Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1140522

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Reform
	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 17 July 2019 to Question 263790 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Reform, whether the academic research for evaluation of reform was made publicly available; and what plans he has for further research on that topic in the current financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	279404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The following academic research for evaluation of reform is publicly available:</p><p> </p><p>Research on the Citizen User Experience: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmcts-citizen-user-experience-research" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmcts-citizen-user-experience-research</a></p><p> </p><p>London School of Economics evaluation of video hearings in the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implementing-video-hearings-party-to-state-a-process-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implementing-video-hearings-party-to-state-a-process-evaluation</a></p><p> </p><p>We expect to publish the research on the Professional User Experience and on Social Security and Child Support appellants’ digital capability within the next six months.</p><p> </p><p>Flexible Operating Hours is an ongoing project and we anticipate that research will be published upon completion. On 19<sup>th</sup> July, the evaluation plan for the HMCTS flexible operating hours pilot was published and is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexible-operating-hours-evaluation-plan-and-summary" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexible-operating-hours-evaluation-plan-and-summary</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to undertake an overarching evaluation of the courts and tribunals modernisation programme. This will take into account existing data and management information, and further qualitative and quantitative research which we are planning to commission for the evaluation. We are planning to begin commissioning for this research shortly. We are aiming to publish the interim report of our evaluation during the course of the reform programme in 2021, and we will publish a final evaluation report following completion of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 279442 question first answered 02/08/2019 14:51:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1140526

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Translation Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to Answer of 15 July 2019 to Question 275723, what the total spend of his Department was on translation services (a) in the 2017-18 financial year and (b) since 1 April 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	279405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>This question has been interpreted to mean costs for all language services, both translators, and interpreters provided in a court setting, and for printed materials available in HMCTS buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The spend by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service on courts translations services was as follows,</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total Cost (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial year 2017-18</p></td><td><p>11,487,719.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Year 2018-19</p></td><td><p>11,000,690.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019 – 30 Jun 2019</p></td><td><p>3,670,157.83</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures do not include any expenditure related to central funds as these are not included in the accounts for HM Courts and Tribunals Service.</p><p> </p><p>Our most recent statistics show language service requests are at their highest since the new contract was introduced in 2016 the clear majority were fulfilled. It is vital that victims, witnesses and defendants understand what is happening in court to ensure justice is done, and we will always take steps to ensure a qualified interpreter is provided when needed.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/08/2019 14:17:37 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1140527

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Translation Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant the Answer of 15 July 2019 to Question 275723 on Translation Services, how much funding was allocated to each provider of translation services in each financial year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	279412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>HMCTS do not allocate funding by supplier for any type of expenditure, so would not be able to provide details on how much was allocated for translation services by supplier.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/08/2019 14:48:03 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1140561

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Reform
	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 17 July 2019 to Question 263790 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Reform, whether the (a) content of and (b) responses to the Social Security and Child Support digital capability survey will be made publicly available.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	279442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The following academic research for evaluation of reform is publicly available:</p><p> </p><p>Research on the Citizen User Experience: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmcts-citizen-user-experience-research" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmcts-citizen-user-experience-research</a></p><p> </p><p>London School of Economics evaluation of video hearings in the First-tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implementing-video-hearings-party-to-state-a-process-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/implementing-video-hearings-party-to-state-a-process-evaluation</a></p><p> </p><p>We expect to publish the research on the Professional User Experience and on Social Security and Child Support appellants’ digital capability within the next six months.</p><p> </p><p>Flexible Operating Hours is an ongoing project and we anticipate that research will be published upon completion. On 19<sup>th</sup> July, the evaluation plan for the HMCTS flexible operating hours pilot was published and is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexible-operating-hours-evaluation-plan-and-summary" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flexible-operating-hours-evaluation-plan-and-summary</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to undertake an overarching evaluation of the courts and tribunals modernisation programme. This will take into account existing data and management information, and further qualitative and quantitative research which we are planning to commission for the evaluation. We are planning to begin commissioning for this research shortly. We are aiming to publish the interim report of our evaluation during the course of the reform programme in 2021, and we will publish a final evaluation report following completion of the programme.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 279404 question first answered 02/08/2019 14:51:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1140567

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for asylum the Home Office has received from Uighurs since 2015; and what proportion of those applications have been successful.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	279448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is unable to report on how many applications for asylum from Chinese Uighurs it has received since 2015; and what proportion of those applications have been successful, as to obtain this information would require a manual trawl of records and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. We do, however, publish data on those who have been granted asylum in the UK, with main applicants broken down by country of nationality. The latest release, published 24th May 2019, can be found in tab as_01 at volume 1 of the quarterly Immigration Statistics release:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/list-of-tables#asylum" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/list-of-tables#asylum</a></p><p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it, in accordance with our international obligations under the Refugee Convention and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). <br>Where someone establishes a well-founded fear of persecution or serious harm in their country they are normally granted protection and are not expected to return there.</p><p>Our assessment of the situation for Uighurs in China is set out in the relevant country policy and information note, which is available on the Gov.uk website</p><p>All asylum and human rights claims from Chinese nationals are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations. Each individual assessment is made against the background of the latest available country of origin information and any relevant caselaw.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 279450 question first answered 24/07/2019 15:15:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1140589

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting Uighur asylum seekers the automatic right to remain in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	279450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office is unable to report on how many applications for asylum from Chinese Uighurs it has received since 2015; and what proportion of those applications have been successful, as to obtain this information would require a manual trawl of records and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. We do, however, publish data on those who have been granted asylum in the UK, with main applicants broken down by country of nationality. The latest release, published 24th May 2019, can be found in tab as_01 at volume 1 of the quarterly Immigration Statistics release:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/list-of-tables#asylum" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-year-ending-march-2019/list-of-tables#asylum</a></p><p>The UK has a proud history of providing protection to those who need it, in accordance with our international obligations under the Refugee Convention and European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). <br>Where someone establishes a well-founded fear of persecution or serious harm in their country they are normally granted protection and are not expected to return there.</p><p>Our assessment of the situation for Uighurs in China is set out in the relevant country policy and information note, which is available on the Gov.uk website</p><p>All asylum and human rights claims from Chinese nationals are carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with our international obligations. Each individual assessment is made against the background of the latest available country of origin information and any relevant caselaw.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 279448 question first answered 24/07/2019 15:15:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1138066

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Translation Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much HM Courts and Tribunals Service has spent on (a) courts translation services and (b) Capita Translation Services in each of the last 10 financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	275723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>HMCTS was created on the 1 April 2011. We are unable to provide information for financial years prior to that date. This question has been interpreted to mean costs for all language services, both translators, and interpreters provided in a court setting, and for printed materials available in HMCTS buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The contract with Capita commenced on 30th January 2012, and ended on 30th October 2016. The new Language Services Contracts commenced on the 31st October 2016, with services provided by thebigword Group Limited, Clarion Interpreting and The Language Shop.</p><p> </p><p>The spend by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service on courts translations services was as follows, by financial year:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total Cost (£)</p></td><td><p>Capita Charges (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12 (Commenced from 30th January 2012)</p></td><td><p>7,080,332</p></td><td><p>1,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>4,955,510</p></td><td><p>1,083,181</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>7,305,324</p></td><td><p>6,501,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>7,431,045</p></td><td><p>7,182,866</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>7,111,949</p></td><td><p>6,548,023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>9,683,794</p></td><td><p>4,264,196</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Our most recent statistics show language service requests are at their highest since the new contract was introduced in 2016 the clear majority – 97% - were fulfilled. It is vital that victims, witnesses and defendants understand what is happening in court to ensure justice is done, and we will always take steps to ensure a qualified interpreter is provided when needed.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/07/2019 16:17:49 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1136876

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the sale price was of each (a) magistrates' court building, (b) youth court and (c) Crown court sold in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	273363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Sales of Magistrates’, Youth and Crown court buildings from the 2017/18 financial year onwards are as follows</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Property</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Receipt (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reform/Pre-reform</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abergavenny Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>499,809</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnstaple Magistrates' &amp; County Court</p></td><td><p>95,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>750,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brecon Law Court</p></td><td><p>575,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerphilly Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>445,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester-le-Street Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cirencester Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>450,000</p></td><td><p>Pre-reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dolgellau Mags &amp; Crown Court</p></td><td><p>67,509</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorking Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>2,125,000</p></td><td><p>Pre-reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>12,005,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>43,000,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holyhead Magistrates Court (North Anglsey),</p></td><td><p>112,500</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Keighley (Bingley) Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>254,310</p></td><td><p>Pre-reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool, Dale Street Magistrates</p></td><td><p>1,000,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lyndhurst Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>900,000</p></td><td><p>Pre-reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northallerton Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>450,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oswestry Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>110,602</p></td><td><p>Pre-reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond Upon Thames Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>9,850,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solihull Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>4,300,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tottenham (Enfield) Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>4,570,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Towcester Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>Pre-reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waltham Forest Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>3,471,040</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>3,836,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table above excludes transfers of surplus properties to other government departments (such as Homes England) as these are not categorised as a sale transaction, but as an internal transfer within government.</p><p> </p><p>The closure of any court is not taken lightly – it only happens following full public consultation and when communities have reasonable access to alternative courts.</p><p> </p><p>Since the start of the Reform Programme, money raised from the sale of surplus buildings has been reinvested in the reform of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service. The table above identifies pre-reform buildings where this is not the case.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/07/2019 16:21:57 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1136743

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the (a) market value of courts sold as part of HM Courts and Tribunal reform programme and (b) the resale value of those courts after they entered private ownership.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	272804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>HMCTS achieves market value when selling surplus buildings and takes professional advice as part of the disposal process to make sure that this is the case.</p><p> </p><p>Sale receipts for court and tribunal buildings sold since 2016 are as follows</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Property</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Receipt (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abergavenny Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>499,809</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnstaple Magistrates' &amp; County Court</p></td><td><p>95,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>750,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bow County Court</p></td><td><p>3,500,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bracknell Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>1,000,001</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brecon Law Court</p></td><td><p>575,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgend Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>375,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerphilly Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>445,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthen Law Courts (The Guildhall)</p></td><td><p>223,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester-le-Street Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dolgellau Mags &amp; Crown Court</p></td><td><p>67,509</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>2,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucester Western Road</p></td><td><p>850,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grantham Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>560,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>12,005,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>43,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holyhead Magistrates Court (North Anglsey),</p></td><td><p>112,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lambeth County Court</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool, Dale Street Magistrates</p></td><td><p>1,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llangefni County Court</p></td><td><p>72,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath And Port Talbot County Court</p></td><td><p>250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northallerton Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>450,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontypridd Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>350,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhyl County Court</p></td><td><p>92,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond Upon Thames Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>9,850,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solihull Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>4,300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spalding Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>278,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tottenham (Enfield) Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>4,570,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waltham Forest Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>3,471,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>3,836,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weston Super Mare Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>116,078</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woolwich County Court</p></td><td><p>2,555,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table above excludes transfers of surplus properties to other government departments (such as Homes England) as these are not categorised as sale transactions, but as internal transfers within government.</p><p> </p><p>Since the start of the Reform Programme all money raised from the sale of surplus buildings has been reinvested in the reform of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service.</p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service does not hold information on the resale value of former court and tribunal buildings. HM Courts and Tribunals Service does however monitor resale values in instances that could yield overage. As with any property, details of any subsequent sales can be obtained from the Land Registry.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 08/07/2019 15:07:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1136198

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many sitting days in courts were presided over by a recorder in (a) England, (b) Greater London and (c) Greater Manchester in (i) each of the last three financial years and (ii) the 2019-20 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	272170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2019 answer text <p>The number of sittings days sat by recorders in the last three financial years in the requested locations are set out in the table below. These figures cover sitting days by recorders in County, Family and Crown Courts.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017</p></td><td><p>1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018</p></td><td><p>1 April 2018 to 31 December 2018<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>30,769</p></td><td><p>30,459</p></td><td><p>16,801</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater London</p></td><td><p>9,578</p></td><td><p>8,907</p></td><td><p>4,566</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>1,522</p></td><td><p>1,720</p></td><td><p>907</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>Note these figures are only for nine months as opposed to the twelve months in the columns for 2016/17 and 2017/18. This is because the latest published data only runs to December 2018 and under the Code of Practice for Official Statistics we cannot provide any more recent data until that data (covering 2019) has been published. The data for 2019 will be published in June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published data is available here. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-justice-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-justice-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2019</a>. It is part of the Royal Courts of Justice Annual Tables (which contain at Table 5.2 a breakdown of sitting days by type of work and level of judge)</p><p> </p><p>The data source for these figures are a number of operational systems and as such are liable to change and may not reflect previously published statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Last year Crown Court trial waiting times were at their lowest since 2014, with this year’s allocation of sitting days reflecting this.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 02/08/2019 14:31:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi