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536181

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal claims have been made under the Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hours Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 since those regulations came into force.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	42650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>There have been no claims made under the Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hours Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 since its introduction on 11 January 2016 to 31 March 2016. Data from April 2016 onwards will be published in due course at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 22/07/2016 11:22:24 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

641344

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) average cost of a fit for work appeal and (b) total cost to the public purse of such appeals from July 2013 to June 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	53881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 29/11/2016 17:55:03 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

652452

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Witnesses: Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to protect vulnerable witnesses when they testify in court.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
	tabling member printed	Craig Williams
	uin	907698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to helping vulnerable and intimidated witnesses give their best possible evidence so that offenders are brought to justice.</p><p>A range of measures exist to help reduce the anxiety of going to court. These include giving evidence away from the court room, from behind a screen or via an intermediary.</p><p>We announced on 15 September that the pre-recording of cross examination of vulnerable victims and witnesses away from the court room will be rolled-out to all Crown Courts from early 2017.</p><p>Options for improving protections for the vulnerable in the family justicy system are now being considered as part of work on wider family justice strategy.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 06/12/2016 17:47:15 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4438 label Biography information for Craig Williams

693834

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	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, how many children were witnesses in court in each month of the last year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	65253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>MoJ does not collect data on the number of children who are witnesses in criminal and family courts. However, the Government continues to work with the judiciary and others to improve support and protections for vulnerable witnesses, including children.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 02/03/2017 12:07:42 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

693369

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Witnesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people who gave evidence at court as a witness were given special measures in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	65192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not currently hold data on the number of people who give evidence at court as a witness where special measures are granted.</p><p> </p><p>The decision on whether or not to grant special measures is made by the Judge or Bench on a case by case basis.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 02/03/2017 11:40:36 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

541074

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	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, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the existing regulatory regime relating to the will writing industry.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	43584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>In 2013 the Legal Services Board (LSB) recommended that will writing be made a reserved legal activity, so that only authorised persons under the Legal Services Act 2007 could provide this service. The Government at that time considered that the evidence provided in the LSB report did not adequately demonstrate that reservation was the best solution to the identified problems in the will writing market, or that other measures had been sufficiently exhausted in seeking to address these problems.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider any recommendations from the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) when they publish their Legal Services Market Study. The CMA’s interim report published on 8 July made reference to a need to consider possible changes to the current regulatory framework.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 09/09/2016 13:49:29 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

647263

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2016
	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 she will make an assessment of the potential merits of designating will writing as a reserved legal activity.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	55155
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>In 2013 the Legal Services Board (LSB) recommended that will writing be made a reserved legal activity, so that only authorised persons under the Legal Services Act 2007 could provide this service. The then Lord Chancellor, however, considered that the evidence provided in the LSB report did not adequately demonstrate that reservation was the best solution to the identified problems in the will writing market, or that other measures had been sufficiently exhausted in seeking to address these problems. This remains the Government position.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider any recommendations from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) when they publish their Legal Services Market Study.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 06/12/2016 17:19:27 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

693361

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2017
	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, whether her Department has assessed the merits of establishing a national register of wills; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
	tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
	uin	65054
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has no plans to create a national register of wills at present. Individuals who wish to entrust their will to a third party to ensure it can be found after their death can deposit a will for safekeeping with the Probate Service on payment of the relevant fee (currently £20) or use a private safeguarding or registry service.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 02/03/2017 17:07:41 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

693829

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Visas: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will review timescales for out-of-country visa appeals to ensure that they are reasonable and appropriate.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	65378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>We keep under review the time it takes for immigration and asylum appeals to be dealt with, both in-country and out-of-country appeals.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 02/03/2017 17:10:05 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

693819

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Visas: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many out-of-country visa appeals have taken more than six months to be decided in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	65384
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The number of out of country visa appeals that have taken more than six months to be decided is 19,335 for the financial year 2014/15 and 13,470 for the financial year 2015/16. For the first six months of 2016/17 (April to Sept) the number is 5999.</p><p> </p><p>We do everything we can to avoid unnecessary delay in the Immigration &amp; Asylum Chamber. We have provided an additional 4,950 tribunal sitting days for this financial year and 138 additional Fee Paid Judges have been assigned to the Immigration and Asylum Chamber from the Employment Tribunal and Social Entitlement Chamber to ensure caseloads decrease.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 02/03/2017 17:12:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day