-related activities or extremism. [284060]
Mr. Straw:
The arrangements for gathering intelligence relating to terrorism or extremism in prisons are the same as those for receiving intelligence on any security matter, namely security information reports submitted
by prison staff who are already in place carrying out their normal day to day duties.
High security establishments have staff within their security departments whose role it is to monitor and assess intelligence that has been received relating to terrorism and extremism.
Cabinet Office
Alcoholic Drinks: Death
James Brokenshire: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) men and (b) women aged (a) under 20, (b) between 21 and 30, (c) between 31 and 40, (d) between 41 and 50, (e) between 51 and 60 and (f) 61 years and above died from an underlying cause which was alcohol-related in each of the last 10 years. [284844]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, July 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many (a) men and (b) women aged (a) under 20, (b) between 21 and 30, (c) between 31 and 40, (d) between 41 and 50, (e) between 51 and 60 and (f) 61 years and above died from an underlying cause which was alcohol-related in each of the last 10 years. (284844)
The table attached provides the number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause for (a) men and (b) women aged (i) under 21,(1) (ii) 21 - 30, (Hi) 31 - 40, (iv) 41 - 50, (v) 51 - 60 and (vi) 61 years and over, in England and Wales, from 1999 to 2008 (the latest year available).
(1) The specified age group ‘under 20’ has been amended to ‘20 and under' so as not to exclude deaths at age 20 from the table.
| Table 1: Number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause( 1) , England and Wales( 2) , 1999 to 2008( 3,4) | |||||||||||
| Deaths | |||||||||||
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
| (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) for the years 1999 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) for 2001 onwards. The specific causes of death categorised as alcohol-related, and their corresponding ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes, are shown in the boxes below. (2) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. (3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. (4) Figures for deaths registered in 2008 are provisional. | |||||||||||
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