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969138

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2018
	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, whether it is his policy that (a) HMCTS and (b) any employee or agent of HMCTS collect information from legal representatives attending court on their client's nationality.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	171415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Section 86A of the Courts Act 2003, as inserted by Section 162 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017, requires defendants appearing in person before a criminal court to state their name, date of birth and nationality when requested to do so by the court. This information may be provided orally or in writing and could be submitted through the defendant’s legal representative at the hearing. HM Courts and Tribunals Service commenced use of this power in November 2017.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/09/2018 15:46:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

872747

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	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, which courts in the UK have been visited by Ministers of his Department since the beginning of the 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	134560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The list of Ministers and which courts they have visited is given in the table below. Lord Keen has not visited any courts.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>David Gauke</p></td><td><p>1 February 2018</p></td><td><p>Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>David Gauke</p></td><td><p>13 February 2018</p></td><td><p>Oxford Combined Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>David Gauke</p></td><td><p>19 February 2018</p></td><td><p>Arnhem House, Leicester</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rory Stewart OBE</p></td><td><p>1 February 2018</p></td><td><p>Woolwich Crown Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dr Phillip Lee</p></td><td><p>26 January 2018</p></td><td><p>Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lucy Frazer QC</p></td><td><p>1 February 2018</p></td><td><p>Bromley Magistrates’ Court and Woolwich Crown Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lucy Frazer QC</p></td><td><p>8 March 2018</p></td><td><p>Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/04/2018 16:37:22 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

845440

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts
	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 maximum acceptable (1) distance, and (2) travel time, for witnesses and parties to get to their nearest (a) Magistrates' Court, (b) County Court, and (c) Crown Court.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lisvane
	uin	HL5640
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>On 18 January 2018, HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service published a consultation document, <em>Fit for the future: transforming the Court and Tribunal Estate </em>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/fit-for-the-future-transforming-the-court-and-tribunal-estate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/fit-for-the-future-transforming-the-court-and-tribunal-estate</a>) inviting views on the proposed future strategy and approach to court and tribunal estate reform in England and Wales. The consultation contains the proposal that nearly all users should be able to attend a hearing on time and return within in a day, by public transport if necessary. The document also includes a national assessment of journey times for court users travelling to Magistrates’, County and Crown courts. The consultation is open until 29 March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Ongoing investment in the transformation and modernisation of our courts and tribunals will enable the use of technology, such as video links and online services. These will improve access to justice by reducing the need to attend court in person.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 06/03/2018 17:02:18 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4351 label Biography information for Lord Lisvane

835980

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2018
	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, with reference to paragraph 5.21 on page 49 of his Department's consultation, Fit for the future: transforming the court and tribunal estate, what the evidential basis is for the conclusion that the proposed strategy will have no direct impact on service delivery.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	126335
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2018 answer text <p>In the recently published; <em>Fit for the Future: transforming the court and tribunal estate </em>consultation document, HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) set out its proposed future strategy and approach to court and tribunal estate reform. This was set within the wider context of work to modernise services, and outlined the ways in which technology and new ways of working can be utilised to make the justice system more accessible, efficient and flexible.</p><p> </p><p>The paragraph referred to relates to equalities assessments. These assessments are made when there are specific and measureable proposals against which assessments can be made. The strategic consultation published invites views on our proposed principles which will guide future decisions on the estate but it does not contain specific proposals for changes to the estate. We will conduct equalities assessments on any future specific proposals when we consult publicly on such changes.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 09/02/2018 17:07:08 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

810641

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2017
	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 people have appeared in court (a) via video link and (b) in person by (i) age, (ii) ethnicity and (iii) gender in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	120986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost. To identify both volumes of court appearances by video and in person, with details of age, ethnicity and gender individual court records would need to be checked manually.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/01/2018 17:49:45 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

804542

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	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, when he will publish a draft Courts Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	118744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing legislation to modernise the courts system, as soon as parliamentary time allows. There are no current plans to publish the Bill in draft.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 15/12/2017 12:34:17 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

767649

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	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, when his Department plans to introduce the Courts Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	106622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing legislation to modernise the courts system as soon as parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 17/10/2017 15:03:42 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

765340

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	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, what steps he has taken to extend provision of problem-solving courts.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
	uin	105570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>We are considering the problem-solving approaches that have already been developed at a grass roots level in a small number of local communities across the UK, and exploring opportunities<strong>.</strong></p><p>Access to drug and alcohol treatment that is timely and effective is crucial to problem-solving approaches. My department is working with the Department of Health to test a new protocol for community sentence treatment requirements with the aim of increasing their use.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 16/10/2017 15:13:03 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

749474

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2017
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Courts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, when and in which House the Government plans to introduce the Courts Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	3491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has set out an ambitious programme of 27 bills and drafts bills and noted that additional bills will be announced as the session progresses. The timescales for forthcoming bills and draft bills will be announced in the usual manner in due course<strong>. </strong></p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/07/2017 16:09:32 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

732680

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	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, whether he plans to publish a draft Courts Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
	tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
	uin	1190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to introducing legislation to modernise the courts system, as set out in the Queen’s Speech. There are no current plans to publish the Bill in draft.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 29/06/2017 13:07:36 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger