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855960

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment the Government has made of the implications for the public purse of the judgment in the case of R (Howard League for Penal Reform and the Prisoners’ Advice Service) v the Lord Chancellor.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	131126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>In response to the Court of Appeal judgment, the Government decided to reinstate criminal legal aid funding to three discrete areas of prison law, namely: pre-tariff reviews where the Secretary of State seeks the advice of the Parole Board on whether life and Imprisoned for Public Protection prisoners may be transferred to open conditions; Category A Reviews; and referrals to close supervision centres. At the same time, the Government also decided to bring referrals to separation centres within scope of criminal legal aid. The regulations giving effect to these changes came into force on 21 February 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The impact assessment published alongside the regulations confirmed that this policy change would result in increased expenditure from the Criminal Legal Aid Fund estimated to be in the region of £1.1 million per year (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1319/impacts).</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/03/2018 10:00:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 47365 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

855961

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
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	What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of prosecutions of rape which collapse due to a failure to disclose evidence; and what support his Department provides to the alleged victims in such cases.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	131127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>This is an issue that the Government takes extremely seriously. The Attorney General is leading a wide-ranging review of disclosure procedures that aims to report in the summer.</p><p> </p><p>On 26 January the Crown Prosecution Service and National Police Chiefs’ Council published their joint National Disclosure Improvement Plan. The police and Crown Prosecution Service have reviewed all live rape and serious sexual offence cases, to provide assurance that disclosure is being handled appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>My Department is providing £12.5m in funding for services for victims and survivors of sexual violence. This includes £7.2m of funding for rape support services. Where proceedings are discontinued or no evidence offered, the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime requires the CPS to explain to complainants why this has happened. The CPS must also inform complainants of how they can seek a review under the Victims’ Right to Review Scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/03/2018 10:00:57 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 47363 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

856118

registered interest
date	06/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Victims' Commissioner: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the annual budget for the Office of Victim’s Commissioner was in each year since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	131284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The annual budget - for the years 2013/14 to date - for the Office of the Victims’ Commissioner is set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Budget </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£265,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£474,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£474,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£500,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£496,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 14/03/2018 13:51:20 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

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

843727

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: Gender
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of judicial selection panels were gender balanced in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	128117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is the executive non‑departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice, which selects candidates for judicial office in courts and tribunals in England and Wales, and for some tribunals whose jurisdiction extends across the UK, up to and including the High Court and Upper Tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>JAC’s selection panels for selections up to and including the High Court and Upper Tribunal, usually consist of a lay panel chair, an independent lay member and a judicial member (nominated by the judiciary). Of those who declared diversity information, 62% of JAC lay panellists are female and 8% are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (‘BAME’) background.</p><p> </p><p>People making nominations to the selection panels for senior posts and the UK Supreme Court must have regard (alongside other relevant considerations) to the fact that it is desirable that the panel should include both women and men and members drawn from a range of different racial groups (as defined by the Equality Act 2010)</p><p> </p><p>I also refer to my honourable friend to my answer to PQ 128124, in which she asked the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to increase judicial diversity.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 128121 question first answered 12/03/2018 15:01:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

843728

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: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of judicial selection panels included at least one Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic member in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	128121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is the executive non‑departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice, which selects candidates for judicial office in courts and tribunals in England and Wales, and for some tribunals whose jurisdiction extends across the UK, up to and including the High Court and Upper Tribunal.</p><p> </p><p>JAC’s selection panels for selections up to and including the High Court and Upper Tribunal, usually consist of a lay panel chair, an independent lay member and a judicial member (nominated by the judiciary). Of those who declared diversity information, 62% of JAC lay panellists are female and 8% are from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (‘BAME’) background.</p><p> </p><p>People making nominations to the selection panels for senior posts and the UK Supreme Court must have regard (alongside other relevant considerations) to the fact that it is desirable that the panel should include both women and men and members drawn from a range of different racial groups (as defined by the Equality Act 2010)</p><p> </p><p>I also refer to my honourable friend to my answer to PQ 128124, in which she asked the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to increase judicial diversity.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 128117 question first answered 12/03/2018 15:01:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero