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	registered interest
	date	20/07/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Immigration
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the removal of non-asylum immigration cases from the scope of legal aid on young migrants with limited leave to remain.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL9749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government is currently undertaking a post-implementation review of the impact of the legal aid changes made under the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. An assessment of the impact of recent changes to the provision of legal aid for non-asylum immigration cases will be made as part of the review process.</p><p> </p><p>We have recently announced our intention to amend the scope of legal aid for unaccompanied and separated migrant children. This scope change will be informed by evidence gathered as a result of the review and delivered with the help of a consultative group.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 31/07/2018 12:00:52 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

717258

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2017
	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 proportion of individuals pursuing appeals in (1) the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), and (2) the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), did not have representation, for each year, since December 2012.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL6559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The proportions of individuals pursuing appeals that did not have representation are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(1) the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)</p></td><td><p>25%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(2) the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber)</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The data are based on the number of disposals recorded as not represented and are reported in calendar years.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/04/2017 11:41:03 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

867247

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cremation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of local councils, if any, refusing to give ashes to families after public health funerals; and what is their response to reports of such practices.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL6454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not made any such estimate.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the regulatory framework for cremation, ashes would normally be returned to the cremation applicant, which in the case of a public health cremation would be the local authority. However, it is open to the local authority to pass the ashes to any family or friends who come forward, and we would expect this to happen whenever possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 29/03/2018 14:37:54 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

222784

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Fees and Charges
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, with regard to increasing fees in the civil court, what attempts were made (1) prior to 1 April 2013, and (2) after 1 April 2013, to measure the impact of the plans.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL5125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Both before and after 1 April 2013 the Ministry of Justice used, and continues to use, HMCTS management information to measure court fee income including court fee remissions. Impact assessments have been and will be published to accompany proposed court fee reforms.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 09/03/2015 17:44:10 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

632751

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2016
	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, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 8 November (HL2645) about appeals made by litigants in person, when they stopped recording those figures, and why.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL3149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>In the First-Tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) and Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) an appellant can be represented by any person not prohibited from doing so by section 84 of the Immigration Act 1999.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore management information does not cover whether a person had legal representation, as requested in HL2645.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 24/11/2016 11:20:34 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

621128

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	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 proportion of individuals pursuing appeals in (1) the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), and (2) the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), did not have legal representation and appeared as litigants in person in the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL2645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 08/11/2016 17:44:12 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

60550

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Utilities: Meters
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times magistrates have issued warrants to utility companies permitting the forcible installation of prepayment meters in the homes of their customers in each year since 2002–03.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
	uin	HL139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Utility companies apply for warrants of entry to magistrates' courts. When the application is heard the outcome is recorded on the court register. They are not recorded or collated centrally so this question could only be answered by manually inspecting records at each magistrates' court, which would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 17/06/2014 14:12:47 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
	tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett