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1176894

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to ensure that victims of child sexual exploitation are not refused compensation as a result of criminal convictions obtained during the period in which those victims were abused.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	13530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is committed to ensuring every victim gets the compensation to which they are entitled.</p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme states that if an applicant has an unspent conviction which resulted in a community or custodial sentence, an award of compensation cannot be made. This is in no way intended to diminish the fact that applicants with unspent criminal convictions may have been victims of serious crimes. This rule exists as these applicants may have caused distress, loss or injury to another person through the offence for which they were convicted.</p><p> </p><p>A review of the Scheme is underway, looking at its eligibility rules and requirements around decision-making. The review will take account of the findings and recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, which continues to investigate compensation, redress and support for victims. It will also consider the difficulties faced by some when applying for compensation, highlighted by the previous Victims’ Commissioner in the report, <em>Compensation without re-traumatisation.</em></p><p> </p><p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority has strengthened its decision-making process on applications relating to child sexual exploitation. The Authority has also improved staff training and guidance to help get decisions right the first time.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/02/2020 17:43:47 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1176161

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2020
	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, what progress he has made on improving child access rights for grandparents.
	tabling member constituency	South Suffolk
	tabling member printed	James Cartlidge
	uin	12436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government understands the difficulties that some grandparents face in continuing relationships with their grandchildren following disputes arising from parental separation.</p><p> </p><p>We wish to understand the outcome of the President of the Family Division’s consultation on recommendations for reforming how child arrangements cases are dealt with by the family court before deciding whether any specific proposals are needed in respect of child arrangements and grandparents. The Government will carefully consider those proposals when published.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/02/2020 14:23:09 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge

1175585

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Acquittals: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reimbursing legal costs for defendants acquitted during legal trials.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	11493
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has measures in place to reimburse acquitted defendants in the criminal courts. Defendants who have been granted legal aid for representation in the Crown Court are paid back the sum of any income contributions, which they have made, in full upon acquittal.</p><p> </p><p>Acquitted defendants who were financially ineligible for legal aid and who have paid privately for legal representation in the Magistrates’ or Crown Court are entitled to recover their costs at the legal aid rates, via a Defendant’s Cost Order.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/02/2020 16:07:46 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1175688

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital: Coroners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of coroner's inquests into baby deaths at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	11677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Coroner services are funded by Local Authorities and the Ministry of Justice does not hold the information requested. Inquests into deaths at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital fall within the jurisdiction of the North East Kent Coroner Area where Kent County Council is the lead authority.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/02/2020 16:08:23 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1175735

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Low Incomes
	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 access to free legal support for people on low incomes.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	11534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p>A full review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 was published in February 2019.</p><p>In response to these findings and alongside the review, the Legal Support Action Plan was published to address the key challenges identified and outline the steps the government will be taking to improve the way people are supported as they experience legal problems.</p><p>In addition to a series of support pilots to test early forms of intervention that stop people’s problems from escalating, the government will invest up to £5m into a Legal Support Innovation Fund to explore the role technology can play in helping people identify and resolve their legal issues. We are also enhancing the support on offer to litigants in person by providing a further £3m of funding over the next two years, ensuring that those representing themselves in court understand the process and are better supported through it.</p><p>Access to justice is a fundamental right and government is committed to ensuring that everyone can get the timely support they need to access the justice system.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 06/02/2020 15:13:36 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1174957

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Suicide: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Office of the Chief Coroner on the recording of suicides among the veteran community.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	10352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>Any suicide is a tragedy, and we take the welfare of our brave service men and women extremely seriously.</p><p> </p><p>For data on suicides amongst veterans to be of value, the information collected must be reliable, consistent and comprehensive. It is not possible to achieve this through coroners’ inquest conclusions for a number of practical and administrative reasons, including the parameters of the coroner’s role.</p><p> </p><p>Ministry of Justice officials have talked to colleagues in the Chief Coroner’s office about the issues to do with coroners recording whether the deceased had ever served in the armed forces.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Defence have on several occasions discussed the issue of to explore how we gather data on veterans in inquests. The Government recognises that personal information about victims of suicide can be used to improve understanding of “at risk” groups and, from that, to support better targeted interventions. More widely, the Government recognises the need to gather data on veterans in the criminal justice system. The Ministry of Justice will continue to work with the Ministry of Defence and other government departments to explore how we can further this objective.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 10353 10354 question first answered 07/02/2020 14:03:01 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1174958

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Suicide: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the recording of suicides among the veteran community.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	10353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>Any suicide is a tragedy, and we take the welfare of our brave service men and women extremely seriously.</p><p> </p><p>For data on suicides amongst veterans to be of value, the information collected must be reliable, consistent and comprehensive. It is not possible to achieve this through coroners’ inquest conclusions for a number of practical and administrative reasons, including the parameters of the coroner’s role.</p><p> </p><p>Ministry of Justice officials have talked to colleagues in the Chief Coroner’s office about the issues to do with coroners recording whether the deceased had ever served in the armed forces.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Defence have on several occasions discussed the issue of to explore how we gather data on veterans in inquests. The Government recognises that personal information about victims of suicide can be used to improve understanding of “at risk” groups and, from that, to support better targeted interventions. More widely, the Government recognises the need to gather data on veterans in the criminal justice system. The Ministry of Justice will continue to work with the Ministry of Defence and other government departments to explore how we can further this objective.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 10352 10354 question first answered 07/02/2020 14:03:02 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1174959

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Suicide: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to record and publish statistics on veteran suicides.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	10354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>Any suicide is a tragedy, and we take the welfare of our brave service men and women extremely seriously.</p><p> </p><p>For data on suicides amongst veterans to be of value, the information collected must be reliable, consistent and comprehensive. It is not possible to achieve this through coroners’ inquest conclusions for a number of practical and administrative reasons, including the parameters of the coroner’s role.</p><p> </p><p>Ministry of Justice officials have talked to colleagues in the Chief Coroner’s office about the issues to do with coroners recording whether the deceased had ever served in the armed forces.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Defence have on several occasions discussed the issue of to explore how we gather data on veterans in inquests. The Government recognises that personal information about victims of suicide can be used to improve understanding of “at risk” groups and, from that, to support better targeted interventions. More widely, the Government recognises the need to gather data on veterans in the criminal justice system. The Ministry of Justice will continue to work with the Ministry of Defence and other government departments to explore how we can further this objective.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 10352 10353 question first answered 07/02/2020 14:03:02 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1173818

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests for legal assistance were made by asylum applicants during the first instance procedure in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	9116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Information on the total number requests for this type of legal assistance is not held. Such assistance when provided by legal aid is funded under the ‘Legal Help’ scheme, where the decision on whether or not to grant funding is taken by the legal aid provider, and hence refusals are not reported to the Legal Aid Agency.</p><p> </p><p>The data on the number of grants of this type of legal aid in 2019 is not available, as this is not broken down to the level of detail required until a claim for payment is submitted.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 9117 9118 question first answered 03/02/2020 16:13:18 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1173819

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests were made for legal assistance by asylum applicants during the first instance procedure by (a) regular, (b) accelerated, (c) border and (d) Dublin procedures in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	9117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Information on the total number requests for this type of legal assistance is not held. Such assistance when provided by legal aid is funded under the ‘Legal Help’ scheme, where the decision on whether or not to grant funding is taken by the legal aid provider, and hence refusals are not reported to the Legal Aid Agency.</p><p> </p><p>The data on the number of grants of this type of legal aid in 2019 is not available, as this is not broken down to the level of detail required until a claim for payment is submitted.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 9116 9118 question first answered 03/02/2020 16:13:18 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous