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 question first answered answering member label attachment file name title
tabling member	label

Search

1138652

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Trials: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time was for a not guilty plea trial for an alleged sexual offence in each court in (a) 2011 and (b) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	276572
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The information requested about Crown Court waiting times can be found in the attached excel document. However, due to small numbers of defendants pleading not guilty to sexual offences at magistrates’ court, we are unable to supply the average time between first listing and trial start date – basing an average on such small numbers can skew the mean and result in the figures being unrepresentative<em>.</em></p><p> </p><p>The overall median waiting time in Crown Courts for defendants in sexual offence cases tends to be higher than that for other offences due to a lower guilty plea rate for these cases. However, from a peak of 25.9 weeks in Quarter three 2018, the average waiting time has fallen by 12% to 22.7 weeks in Quarter one 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Performance, demand and waiting times in the courts are constantly reviewed to balance sitting days with waiting times, disposals and receipts. Resources are adjusted when required. Demand has been falling in recent years and sitting days have been reduced accordingly. Waiting times for trials in the Crown Court for 2018 have been the lowest since 2014, despite the challenge of increasingly complex cases.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/07/2019 15:49:08 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard attachment 1 file name Crown Court Info.xls title Crown Court Info
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1138654

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions prison staff in each prison had their pay deducted for not being able to complete a shift as a result of an assault in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	276574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>HMPPS does not deduct pay if an employee is sent home as a result of sickness or if they have been assaulted at work.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS is committed to safeguarding the safety and wellbeing of its staff. A comprehensive occupational health service and employee assistance programme is available to all staff and systems are in place to deal with perpetrators of violence against staff quickly and robustly. Safety remains a top priority and we recently changed the law to double sentences for those that attack our hardworking staff. Additionally, we introduced body-worn cameras and are rolling out PAVA incapacitant spray to keep officers safe.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/07/2019 15:19:02 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1138516

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
	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 8 July 2019 to Question 272279, how many people (a) are entitled to be and (b) have been reimbursed for employment tribunal fees.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	276237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>The number of people (a) entitled to an employment tribunal fee refund is 64,426 and (b) the number that have been reimbursed is 33,787.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/07/2019 10:06:11 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1138526

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate Service: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many full-time equivalent staff were employed by the Probate Service in each of the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	276239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Jan-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AGENCY STAFF RESOURCE</p></td><td><p>29.4</p></td><td><p>27.4</p></td><td><p>26.4</p></td><td><p>26.4</p></td><td><p>26.4</p></td><td><p>26.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FTE STAFF RESOURCE</p></td><td><p>124.49</p></td><td><p>122.94</p></td><td><p>120.94</p></td><td><p>120.9</p></td><td><p>120.9</p></td><td><p>118</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Further to these totals we have arrange additional help from HMCTS and other government departments, these are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMRC SURGE TEAM</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRADFORD DSCS</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMCTS LEGAL ADVISERS</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ADDITIONAL HMCTS RESOURCE</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>TOTALS (FTE)</p></td><td><p>153.89</p></td><td><p>150.34</p></td><td><p>147.34</p></td><td><p>147.3</p></td><td><p>147.3</p></td><td><p>179.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition to these we also now have 35 staff in the Courts and Tribunals Service Centre who are trained in probate.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/07/2019 09:58:45 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1138527

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate Service: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many members of staff have left the Probate Service in each of the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	276240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>6 members of staff have left the Probate Service in the last 6 months.</p><p> </p><p>Our new online service is making probate simpler and more convenient for bereaved people. Staffing is making increased and the digital service further improves to help reduce waiting times.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/07/2019 10:18:15 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1138528

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate Service: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many agency staff have been employed by the Probate Service in each of the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	276241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Jan-19</p></td><td><p>Feb-19</p></td><td><p>Mar-19</p></td><td><p>Apr-19</p></td><td><p>May-19</p></td><td><p>Jun-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AGENCY STAFF RESOURCE (Full Time Equivalent)</p></td><td><p>29.4</p></td><td><p>27.4</p></td><td><p>26.4</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Our new online service is making probate simpler and more convenient for bereaved people.</p><p> </p><p>Some grants are experiencing delays of between four and six weeks as a result of problems in April but we are now issuing in excess of 1,000 grants a day that is bringing waiting times down further.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/07/2019 10:22:05 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1138529

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate Service: Length of Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of service for a member of staff at the Probate Service was in each of the last four quarters.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	276242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Q1 (JUL18-SEP18) (in years)</p></td><td><p>Q2 (OCT18-DEC18) (in years)</p></td><td><p>Q3 (JAN19-MAR19) (in years)</p></td><td><p>Q4 (APR19-JUN19) (in years)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BIRMINGHAM</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRIGHTON</p></td><td><p>8.2</p></td><td><p>7.7</p></td><td><p>7.4</p></td><td><p>6.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CARDIFF/BRISTOL</p></td><td><p>13.65</p></td><td><p>13.65</p></td><td><p>13.65</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEEDS</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LIVERPOOL</p></td><td><p>18.4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LONDON</p></td><td><p>20.6</p></td><td><p>18.1</p></td><td><p>18.1</p></td><td><p>18.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MANCHESTER</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>21.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NEWCASTLE/IPSWICH</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td><td><p>15.25</p></td><td><p>15.25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>OXFORD</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WINCHESTER</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>total</p></td><td><p>164.25</p></td><td><p>157.85</p></td><td><p>155.4</p></td><td><p>156.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>average</p></td><td><p>16.425</p></td><td><p>15.785</p></td><td><p>15.54</p></td><td><p>15.635</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/07/2019 11:06:17 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1138563

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Tommy Robinson
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the safety of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon in prison.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL17121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>As per my answer to your previous question, HL8657, we do not comment on individual cases.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice confirms that it takes the duty of care very seriously to ensure all prisoners are able to serve their sentences in a safe environment. Each prisoner is risk assessed upon reception into custody and extra measures are put into place to protect prisoners where there are concerns for their welfare.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 17/07/2019 15:05:47 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

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

1138097

	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	Personal Names: Deed Poll
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to end the requirement for the consent of a spouse when entering into a change of name deed to be enrolled at the Royal Courts of Justice using form LOC020.
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	uin	275802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to end the requirement, in the Enrolment of Deeds (Change of Name) Regulations 1994, that a court should satisfy itself that the spouse or civil partner is aware when an applicant wishes to change their name through the courts by deed poll. This recognises that the change of name may have implications other than for the applicant. It is not mandatory in all cases – an applicant may seek to demonstrate to the court that there is good reason to dispense with such consent.</p><p> </p><p>This process is for those who wish to have a court-based verification and validation of the change of name Under the common law, it is open to a person aged 16 or above to change their name by deed poll themselves through the ‘unenrolled’ process. This simply requires the deed to be witnessed and attested by the signature of two witnesses.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/07/2019 15:25:31 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen