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451039

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Tribunals: Scotland
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 2 February 2016 to Question 24107, on tribunals: Scotland, how many people whose data was breached were making an appeal in respect of personal independence payment; and how many such people had their appeal upheld.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	26107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of non-devolved tribunals there were in Scotland between April 2013 to March 2014 and April 2014 and March 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Tribunal Disposals in Scotland 2013-2014 and 2014-2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2014-2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Security and Child Support</p></td><td><p>59,984</p></td><td><p>15,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration and Asylum (First-tier)</p></td><td><p>3,580</p></td><td><p>2,637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration and Asylum (Upper Tribunal)</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employment</p></td><td><p>22,098</p></td><td><p>14,767</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employment Appeals Tribunal</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrative Appeals Chamber (Upper Tribunal)</p></td><td><p>1,229</p></td><td><p>868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax <sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Regulatory Chamber <sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Injuries Compensation <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax (Upper Tribunal) <sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1) Disposals only held at UK level</p><p>2) Disposals only held at UK level, but hearings are recorded in Scotland, 5 in 2013-2014 and 6 in 2014-2015</p><p>3) Disposals only recorded for Scotland since August 2014.</p><p>4) Disposals only held at UK level, but hearings are recorded in Scotland, 13 in 2013-2014 and 3 in 2014-2015</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service does not hold the information requested in central records of data breaches.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 26103 26108 question first answered 10/02/2016 16:46:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

451040

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Tribunals: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many non-devolved tribunals there were in Scotland HM Courts and Tribunals Service between (a) April 2013 and March 2014 and (b) April 2014 and March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	26103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of non-devolved tribunals there were in Scotland between April 2013 to March 2014 and April 2014 and March 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Tribunal Disposals in Scotland 2013-2014 and 2014-2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2014-2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Security and Child Support</p></td><td><p>59,984</p></td><td><p>15,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration and Asylum (First-tier)</p></td><td><p>3,580</p></td><td><p>2,637</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration and Asylum (Upper Tribunal)</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employment</p></td><td><p>22,098</p></td><td><p>14,767</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Employment Appeals Tribunal</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Administrative Appeals Chamber (Upper Tribunal)</p></td><td><p>1,229</p></td><td><p>868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax <sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General Regulatory Chamber <sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Injuries Compensation <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tax (Upper Tribunal) <sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1) Disposals only held at UK level</p><p>2) Disposals only held at UK level, but hearings are recorded in Scotland, 5 in 2013-2014 and 6 in 2014-2015</p><p>3) Disposals only recorded for Scotland since August 2014.</p><p>4) Disposals only held at UK level, but hearings are recorded in Scotland, 13 in 2013-2014 and 3 in 2014-2015</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service does not hold the information requested in central records of data breaches.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 26107 26108 question first answered 10/02/2016 16:46:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

451041

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Tribunals: Scotland
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 2 February 2016 to Question 24107 on tribunals: Scotland, how many of those people whose data was breached were made aware that that breach had occurred.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	26104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Courts &amp; Tribunals Service takes its responsibility for data incidents very seriously and treats each case on its individual merits. Notifying individuals of data breaches or incidents is considered, but is not a mandatory action in every instance.</p><p> </p><p>Informing people and organisations about a breach is not an end in itself. Notification should have a clear purpose, whether this is to enable individuals who may have been affected to take steps to protect themselves or to allow the appropriate regulatory bodies to perform their functions, provide advice and deal with complaints.</p><p> </p><p>The above criteria is considered when deciding whether or not to inform individuals or organisations of a data breach. In relation to the incidents referred to in this PQ it is unclear, as no statistical information has been retained, as to whether or not individuals were notified.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on data breach notification is set out by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) in the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/principle-7-security/" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/principle-7-security/</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/02/2016 17:20:27 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

451042

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Tribunals: Scotland
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 2 February 2016 to Question 24107 on tribunals: Scotland, how many of those people whose data was breached were not made aware that that breach had occurred.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	26105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Courts &amp; Tribunals Service takes its responsibility for data incidents very seriously and treats each case on its individual merits. Notifying individuals of data breaches or incidents is considered, but is not a mandatory action in every instance.</p><p> </p><p>Informing people and organisations about a breach is not an end in itself. Notification should have a clear purpose, whether this is to enable individuals who may have been affected to take steps to protect themselves or to allow the appropriate regulatory bodies to perform their functions, provide advice and deal with complaints.</p><p> </p><p>The above criteria is considered when deciding whether or not to inform individuals or organisations of a data breach. In relation to the incidents referred to in this PQ it is unclear, as no statistical information has been retained, as to whether or not individuals were notified.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on data breach notification is set out by the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) in the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/principle-7-security/" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/principle-7-security/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/02/2016 17:10:52 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

450628

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will reinstate legal aid for qualifying UK residents seeking to re-unite with their immediate family members from overseas; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL5929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2016 answer text <p>Our limited legal aid resources should be available for the highest priority cases and to the most financially vulnerable. There are no plans to change the legal aid arrangements for family reunion. As with all cases outside the scope of legal aid, exceptional funding may be available where required under ECHR or EU law.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance to support applications for family reunion is available from the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). UKVI issue guidance to help applicants, and the types of evidence requested to accompany an application - such as marriage and birth certificates - will usually be straightforward to collate.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 17/02/2016 15:10:26 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

450700

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Injury: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to end the offering of compensation in personal injury claims when there is no medical evidence.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	25986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is determined to crack down on fraud and the compensation culture.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that offers to settle made to claimants without medical evidence may encourage opportunistic and fraudulent claims. The Government introduced new court rules in October 2014 to discourage such offers and we continue to keep the matter of third party capture, including the impacts on motor premiums, under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 26008 question first answered 11/02/2016 10:16:34 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

450702

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Injury: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the effect of third party capture on motor insurance premiums.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	26008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is determined to crack down on fraud and the compensation culture.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that offers to settle made to claimants without medical evidence may encourage opportunistic and fraudulent claims. The Government introduced new court rules in October 2014 to discourage such offers and we continue to keep the matter of third party capture, including the impacts on motor premiums, under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 25986 question first answered 11/02/2016 10:16:34 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

450784

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 2 February 2016 to Questions 23949 and 24848, for what reasons the action plans and operational assurance audit referred to are commercially sensitive.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	25941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The MoJ determines that information is commercially sensitive including when documents contain information that if released, would be likely to prejudice someone’s commercial interests. The Ministry of Justice has robust contract management processes aligned with National Audit Office Guidelines and will manage the plan strictly in accordance with the contract.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 09/02/2016 18:00:17 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

450785

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 28 January 2016, WS499, how much the Government spent on work on the criminal legal aid tendering process before deciding not to go ahead with that process.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	26013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 11/02/2016 14:36:56 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

450786

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what training is available for judges and barristers to assist them when questioning child witnesses in cases involving sexual offences.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	25947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Judicial training is a judicial matter and fulfilled by the Judicial College, which reports to the Lord Chief Justice. Training for barristers is a matter for their own professional bodies.</p><p> </p><p>The Judicial College have advised me that a workshop on the cross examination of vulnerable witnesses is incorporated into their Serious Sexual Offences Seminar. This is mandatory training for all judges who have been authorised to hear cases involving serious sexual offences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 11/02/2016 14:23:57 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski