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987939

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Buildings
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 3 July 2018 to Question 157090 on Ministry of Justice: Buildings, how many days each Minister of his Department spent in Petty France between 7 December 2017 and 7 January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	179168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>Between 7 December 2017 and 7 January 2018 Dr Phillip Lee MP spent 6 days in the Ministry of Justice; David Lidington MP 8 days; Dominic Raab MP 1 day and Sam Gyimah MP 8 days.</p><p> </p><p>Lord Keen has a dual role as Advocate General for Scotland and MoJ spokesperson in the House of Lords, as such, he spent 3 days in the department on Ministry of Justice business.</p><p> </p><p>All ministers are required to split their departmental time between 102 Petty France and other locations such as the House of Commons / Lords and, as such, departmental meetings and business are regularly undertaken at the House of Commons / Lords.This reflects the nature of Parliamentary obligations and legislative business. In addition to this, visits are often undertaken as part of Ministerial duties. The information provided is for days spent partially or entirely in 102 Petty France.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/10/2018 16:15:05 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

987952

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	CAFCASS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his department has any plans for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service to be regulated by an independent governing body.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	179170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has no plans for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) to be regulated by an independent governing body. Cafcass is already subject to independent inspection by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted).</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 18/10/2018 10:55:30 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

988001

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	179075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search”</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has reviewed its standard forms of contract. There are clauses about interaction between the parties, how to protect the parties’ best interests and safeguard commercial and sensitive information which have been present in government contracts for a long time. These clauses are not intended to stop criticism of Ministers, the Department or its policies.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 23/10/2018 11:24:23 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

988488

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recompense is made to individuals who at their own expense challenge appeals by the Home Office against immigration decisions made by Upper Tribunals.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL10687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2018 answer text <p>The Court of Appeal may order the losing party to pay the winning party’s costs. That is the case regardless of whether the winning party was legally represented or not, although the costs that can be recovered by litigants in person are subject to some limitations set out in Rule 46.5 of the Civil Procedure Rules.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 29/10/2018 15:09:56 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

986390

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on prison officers salaries for each of the last 10 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	178511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p><strong>Expenditure on Band 3 to 5 Prison Officer salaries by Financial Year in England and Wales(£million)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016/17<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>909</p></td><td><p>868</p></td><td><p>800</p></td><td><p>740</p></td><td><p>764</p></td><td><p>778</p></td><td><p>846</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><ol><li>The figures include Pay; Allowances; Overtime (Payment Plus) and Employer's National Insurance and Employer's Pension Contributions</li><li>Data prior to 2011/12 is unavailable</li></ol><sup>1</sup> Expenditure for 2016/17 has been partially estimated due to the transition to the Single Operating System (SOP)</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="7"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/10/2018 15:19:10 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

986447

registered interest
date	12/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will undertake a review of the (a) role and (b) functions of the second executor in relation to wills.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	178529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Individuals may appoint one or more executors of their choice in their wills. The appointments may include “second executors” whose appointments are conditional (for example, where an appointment is only to take effect on the happening of an event) or substituted (for example, where one executor is to be substituted for another upon the happening of an event). The Government is not aware of concerns about the role or functions of “second executors” in relation to wills and does not have any plans to review this area of the law.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/10/2018 16:02:48 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

985669

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Tribunals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost to the public purse has been of administering appeal tribunals for personal independence payment applicants.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
uin	178384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The cost of personal independence payment hearings is included in the overall cost of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support Appeal).</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/10/2018 11:27:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

985718

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish all events held with potential bidders as part of all of his Department's tendering processes in (a) 2018, (b) 2017, (c) 2016 and (d) 2015; and which companies were represented for each such event.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	178339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Every awarded contract by the MoJ goes through a thorough tendering process and is subject to the Public Contracts Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>Details of all MoJ Contracts throughout the tender process and once awarded with a value of £10,000 or more are published on Contracts Finder (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>)</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 16/10/2018 11:20:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

985719

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of domestic violence have been refused legal aid when applying for a non-molestation order in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	178340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>Figures for non-molestation orders:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Case Type</p></td><td><p>Total Applications</p></td><td><p>Refused</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>Non-Molestation orders</p></td><td><p>15,261</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>Non-Molestation orders</p></td><td><p>14,120</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>Non-Molestation orders</p></td><td><p>13,460</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>Non-Molestation orders</p></td><td><p>13,271</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>Non-Molestation orders</p></td><td><p>13,444</p></td><td><p>314</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures for occupation orders:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Case Type</p></td><td><p>Total Applications</p></td><td><p>Refused</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>Occupation orders</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>Occupation orders</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>Occupation orders</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>Occupation orders</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>Occupation orders</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Victims of domestic violence will never be refused legal aid on financial grounds as there is a dv waiver in place.</p><p>Applications will be refused based on consideration of whether the circumstances of the case indicate that the court is unlikely to grant a non-molestation / occupation Order. This includes whether there is an alternative remedy available (warning letter, police involvement) or whether the victim is already sufficiently protected (bail conditions, remanded in custody).</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 178341 question first answered 19/10/2018 13:48:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

985720

registered interest
date	11/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of domestic violence have been refused legal aid when applying for an occupation order in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	178341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2018 answer text <p>Figures for non-molestation orders:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Case Type</p></td><td><p>Total Applications</p></td><td><p>Refused</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>Non-Molestation orders</p></td><td><p>15,261</p></td><td><p>68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>Non-Molestation orders</p></td><td><p>14,120</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>Non-Molestation orders</p></td><td><p>13,460</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>Non-Molestation orders</p></td><td><p>13,271</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>Non-Molestation orders</p></td><td><p>13,444</p></td><td><p>314</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures for occupation orders:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Case Type</p></td><td><p>Total Applications</p></td><td><p>Refused</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>Occupation orders</p></td><td><p>208</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>Occupation orders</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>Occupation orders</p></td><td><p>243</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>Occupation orders</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>Occupation orders</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Victims of domestic violence will never be refused legal aid on financial grounds as there is a dv waiver in place.</p><p>Applications will be refused based on consideration of whether the circumstances of the case indicate that the court is unlikely to grant a non-molestation / occupation Order. This includes whether there is an alternative remedy available (warning letter, police involvement) or whether the victim is already sufficiently protected (bail conditions, remanded in custody).</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 178340 question first answered 19/10/2018 13:48:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon