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	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Dangerous Driving: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timeframe is for his Department to bring forward legislative proposals to increase the maximum sentence for causing death by dangerous driving.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Alistair Burt
	uin	265452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>We will bring forward proposals to increase the maximum penalty for causing death by dangerous driving as soon as the parliamentary timetable allows.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 25/06/2019 15:49:43 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt

1462369

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Debt Collection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the efficiency of court bailiffs in the collection of unpaid debts following a court order for recovery and enforcement; and what steps he plans to take to improve services for claimants seeking recovery of unpaid debts.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	1149
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice and HMCTS have taken steps to review County Court bailiffs’ capacity and have introduced efficiencies by reducing their administrative tasks. This has, and will, free up more bailiff resources to focus on enforcement activity.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 20/05/2022 10:57:59 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1462370

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Debt Collection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to take steps help ensure that claimants in civil debt recovery cases are kept informed of the progress of court bailiff action on their behalf.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	1150
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2022 answer text <p>In October 2021, following a review of the communications sent by HMCTS to claimants regarding the progress of their warrant, improvements to our case management system were made. This introduced improved communications to give claimants more focussed details on the progress of a warrant.</p><p>The HMCTS Reform Programme will provide the opportunity to review and deliver improvements to the service. The aspect of the Civil Reform Project focused on the enforcement of judgments commenced in April 2022 and is due to conclude by March 2023.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 20/05/2022 10:59:15 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1677120

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made a comparative assessment of the time it takes for (a) sexual offences and (b) other criminal offences to reach trial.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	6180
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The data on the time taken from offence to completion for all cases is published by the Ministry of Justice on a quarterly basis. Timeliness data is available for sexual offences and other criminal offences at the link below in the ‘Crown Court timeliness tool’ and ‘End-to-end timeliness tool’: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2023" target="_blank">Criminal court statistics quarterly: July to September 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to reducing the Crown Court caseload and have invested a significant amount of extra money for the Criminal Justice System to help improve waiting times for victims of crime. We have introduced a raft of measures to achieve that aim, including opening extra courtrooms and funding over 100,000 sitting days last year, with plans to deliver the same again this year. We are investing £220 million for essential modernisation of our court buildings over the next two years as well as investing in judicial recruitment, so that we expect to recruit more than 1,000 judges across all jurisdictions by the end of 2023/2024.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with the judiciary and other partners to improve the experience of court users. We have quadrupled funding for victims’ services so victims get the support they need throughout the process. Judges prioritise cases involving vulnerable complainants and witnesses, and seek to ensure that domestic abuse, serious sex cases and those with vulnerable witnesses are listed at the first available opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 20/12/2023 09:30:18 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1677121

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he (a) is taking and (b) plans to take to reduce the number of cases of sexual offences waiting to be heard in the crown court.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	6181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to reducing the Crown Court caseload and are working closely with the judiciary and other partners to improve the experience of court users. We have introduced a raft of measures to achieve that aim, including funding over 100,000 sitting days last year and planning to deliver the same again this year. We are investing £220 million for essential modernisation of our court buildings over the next two years as well as investing in judicial recruitment, so that we expect to recruit more than 1,000 judges by the end of 2023/2024.</p><p>We have invested a significant amount of extra money for the Criminal Justice System to help improve waiting times for victims of crime. We have opened extra courtrooms, and continued hearings, alongside quadrupling funding for victims’ services so victims get the support they need throughout the process. Judges prioritise cases involving vulnerable complainants and witnesses, and seek to ensure that domestic abuse, serious sex cases and those with vulnerable witnesses are listed at the first available opportunity.</p><p>In June 2022, we announced our Specialist Sexual Violence Support (SSVS) project in three Crown Courts, to improve the support on offer in court for victims of rape and improve timeliness of cases going through the system. This includes trauma-informed training for all staff at courts who come into contact with victims, improved facilities and technology, and at least one Case Coordinator at each court.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 20/12/2023 09:29:27 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1678088

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of HM Courts and Tribunals Service's (a) performance on probate issues and (b) speed at processing probate applications.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	7010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>The probate service received record levels of applications during 2022 and this has continued to grow with higher levels of receipts during January to June 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.</p><p>HMCTS has streamlined internal processes to cut down on administrative delay and reduce processing times. We are continuing to invest in improving digital systems and online filing capabilities so users can track progress more easily.</p><p>HMCTS has increased staffing levels in Probate over the past year to help process applications faster. The training and upskilling of those new and existing staff have led to applications taking longer in the short term.</p><p>HMCTS are focused on increasing outputs to reduce overall timeliness on all types of applications and the average mean length of time taken for a grant of probate, following receipt of the documents required, is 13 weeks during April to June 2023.</p><p>Average waiting times for probate grants are routinely published on gov.uk via Family Court Statistics Quarterly and currently cover the period up to June 2023.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 21/12/2023 14:16:12 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1696800

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate Service: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average holding time was for phone calls to the probate office contact line in each year since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	19028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The average holding time (Average Speed of Answer (ASA)) for phone calls to the Probate office contact line in each year since 2019 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2021 = 17 minutes 28 seconds</p><p>2022 = 33 minutes 23 seconds</p><p>2023 = 12 minutes 17 seconds</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS does not hold ASA data prior to 2021 due to a change in system in Spring 2021.</p><p>HMCTS has recruited over 100 additional staff, between June 2022 and June 2023, to improve both telephone response times and increase the overall volume and speed of grants being issued.</p><p>In addition, HMCTS have undertaken additional staff training to ensure probate call agents can resolve more queries at the first time of contact and issue the grant wherever possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 26/03/2024 17:06:45 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller