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224028

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
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, how much in legal aid claims was paid to Leigh Day in 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Castle Point
tabling member printed	Rebecca Harris
uin	225672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The net payment to Leigh Day in the 2013/14 financial year was £529,559.30.</p><p> </p><p>This payment covers all work undertaken by the firm under legal aid. The payment made will be offset by recoupment on successful cases where the opponent has paid the costs.</p><p> </p><p>Legal aid is a vital part of our justice system but we must ensure it is sustainable for those who need it, for those who provide legal services as part of it and for the taxpayer, who ultimately pays for it. When we began the process of reform England and Wales had one of the most expensive legal aid systems in the world at around £2 billion a year. We have made tough choices to make the necessary savings whilst still ensuring legal aid remained available where people were most in need of a lawyer.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 03/03/2015 17:43:10 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	3948 label Biography information for Rebecca Harris

224031

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Child Arrangements Orders: Grandparents
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 12 February 2015 to Question 223614, how many such applications by grandparents for child arrangement orders were successful in each of those financial years; and how many such orders were breached in each of those financial years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	225681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Details of the number of applications by grandparents for child arrangement orders which were successful in each of those financial years and how many such orders were breached can only be obtained by manually checking every case file which can only be done at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Children Act 1989 makes the welfare of the child the paramount consideration when the court determines any question with respect to the child’s upbringing. The terms of any order made may not therefore reflect what was sought in the application.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 03/03/2015 10:53:01 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

223665

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were under section 14 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	225479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Ministry of Justice</p><p> </p><p>The Government takes very seriously all matters relating to the sexual abuse of children and the protection of society’s most vulnerable. Our laws in this area are some of the most robust in the world and we have sought to strengthen them further by changing the offence of child sexual grooming (to reduce the number of prior contacts that an adult has to have with a child before the offence can be committed from two to one) and creating a new offence of sexual communication with a child amongst other reforms.</p><p> </p><p>Court proceedings data for 2014, including statistics for defendants proceeded against at magistrates’ courts and found guilty at all courts of offences under Section 14 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003, are planned for publication in May 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/03/2015 17:37:48 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

223673

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary and the Foreign Secretary on the development of the foreign national offenders action plan.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Mr Ian Davidson
uin	225367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Ministers from all three Departments meet regularly to discuss priority countries for FNO removals and the implementation of the cross-departmental action plan.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 02/03/2015 17:21:21 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	611 label Biography information for Mr Ian Davidson

223676

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on implementation of a 24 hour coroners system.
tabling member constituency	Holborn and St Pancras
tabling member printed	Frank Dobson
uin	225340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p>We want to make sure that grieving families receive the highest level of service when they are most in need, which is why we are determined that inquests are conducted quickly and consistently right across the country.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that coroners are flexible and accessible in the service they provide. The Government will do everything it can to encourage all coroners to make an out of hours service available and also to direct a less-invasive post-mortem where this is suitable and desired by the family.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Coroner and I recently met senior figures from London local authorities and from the Metropolitan and City of London Police. We have secured their agreement to developing a pan-London out of hours coroner service which will share workloads and services and be in place as soon as possible after 31st March 2015. <br></p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 02/03/2015 16:43:39 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	180 label Biography information for Frank Dobson

223677

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce delays in magistrates courts between a defendant's first appearance and their trial.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	225436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service is working with partners across the Criminal Justice System to reduce unnecessary hearings and delay in magistrates' courts. The Transforming Summary Justice programme currently being rolled-out across England and Wales will ensure that cases set for trial in magistrates' courts are robustly case managed in advance of the trial date, reduce the number of unnecessary adjournments and increase the number of effective trials on the day.</p><p> </p><p>In current performance, overall, the last four years show an improvement in the time between the first listing of a case and its completion. For summary non-motoring cases, the percentage of cases completed at first listing has also increased from 62% in 2011 to 71% in the second quarter of 2014-15.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/03/2015 16:31:46 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

223679

registered interest
date	25/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Television Licences: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was paid in fines for television licensing offences in the (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	225430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This question can only be answered at disproportionate cost as it would require a manual search of all live and closed fine accounts to identify the information requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 02/03/2015 12:55:43 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

223360

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what comparative information his Department holds on pay rates of the Information Commissioner's Office and other independent regulators and ombudsmen with similar functions for staff at the same grade.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	225273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold a comparative list on pay rates at the Information Commissioner’s Office and other similar bodies, and the information could only be provided at disproportionate cost. Information on salaries of senior staff in public bodies is published by the Cabinet Office and can be found on the GOV.UK website, or within relevant annual reports of individual bodies.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 03/03/2015 10:22:40 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

223361

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Information Commissioner's Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average percentage pay rise was of Executive Team staff at the Information Commissioner's Office since June 2014; and what average pay increase has been proposed for non-executive staff excluding buy-out of contractual progression.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	225274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In July 2014 the Executive Team of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) was restructured and reduced from the Commissioner plus four Directors to the Commissioner plus three Directors. As a part of the restructure, the Remuneration Committee of the ICO’s non-executive Management Board reviewed the salaries of the remaining Directors and made recommendations to the Commissioner based on the changes to individual Director’s responsibilities that resulted from the restructure. The mean percentage increase was 11.7% but as a result of the restructure the overall spend on Executive salaries has been reduced.</p><p> </p><p>The ICO is subject to the 1% public sector pay cap but it is the ICO’s intention to focus the money available under the cap on those staff who will not benefit from the buyout of contractual progression, providing a pay increase of 3% for most of these staff.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 03/03/2015 10:13:23 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

223363

registered interest
date	24/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Answer of 13 January 2015 to Question 217622, what the resource requirements are for each planned stage of the court reform programme; what the planned (a) start and (b) finish time is for each stage of the programme; and what the planned staff allocation is for each planned stage of the programme.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	225118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Planning for the stages of the programme, which spans five years, is underway and will be subject to ongoing refinement through the mobilisation phase up to Summer 2015. The resource requirement for these stages has not yet been finalised and will be developed as part of the ongoing planning.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 03/03/2015 16:09:47 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson