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821W Written Answers 1 DECEMBER 2010 Written Answers 822W Mr Kenneth Clarke: Between April and October 2010 the MoJ awarded grants worth £70 million to external organisations. The organisations who were awarded grants are listed in the following table. For 2011-12, the MoJ is still exploring funding options for external organisations and charities. The MoJ 2012-13 funding is subject to the 2010 spending review and is not yet finalised. NOMS has estimates in place for 2011-12 and 2012-13 but these are subject to change based on funding levels from MoJ. The MoJ also provides grants-in-aid to its NDPBs. For the year 2010-11, the gross provisions 1 for these are: NDPB Grant-in-Aid (£000) Legal Services Commission 2,175,331 Information Commissioner’s 7,990 Office Judicial Appointments 6,860 Commission Parole Board 10,948 Youth Justice Board 448,131 Criminal Injuries Compensation 238,823 Authority Criminal Cases Review 6,496 Commission 1 As per the 2010-11 winter supplementary estimates Note: These figures are subject to change following end of year audit. The MoJ is currently working out specific funding requirements for NDPBs in 2011-12 and 2012-13. Organisation or Umbrella term Grant awarded by MoJ or executive agency (£000) Writers in Prison Network Ltd 47 Partners of Prisoners and Families 16 Support Group Koestler Trust 35 NACRO 1,149 SOVA 248 Prisoners Abroad 146 CVS Pre-release Volunteer Scheme 79 National Assoc, of Prison Visitors 6 RCJ (Miscarriages of Justice) 90 Mubarek Trust 23 Prison Video Trust 29 Action for Prisoners’ Families 187 Samaritans 55 United Synagogue Visitation 12 Committee Sikh Chaplaincy Service UK 17 Angulimala 17 ADFAM 84 Magistrates’ Association 37 Operation Black Vote 70 John Smith Memorial Trust 320 UK Subscription for the Hague 161 Conference GRECO ID contribution 30 Great Britain China Centre 190 China Law Council 328 Plenet for running costs between 50 Apr-Jun Money Advice Trust 750 The Helplines Association 25 Organisation or Umbrella term Grant awarded by MoJ or executive agency (£000) Family Drug and Alcohol Court 35 pilot Reunite 128 National Mediation Helpline 90 Family Mediation Helpline 40 Coroners’ Support Service 48 Development Trust Association 50 Women In Prison 80 Women’s Community Projects 6,200 (umbrella) CLINKS 548 Local Criminal Justice Boards 7,375 Victim Support 51,566 Total 70,271 Anas Sarwar: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the monetary value of grants awarded by his Department was in 2009-10; and how much he expects to award in grants in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12. [27215] Mr Kenneth Clarke: In 2009-10 the Ministry of Justice awarded grants to external organisations to the value of £81.4 million. For the full financial year of 2010-11, the MoJ anticipates a total expenditure of £71.8 million to be made in grants to external bodies. The grants to external organisations for 2011-12 have yet to be decided. Note: All future figures are estimates only and are subject to change. EU Law Priti Patel: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many EU directives are pending transposition into domestic legislation by his Department; and what estimate he has made of the cost of each such transposition. [27506] Mr Djanogly: The Ministry of Justice is responsible for two directives that are currently pending transposition into domestic legislation: Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on Certain Aspects of Mediation in Civil and Commercial Matters. The introduction of this directive will not impose additional regulatory burdens on businesses. The procedures it will introduce will be optional to those wishing to conduct EU cross-border mediations, and are expected to lead to greater legal certainty for those involved. The main costs envisaged to implement the directive are in relation to the necessary facilitative amendments to court rules and minimal costs in training court staff and the judiciary. Directive 2010/64/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Right to Interpretation and Translation in Criminal Proceedings. We are currently considering the most cost-effective ways of transposing and implementing this directive, with the result that estimated costs cannot currently be provided. Prisons: Visits Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many registered prison visitors there were in each of the last five years; and whether he plans to take steps to increase the number of such visitors. [27667]
823W Written Answers 1 DECEMBER 2010 Written Answers 824W Mr Blunt: Statistical information on the number of official prison visitors (OPVs) is not collated centrally. OPVs are independent volunteers appointed by prison governors to visit prisoners and offer friendship. They are neither paid civil servants nor religiously affiliated volunteers. The appointment of OPVs is a matter for the governing governor of each establishment. HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMISSION Meat: Ritual Slaughter Keith Vaz: To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what checks are made with suppliers to ensure that halal and kosher meat are not supplied as ordinary meat intended for general consumption in canteens and restaurants of the House of Commons. [27688] John Thurso: Incumbent suppliers and suppliers bidding for the award of the contract for the future supply of fresh meats and poultry to the House of Commons catering service have confirmed that kosher meat does not enter the mainstream supply chain to catering establishments and, on that basis, they are confident that kosher meat has not been, nor will be, supplied to the House as ordinary meat. As stated in the reply given on 16 November 2010, Official Report, column 761W, by the hon. Member for Middlesbrough (Sir Peter Stuart Bell) to the hon. Member for East Yorkshire (Mr Knight), incumbent suppliers have admitted that it is highly likely that halal-slaughtered poultry has in the past been supplied to the House of Commons instead of ordinary meat. Henceforth, all suppliers have agreed, as a condition of contract, that halal-slaughtered meats and poultry will not be supplied unless expressly ordered or agreed to by the House of Commons catering service. This requirement has been added to the contract currently being tendered. Keith Vaz: To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether meat used in canteens and restaurants in the House of Commons in the last 12 months had been slaughtered by kosher methods. [27689] John Thurso: No kosher meat has been served in the House of Commons cafeterias and restaurants in the last 12 months. Keith Vaz: To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether kosher meat has been used in non-kosher dishes in the restaurants or canteens in the House of Commons in the last 12 months. [27696] John Thurso: No kosher meat has been used in nonkosher dishes in the House of Commons restaurants or cafeterias in the last 12 months. Parliamentary Archives: Manpower Mr Amess: To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission how many staff at each grade are employed in the Parliamentary Archives; and if he will make a statement. [28132] John Thurso: The Parliamentary Archives, a shared service of both Houses, employs 23.5 staff at the following House of Lords’ grades: Number Senior band 1 1 A2 3 B1 6 B2 5.5 C2 2 C3 6 Smartphone Applications Priti Patel: To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, representing the House of Commons Commission, what estimate the Parliamentary Information and Communications Technology Office has made of the cost of developing a mobile smartphone application for Parliament; what the cost will be holding focus group meetings on 30 November 2010 and 1 December 2010; and when the smartphone application is due to be available. [27382] John Thurso: The development of a new mobile application, designed primarily for those visiting Parliament, is being led from within the Department of Information Services. The procurement for the smartphone mobile application is currently running, and to publish the budget might influence the responses from potential suppliers. Only one focus group is now being run, on 30 November. The focus group planned for 1 December is not going ahead. The participants are coming in on a voluntary basis and are not being paid. The cost of holding the focus groups will depend on the number of participants, and will be restricted to the provision of refreshments and any claims for reasonable travel costs. Refreshments are expected to cost £17.50, and a maximum of £20 per person is being set for travel claims. At present, seven people have registered an interest. It is expected that the smartphone application will be available from April 2011. PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMISSION Departmental Written Questions Sir Paul Beresford: To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission how many and what proportion of questions tabled to the Public Accounts Commission for answer on a named day were answered substantively before or on the day named for answer (a) in Session 2009-10 and (b) since May 2010; how many such questions tabled between May 2010 and 12 November 2010 had not received a substantive
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