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852693

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many welfare cases were granted legal aid in each year since 2011-12; and how many of those cases involved a challenge to a decision to remove an entitlement to benefits.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	130688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>The number of welfare cases granted legal aid is published in the National Statistics on legal aid in England and Wales, at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-january-to-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-january-to-march-2017</a> (table 5.1 and table 6.2). Note that it is not possible to report on how many of these cases involved a challenge to remove an entitlement to benefits, as this level of detail is not recorded.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/03/2018 14:22:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

852694

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for civil legal aid were granted for (a) settling applications for permission to appeal to the Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals Chamber), (b) representation in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court and (c) representation in proceedings for judicial review in each year since 2011-12.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	130689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>Note these figures only relate to Welfare Benefit cases, rather than all civil appeals/judicial reviews. The information pertaining to parts (b) and (c) of your enquiry are set out in the table below. Figures for part (a) of your enquiry are only available regarding closed cases; information on grant volumes is not held.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Certificates granted for legal representation in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court<sup>(1)</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Certificates granted for legal representation in judicial review proceedings<sup>(2)</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(1) To be represented on an appeal to the Court of Appeal on a point of law from a decision of the Social Security Commissioner, and appeals/enforcements to the Court of Appeal/Supreme Court</p><p>(2) Judicial Review- to be represented in an action for JR against opponent, and Upper Tribunal Judicial Review - to be represented before the Upper Tribunal exercising its Judicial Review jurisdiction/appeals<br> <br> Note that judicial review proceedings may instead be conducted under a ‘Public Law’ legal aid contract, and would not appear in the figures above on such a basis.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/03/2018 14:23:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

852695

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Social Security Benefits
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 number of welfare cases involving disability benefits which were granted legal aid in each year since 2011-12.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	130690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Legal help disability related welfare benefits completed matters</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>29,801</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>26,185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>6,892</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>308</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Volumes are based on the period in which providers submit claims for work completed; information is not held at this level of detail for matter starts.</p><p>It should be noted that the figures provided in 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 relate to disability living allowance and also attendance allowance matters. We are unable to specify how many of these matters relate solely to disability living allowance cases. The volumes provided from 2013-2014 onwards relate to disability living allowance/attendance allowance and personal independence payments claims. It is not possible to report on civil representation certificates granted.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/03/2018 14:24:50 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

843725

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Private Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has assessed the proportion of the judiciary who attended private school.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	128110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Judicial Office do not currently hold data on the educational background of judges.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 26/02/2018 17:22:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

843726

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of the judiciary is female.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	128113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>At 1 April 2017, 28% of court judges and 45% of tribunal judges were female. The information is available on the government website.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published Judicial Diversity Statistics bulletin is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/judicial-statistics-2017/" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/judicial-statistics-2017/</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 26/02/2018 17:24:00 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

843729

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to increase judicial diversity.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	128124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Lord Chancellor has a joint statutory duty with the Lord Chief Justice and the Judicial Appointments Commission to encourage judicial diversity.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ is working with the Lord Chief Justice and the Judicial Appointments Commission to consider all practical actions that would impact positively on diversity, assess the impact of our existing activities and measure progress.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ also strongly supports the work of the Judicial Diversity Forum which coordinates action by MoJ, the Judicial Appointments Commission, the judiciary and the legal professional bodies to increase judicial diversity. The Judicial Appointments Commission, judiciary and legal professions undertake a range of outreach events, shadowing programmes, pre-application support and mentoring to attract and support eligible candidates, which includes programmes specifically targeted at underrepresented groups to encourage applications from diverse applicants.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 26/02/2018 17:24:36 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

835935

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victim Personal Statements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many qualifying cases of victims eligible for the victims contact scheme was no statement provided by a witness or victim before a sentencing or parole decision.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	126290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>The victim personal statement (VPS) provides victims with a valuable opportunity to tell the Court or Parole Board in their own words how the crime has affected them and their family, and in the case of the Parole Board, what the impact of a prisoner’s release or move to open conditions would have on them.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service does not hold centrally data on the number of victims who either made a VPS at the point of sentence or who made a VPS to the Parole Board and who qualified for the statutory Victim Contact Scheme. The data could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 January, the Secretary of State for Justice, the Rt Hon David Gauke MP, announced in a statement to the House that he would review the case for transparency in the process for parole decisions, how victims are communicated with, and how they are appropriately engaged in that process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 09/02/2018 12:38:15 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

833003

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Crime: Victims
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of compensation orders were paid within (a) one month and (b) one year of the order being made in each of the last three years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	125319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 01/02/2018 16:23:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

833004

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many family law cases involved a victim of domestic abuse being cross-examined in court by the perpetrator in each of the last three years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	125320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold the data requested regarding victims of domestic abuse. We are committed to legislating to give family courts the power to prohibit the direct cross-examination of victims by their abusers as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/02/2018 17:13:13 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

833006

registered interest
date	29/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of rape cases in which the complainant's sexual history was referenced by the defence in each of the last three years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	125322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>We asked the CPS to analyse a sample of rape cases finalised in 2016 to assess the frequency and outcome of applications to introduce evidence of a complainant’s sexual history under s 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.</p><p> </p><p>A section 41 application was made by the defence in 13% of the 309 cases looked at. In 8% of the 309 cases, an application to permit such evidence was granted by the court.</p><p> </p><p>These are <strong>not</strong> official published statistics. For further details of this study, see our report published in December: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/limiting-the-use-of-complainants-sexual-history-in-sexual-offence-cases" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/limiting-the-use-of-complainants-sexual-history-in-sexual-offence-cases</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/02/2018 17:16:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero