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	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Administration of Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of recent trends in the number of court (a) staff and (b) closures on access to justice.
	tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
	tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
	uin	908262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Providing effective access to justice is at the heart of all decisions the Government makes regarding our justice system. We are committed to making sure that our court and tribunal services can be accessed by those that need to do so.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS staffing levels are appropriate to make sure that effective access to justice is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>All court closures are subject to public consultation and the responses received are considered carefully before final decisions are made. Impact Assessments are published alongside the consultations.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/12/2018 17:08:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1027466

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Economic Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to support the Home Office in tackling economic crime.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	908261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Our main contribution in helping to tackle economic crime is to run a world class court system that has a strong international reputation and enables highly complex crimes to be prosecuted.</p><p> </p><p>As well as that work, we are also active in scrutinising the law to see if anything needs to be changed to tackle economic crime. The Department carried out a Call for Evidence to examine the case for a change in the law in corporate criminal liability for economic crime in 2017 and intends publishing its response in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to the creation of a new world class court facility in the City of London specialising in tackling cyber-crime, fraud and economic crime announced earlier this year. This will help reinforce the UK’s reputation as a world-leading legal centre ready to deal with the changing nature of 21st century crime.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/12/2018 17:07:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1024674

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Small Claims
	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 make it easier for litigants to bring civil money claims.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
	uin	908245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to investing over £1bn to modernise the courts and tribunals system, including improvements to the civil Justice system.</p><p>The Online Civil Money Service, which went live in March 2018, is designed to offer a digital service allowing people to resolve money disputes up to £10k where a person or business owes money in a simple, accessible and proportionate way.</p><p>The public can easily and swiftly make their claim and establish clear information about what to do next at each stage. The system is designed to be clear and intuitive and to date, the overall user satisfaction rate is 89%.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/12/2018 16:50:26 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess