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1645048

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Evictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average number of section 21 evictions was in each region of England in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	189926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes statistics on the volume of Section 21 evictions.</p><p>These figures are published up to March 2023 here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 20/06/2023 09:59:28 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1644608

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Manchester and Middlesbrough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s Early Legal Advice Pilot Scheme, how many clients received legal advice under the terms of the scheme in (a) Manchester and (b) Middlesbrough from 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023; and when he will publish the independent evaluation of the impact of the support provided to those clients.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	189505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>From November 2022 to March 2023, approximately 27,000 invitations were sent to residents of Manchester and Middlesbrough who were identified as having early-stage housing-related debt, inviting them to participate in the Early Legal Advice Pilot (ELAP).</p><p>104 people completed the survey to apply to participate (which was necessary for data collection and protection purposes). According to Legal Aid Agency records in May 2023, three individuals from Middlesbrough requested and attended the free legal advice sessions under the pilot and there was no take-up in Manchester up to 31 March 2023. This highlights the challenges of engaging individuals dealing with early-stage housing, debt and social welfare issues. <br> <br> It is important to note that this phase of the pilot was primarily designed to identify potential issues before considering a larger-scale rollout, rather than aiming to maximise the number of clients served. The evaluation has gathered valuable insights on the nature and implementation of such pilots as well as the barriers to engagement. The evaluation report is currently being finalised and is expected to be published by the end of summer 2023.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 19/06/2023 14:09:46 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1644685

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy is on decriminalising abortion after 24 weeks.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	189647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government maintains a neutral stance in terms of changing the criminal law relating to abortion in England and Wales.</p><p>Any change to the law in this area would be a matter of conscience for individual Parliamentarians rather than for the Government.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 21/06/2023 14:51:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1644716

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Dogs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of dogs used across HM Prison and Probation Service in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	189567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The attached table represents approximate HMPPS dog numbers by year;</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Approximate HMPPS dogs by year</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>721</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>721</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>721</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>721</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>891</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/06/2023 15:59:40 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1644718

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support domestic abuse victims when the person who abused them has been released from prison.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	189669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Probation Service Victim Contact Scheme provides valuable support to victims of offenders who receive a sentence of imprisonment of 12 months or more, or a hospital order, for a violent or sexual offence. The Scheme enables victims to be informed of key stages of an offender’s sentence, such as if they are transferred to open prison conditions, as well as when the offender is to be released.</p><p> </p><p>The Probation Service is currently rolling out an additional scheme, the Victim Notification Scheme, for victims of Stalking and Harassment offences, including Breach of Restraining Order and Breach of Non-molestation order, where any custodial sentence is imposed. This is currently running in four Probation Regions, with further Regions scheduled for rollout this year. The scheme aims to put victims in touch with support services local to them and ensure they are made aware of when the offender is being released from custody.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/06/2023 10:02:22 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1644828

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals to the First -Tier Tribunal for Special Educational Needs and Disability against decisions by (a) Dorset and (b) Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council on special educational needs (i) were decided in each of the last six months for which data is available and (ii) are awaiting a hearing; and what is the (A) average time and (B) maximum time between an appeal being made and heard.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	189479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>Information about appeals to the First -Tier Tribunal for Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) is published at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the number of appeals to the SEND Tribunal against decisions by (a) Dorset and (b) Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council for the period 1 December 2022 to 14 June 2023 (the latest period for which data are available):</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dorset (a)</p></td><td><p>Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (b)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec 2022</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan 2023</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb 2023</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar 2023</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr 2023</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2023</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jun 2023 (up to 14/06/23)</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below sets out the number of SEND appeals as at 14 June 2003 (the latest period for which data are available) for (a) Dorset and (b) Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (ii) awaiting a hearing; and (A) the average time and (B) the maximum time between an appeal being made and heard as at the same date.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Dorset (a)</p></td><td><p>Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (b)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of appeals awaiting a hearing (ii)</p></td><td><p>38 live appeals</p></td><td><p>15 live appeals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average time between an appeal being made and heard (A)</p></td><td><p>26 weeks</p></td><td><p>28 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maximum time between an appeal being made and heard (B)</p></td><td><p>65 weeks</p></td><td><p>43 weeks</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 19/06/2023 14:06:59 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1644832

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	First-tier Tribunal: Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications to the First-tier Tribunal (property chamber) have been (a) made and (b) decided in each of the last six months for which information is available; and what the average time is between an application being made and it being decided
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	189480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes statistics on receipts and disposals in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) which handle applications, appeals and references relating to Residential Property, Land Registration and Agricultural Land &amp; Drainage disputes.</p><p> </p><p>Receipt and disposal data for each of the last six months of published statistics is set out in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Receipts</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-22</p></td><td><p><strong>782</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-22</p></td><td><p><strong>952</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-22</p></td><td><p><strong>914</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-23</p></td><td><p><strong>1,007</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-23</p></td><td><p><strong>923</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-23</p></td><td><p><strong>1,738</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Disposals</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oct-22</p></td><td><p><strong>912</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nov-22</p></td><td><p><strong>805</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dec-22</p></td><td><p><strong>580</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan-23</p></td><td><p><strong>814</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feb-23</p></td><td><p><strong>830</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-23</p></td><td><p><strong>935</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The MoJ does not hold figures for the average time between an application being made to a decision.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 19/06/2023 14:08:33 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1644196

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison places were occupied by prisoners born overseas since 2021; and what steps his Department is taking to deport these people to their country of origin once their sentence has concluded.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	189174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>HMPPS does not routinely collect data on a prisoner’s country of birth. However, data is collected on nationality. Information on the number of Foreign National Offenders in prisons in England and Wales is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/offender-management-statistics-quarterly</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/06/2023 16:22:45 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1644209

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department is taking steps to encourage a higher number of younger people to become magistrates.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	189180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The recruitment of more magistrates is one of the Government’s top priorities for the magistracy. The Ministry of Justice has invested over £1 million in a programme of work to support the recruitment of 4,000 new and diverse magistrates over the next few years.</p><p>On 17 January 2022, we launched a digitised, more efficient, recruitment process. This has been supported by a carefully designed, targeted national marketing campaign designed to raise the profile of the magistracy and attract more applicants, particularly amongst underrepresented groups such as younger people.</p><p>We recognise that young people are likely to be employed and have other responsibilities to manage. We have developed a suite of materials to support magistrates or prospective magistrates who are employed, to balance their work responsibilities and judicial duties.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 20/06/2023 10:00:46 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1644303

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Names: Deed Poll
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of people waiting to change their legal name by deed poll.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	189399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>Increases in applications to enrol a deed poll with the High Court are linked to a reduction in the application fee applied in January 2015, and also a requirement from many foreign government agencies for proof that a UK deed poll has been formally enrolled.</p><p>Many applications are returned because the form has not been completed correctly or the supporting evidence has not been submitted in its entirety. This builds in unnecessary delay and re-work in the system. Officials working with the Judiciary have recently undertaken a piece of work to improve and simplify the application form itself and the guidance that supports it.</p><p>A new application and accompanying guidance are expected to be available for use on gov.uk in the coming weeks. It is expected that these changes, which are intended to make the process easier for applicants to follow, will reduce the amount of time taken to process applications. This will also remove delays caused by the need to request additional information or amended applications from applicants.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 20/06/2023 10:03:31 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore