Kieran Mullan MP: written questions
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Written questions
Crime PreventionMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans to publish the impact evaluation for the acquisitive crime project.
Answer: We will publish the first impact evaluation of the Acquisitive Crime project next year. This will evaluate the effectiveness of compulsory, global positioning system (GPS) location monitoring at deterring burglars, robbers and thieves from reoffending and...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners on RemandMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of (a) the total number and (b) the percentage of prisoners on remand of the total prison population in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice published prison population projections for 2024-2029 on 5 December 2024, which are available here: Prison Population Projections: 2024 to 2029 - GOV.UK.These include the number of people projected to be remanded into custody from ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPrisoners on RemandMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners are on remand for (a) summary, (b) either way and (c) indictable offences, by (i) the date of custody and (ii) offence type.
Answer: The requested information has been provided in the attached data table. To note that the ‘date of custody’ represented in this data is ‘30 September 2024’ (i.e. the individuals were in the remand prison population on this date) - this is in line with the ...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCourts: Opening HoursMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date she signed the concordat on court sitting days.
Answer: The former Lord Chancellor reached an agreement with the judiciary on the Concordat in June 2024. The former Lord Chancellor sent the initial Concordat proposal to the Lady Chief Justice and the Senior President of the Tribunals on 5th June. The Lady Chie...
Answered 18 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Electronic TaggingMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of offenders with convictions related to alcohol use have been subject to an alcohol monitoring tag (a) on release from prison and (b) as part of a community sentence in each year sin
Answer: The number of individuals subject to an alcohol monitoring tag on release from prison and as part of a community sentence can be found here: Electronic Monitoring Statistics Annual Publication, March 2024 - GOV.UK.We are unable to produce data on the prop...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Electronic TaggingMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14398More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) arrests, (b) charges and (c) convictions have been made using data from the Acquisitive Crime GPS tagging programme in each year since its introduction.
Answer: Between 12 April 2021 and 15 November 2024, there were 213 charges and 152 convictions using the data from the Acquisitive Crime project.The Department does not hold data on the dates of these charges and convictions or on the number of arrests, this data...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Electronic TaggingMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential barriers to successful prosecution using information from the Acquisitive Crime GPS tagging programme.
Answer: The effectiveness of the acquisitive crime project is currently subject to robust evaluation and conclusions will be made available following the publication of the upcoming process and impact evaluations. It is not possible to provide any information pri...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Electronic TaggingMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14396More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of Acquisitive Crime GPS tagging programme.
Answer: The effectiveness of the acquisitive crime project is currently subject to robust evaluation and conclusions will be made available following the publication of the upcoming process and impact evaluations. It is not possible to provide any information pri...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice National ComputerMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her Department's publication entitled Number of working-age individuals with a record on the PNC, published on 28 October 2024, what proportion of these records relate to individuals that (a) ar
Answer: The information requested is provided in the table attached. This table includes data on the:Proportion of the records on the Police National Computer (PNC) in each category specified, by offenders of working age.This analysis looks at the proportion of r...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIndependent Sentencing ReviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has allocated funding for commissioning primary research to the Independent Sentencing Review.
Answer: This Government has delivered on a manifesto commitment to bring sentencing up to date and ensure the framework is consistent, by launching an Independent Review of Sentencing on 22 October 2024.The Review will be guided by the Terms of Reference publishe...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIndependent Sentencing ReviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will require the Chair of the Independent Sentencing Review to publish the evidence it receives on that review.
Answer: This Government has delivered on a manifesto commitment to bring sentencing up to date and ensure the framework is consistent, by launching an Independent Review of Sentencing on 22 October 2024.The Review will be guided by the Terms of Reference publishe...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIndependent Sentencing ReviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has provided guidance to the Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025 on how hon. Members should be able to participate in the Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025.
Answer: The Review will be guided by the Terms of Reference published on 21 October 2024. In developing their recommendations, the independent Chair and panel will consider how to collect evidence and launched a call for evidence on 14 November.The Department has...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIndependent Sentencing ReviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has provided guidance to the Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025 on how members of the public should be able to participate in the Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025.
Answer: The Review will be guided by the Terms of Reference published on 21 October 2024. In developing their recommendations, the independent Chair and panel will consider how to collect evidence and launched a call for evidence on 14 November.The Department has...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIndependent Sentencing ReviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has put in place a policy on (a) disclosure and (b) transparency between the Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025 and (i) Ministers and (ii) other members of her Department.
Answer: The Review will be guided by the Terms of Reference published on 21 October 2024. In developing their recommendations, the independent Chair and panel will consider how to collect evidence and launched a call for evidence on 14 November.The Department has...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIndependent Sentencing ReviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether (a) victims and (b) the (i) family and (ii) friends of victims of crime will be represented on the expert panel for the Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025.
Answer: The Review will be chaired by the former Lord Chancellor, the Rt Hon David Gauke, supported by a panel which includes expertise drawn from prisons and probation operations, prosecution, academia, law enforcement, victims, and the judiciary.The process for...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIndependent Sentencing ReviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has provided guidance to the Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025 on whether it should collect evidence on public opinion on sentencing.
Answer: This Government has delivered on a manifesto commitment to bring sentencing up to date and ensure the framework is consistent, by launching an Independent Review of Sentencing on 22 October 2024.The Review will be guided by the Terms of Reference publishe...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIndependent Sentencing ReviewMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has provided guidance to the Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025 on (a) when and (b) how evidence should be collected from third parties.
Answer: This Government has delivered on a manifesto commitment to bring sentencing up to date and ensure the framework is consistent, by launching an Independent Review of Sentencing on 22 October 2024.The Review will be guided by the Terms of Reference publishe...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIndependent Sentencing Review: Public AppointmentsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the expert panel to the Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025 will be (a) appointed and (b) announced.
Answer: The Review will be chaired by the former Lord Chancellor, the Rt Hon David Gauke, supported by a panel which includes expertise drawn from prisons and probation operations, prosecution, academia, law enforcement, victims, and the judiciary.The process for...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordIndependent Sentencing Review: Public AppointmentsMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13516More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the process will be for appointing members to the expert panel to the Independent Sentencing Review 2024 to 2025.
Answer: The Review will be chaired by the former Lord Chancellor, the Rt Hon David Gauke, supported by a panel which includes expertise drawn from prisons and probation operations, prosecution, academia, law enforcement, victims, and the judiciary.The process for...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGeothermal Power: HeatingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the Government plans to publish its findings from research into the potential costs of geothermal heat in the UK.
Answer: The electricity generation and heat supply cost estimates from geothermal energy in the UK commissioned by Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and undertaken by Ove Arup & Partners Limited (Arup) will have completed by the of this calen...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHigh Speed 2 Line: Euston StationDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent estimate she has made of the total cost to the public purse of extending HS2 from Old Oak Common to Euston Station.
Answer: The government is considering a range of development models and financing mechanisms to best meet the objectives of the Euston area while delivering value for money for the taxpayer. Decisions around any further investment at Euston are for the second pha...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: ElectrificationDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the speed of rail electrification.
Answer: The Government expects electrification to play an important role in our programme to achieve our Net Zero 2050 target and improve the passenger experience.
Answered 1 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoads: FreightDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2024 to Question 8568 on Roads: Freight, what steps her Department is taking to support road haulage businesses.
Answer: Small businesses including those in the road haulage sector are the beating heart of our communities, and essential to our economic success. This Government will draw on all resources to support these small businesses and boost productivity by delivering ...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRailways: FreightDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps Shadow Great British Railways is taking to increase the volume of goods moved by rail.
Answer: The Secretary of State has tasked Shadow Great British Railways leaders with producing a delivery plan for both passengers and freight users. Priorities will be communicated in due course. In the future, Great British Railways will have a statutory duty t...
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMode Shift Revenue Support SchemeDepartment for TransportTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will provide additional funding for the Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme.
Answer: Live grant awards for this financial year total £20.8m, which is in line with historic levels of funding for this scheme. Future budgets are being determined as part of the continuing Spending Review.
Answered 1 Nov 2024
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