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1136888

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timescale is for the review of the financial eligibility thresholds for people seeking legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	273455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The comprehensive review of the legal aid eligibility regime is expected to conclude by Summer 2020 after which we will publish a full consultation paper setting out our future policy proposals in this area. We will seek to implement any final recommendations as soon as practicable following public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/07/2019 11:28:51 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1136919

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Justice Panel: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria was used to appoint the members of the Family Justice panel; and what gender balance requirements were applied.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	273302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The members of the panel established to gather evidence on the protections provided by the family courts in cases involving domestic abuse and other serious offences were appointed for their expertise on the issue. The panel includes pre-eminent academics; senior judiciary; Women’s Aid to represent victims; the Chief Social Worker and the Association of Children’s Lawyers to represent practitioners. The panel will launch a public call for evidence open to all individuals and organisations, and is considering other mechanisms for gathering the full range of views on the issues.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/07/2019 11:24:46 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1136938

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2019 to Question 267162, whether he has made additional funding available to support new alliances with military charities to help offenders who are veterans of the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	273306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has committed £5.7 million to support programmes targeted at former service personnel in the criminal justice system.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service advertise grant opportunities for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations for innovative projects and pilots, that reflect priorities of the agency. All grant funding to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, including those wishing to support former members of the Armed Forces, is competed openly and these opportunities are published on the Government contract finder website.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is committed to ensuring that those who have served in the Armed Forces and who find themselves in the Criminal Justice System are able to access support in custody and the community</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/07/2019 14:07:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1137055

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time to complete a single employment tribunal claim was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service can only provide data for the period 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2019. Data below the level of published statistics are not available prior to 1 April 2014 due to a data reconciliation exercise.</p><p> </p><p>The average time taken to complete a single Employment Tribunal claim is published in the Tribunal Quarterly Statistics which can be found in Table T_1 of the Main Tables using the following link: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics. The information is also included below:</p><p> </p><p>2014/15 – 41 weeks</p><p>2015/16 – 29 weeks</p><p>2016/17 – 28 weeks</p><p>2017/18 – 27 weeks</p><p>2018/19 – 30 weeks</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/07/2019 11:26:33 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1137057

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, by what year will each person entitled to an employment tribunal fee refund have received one.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The MoJ is committed to allowing every person who is entitled to a refund to apply for one.</p><p> </p><p>We are unable to predict the year in which all of the refunds will have been made. This is because it is dependent on those eligible coming forward to claim a refund.</p><p> </p><p>We have taken a wide range of proactive steps to publicise the refund scheme, including through the gov.uk website, letters to parliamentarians, and information disseminated through partners such as trades unions, the Law Society and the Citizens Advice. From April 2018, we wrote to everyone entitled to a refund and who had not yet applied, as well as interested MPs, to ensure they were aware of the scheme and how to apply. We will continue to monitor the progress of the refund scheme going forward.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/07/2019 15:36:35 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1136560

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether a cap is placed on compensation for lost earnings paid as part of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	272846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Awards available to applicants under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 (the Scheme), can comprise injury, loss of earnings, special expenses, bereavement, funeral, child and dependency payments.</p><p> </p><p>Where an applicant is eligible for an injury payment under the Scheme, they may also be eligible for a loss of earnings payment, where the applicant has no or very limited capacity for paid work as a direct result of that injury. Loss of earnings payments are calculated at statutory sick pay rate, beginning on the first day of the 29th week in which the applicant satisfies the conditions, and ending on whichever is earliest of the day on which the applicant no longer satisfies the condition, the day on which the applicant will reach state pension age, or where the criminal injury has resulted in a life expectancy below the state pension age, the expected end of the applicant’s life.</p><p> </p><p>The maximum award which may be made under this Scheme, inclusive of any payment in respect of loss of earnings, is £500,000.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/07/2019 14:05:18 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1136562

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: G4S
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many contracts his Department has awarded to G4S since July 2013; and what the value was of each of those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	272874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is included in the attached annex.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 08/07/2019 15:41:26 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name Copy of 190704 G4S Contracts (PQ272874).xlsx title Annex
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1136586

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Females: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of training for prison officers working with women with a mental health need.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	272741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>All Prison Officers complete the Prison Officer Entry Level Training which includes sessions on mental heallth, self-harm and suicide and personality disorder. There has very recently been the development of a new course specifically for the female estate called POWER – Positive Outcomes for Women: Empowerment &amp; Rehabilition. This is a two-day programme and is due to be rolled out shortly across the estate. One of the modules specifically refers to mental health in the female estate, with an aim to ensure delegates gain an overview of the mental health needs of female offenders and how this impacts on offending – including understanding the main disorders found in women in prison; the challenges caused by psychosis and schizophrenia; and explores the personality disorder pathway and personality disorder services.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/07/2019 16:45:14 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1136743

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the (a) market value of courts sold as part of HM Courts and Tribunal reform programme and (b) the resale value of those courts after they entered private ownership.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	272804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>HMCTS achieves market value when selling surplus buildings and takes professional advice as part of the disposal process to make sure that this is the case.</p><p> </p><p>Sale receipts for court and tribunal buildings sold since 2016 are as follows</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Property</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Receipt (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abergavenny Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>499,809</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnstaple Magistrates' &amp; County Court</p></td><td><p>95,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>750,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bow County Court</p></td><td><p>3,500,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bracknell Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>1,000,001</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brecon Law Court</p></td><td><p>575,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgend Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>375,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerphilly Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>445,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthen Law Courts (The Guildhall)</p></td><td><p>223,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester-le-Street Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dolgellau Mags &amp; Crown Court</p></td><td><p>67,509</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>2,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucester Western Road</p></td><td><p>850,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grantham Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>560,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>12,005,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>43,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holyhead Magistrates Court (North Anglsey),</p></td><td><p>112,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lambeth County Court</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool, Dale Street Magistrates</p></td><td><p>1,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llangefni County Court</p></td><td><p>72,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath And Port Talbot County Court</p></td><td><p>250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northallerton Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>450,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontypridd Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>350,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhyl County Court</p></td><td><p>92,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond Upon Thames Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>9,850,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solihull Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>4,300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spalding Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>278,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tottenham (Enfield) Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>4,570,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waltham Forest Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>3,471,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>3,836,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weston Super Mare Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>116,078</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woolwich County Court</p></td><td><p>2,555,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table above excludes transfers of surplus properties to other government departments (such as Homes England) as these are not categorised as sale transactions, but as internal transfers within government.</p><p> </p><p>Since the start of the Reform Programme all money raised from the sale of surplus buildings has been reinvested in the reform of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service.</p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service does not hold information on the resale value of former court and tribunal buildings. HM Courts and Tribunals Service does however monitor resale values in instances that could yield overage. As with any property, details of any subsequent sales can be obtained from the Land Registry.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/07/2019 15:07:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1136212

registered interest
date	02/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has issued to (a) probation services and (b) community rehabilitation companies on the use of algorithms in relation to recall decisions following a breach of licence conditions.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
uin	272181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>All probation providers must adhere to the published Policy Framework on Recall, Review and Re-Release of Recalled Prisoners, including on the steps Responsible Officers must take to satisfy themselves that a recall request is appropriate. The Policy Framework also contains the ‘Recall Best Practice Guide: Working with Recalled Prisoners’ for use by all probation and prison staff involved in the recall process.</p><p>The Policy Framework is available online here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recall-review-and-re-release-of-recalled-prisoners" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/recall-review-and-re-release-of-recalled-prisoners</a></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 08/07/2019 15:44:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas