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1132045

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	English Language: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the forthcoming strategy for ESOL will ensure that all refugees can access a minimum of eight hours a week of formal, accredited English language teaching for their first two years in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	264326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The government recognises that learning English is essential in enabling refugees to rebuild their lives. We are working across government to develop a new strategy for English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) in 2019, which will include addressing the needs of refugees.</p><p>The department funds ESOL through the Adult Education Budget, which is allocated to providers on an annual basis. Colleges and adult learning providers have the freedom and flexibility to determine how they use their Adult Education Budget allocation to meet the needs of their communities and this includes planning, with local partners, the ESOL courses that they will deliver locally.</p><p>The Home Office and Department for Education have provided £10 million to enable refugees resettled through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme to access additional classes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 20/06/2019 18:00:56 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1131699

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Adventure Learning Academy Trust and Bright Tribe Trust
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 11th June 2019 to Question 261231 on Bright Tribe Multi-academy Trust and Adventure Learning Academy Trust, whether the police have been involved in the investigations of those trusts.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	263843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Referring back to question 261231, we can not comment on ongoing investigations. However, we remain fully committed to ensuring those responsible are held to account where wrongdoing is identified.</p><p> </p><p>The answer to 261231 is available here: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-06-06/261231/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-06-06/261231/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 20/06/2019 17:52:59 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1132274

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Repossession Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many challenges to decisions on home repossessions have (a) been made, (b) been successful and (c) received legal aid in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	264752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p><strong>Legal aid in cases involving homelessness proceedings</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>20,672</p></td><td><p>1,831</p></td><td><p>1,784</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>15,047</p></td><td><p>1,545</p></td><td><p>1,471</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>16,265</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>15,008</p></td><td><p>1,516</p></td><td><p>1,447</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>15,595</p></td><td><p>1,376</p></td><td><p>1,213</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>15,127</p></td><td><p>1,208</p></td><td><p>1,183</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>10,353</p></td><td><p>758</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Legal aid in cases involving possession proceedings </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal Help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil Representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>22,739</p></td><td><p>7,257</p></td><td><p>7,027</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>19,912</p></td><td><p>7,276</p></td><td><p>7,112</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>19,757</p></td><td><p>7,632</p></td><td><p>7,319</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>16,984</p></td><td><p>6,852</p></td><td><p>6,665</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>16,456</p></td><td><p>6,588</p></td><td><p>6,081</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>6,333</p></td><td><p>6,182</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>9,500</p></td><td><p>4,539</p></td><td><p>4,379</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Legal aid cases involving eviction proceedings</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal Help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil Representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,655</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,053</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td><td><p>933</p></td><td><p>843</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>998</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>836</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*(Apr to Dec 2018)</p><p> </p><p>‘Proportion granted’ data is not held for Legal Help matters, as the decision on whether to grant funding is devolved to the solicitor in question.</p><p> </p><p>264749 and 264752 could only be answered at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 264746 264749 264750 264751 question first answered 20/06/2019 17:12:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1132273

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Evictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of applications for legal aid in cases involving eviction have been successful in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	264751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p><strong>Legal aid in cases involving homelessness proceedings</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>20,672</p></td><td><p>1,831</p></td><td><p>1,784</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>15,047</p></td><td><p>1,545</p></td><td><p>1,471</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>16,265</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>15,008</p></td><td><p>1,516</p></td><td><p>1,447</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>15,595</p></td><td><p>1,376</p></td><td><p>1,213</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>15,127</p></td><td><p>1,208</p></td><td><p>1,183</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>10,353</p></td><td><p>758</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Legal aid in cases involving possession proceedings </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal Help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil Representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>22,739</p></td><td><p>7,257</p></td><td><p>7,027</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>19,912</p></td><td><p>7,276</p></td><td><p>7,112</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>19,757</p></td><td><p>7,632</p></td><td><p>7,319</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>16,984</p></td><td><p>6,852</p></td><td><p>6,665</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>16,456</p></td><td><p>6,588</p></td><td><p>6,081</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>6,333</p></td><td><p>6,182</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>9,500</p></td><td><p>4,539</p></td><td><p>4,379</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Legal aid cases involving eviction proceedings</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal Help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil Representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,655</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,053</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td><td><p>933</p></td><td><p>843</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>998</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>836</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*(Apr to Dec 2018)</p><p> </p><p>‘Proportion granted’ data is not held for Legal Help matters, as the decision on whether to grant funding is devolved to the solicitor in question.</p><p> </p><p>264749 and 264752 could only be answered at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 264746 264749 264750 264752 question first answered 20/06/2019 17:12:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1132272

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of applications for legal aid in cases involving possession proceedings have been successful in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	264750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p><strong>Legal aid in cases involving homelessness proceedings</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>20,672</p></td><td><p>1,831</p></td><td><p>1,784</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>15,047</p></td><td><p>1,545</p></td><td><p>1,471</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>16,265</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>15,008</p></td><td><p>1,516</p></td><td><p>1,447</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>15,595</p></td><td><p>1,376</p></td><td><p>1,213</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>15,127</p></td><td><p>1,208</p></td><td><p>1,183</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>10,353</p></td><td><p>758</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Legal aid in cases involving possession proceedings </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal Help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil Representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>22,739</p></td><td><p>7,257</p></td><td><p>7,027</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>19,912</p></td><td><p>7,276</p></td><td><p>7,112</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>19,757</p></td><td><p>7,632</p></td><td><p>7,319</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>16,984</p></td><td><p>6,852</p></td><td><p>6,665</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>16,456</p></td><td><p>6,588</p></td><td><p>6,081</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>6,333</p></td><td><p>6,182</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>9,500</p></td><td><p>4,539</p></td><td><p>4,379</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Legal aid cases involving eviction proceedings</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal Help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil Representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,655</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,053</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td><td><p>933</p></td><td><p>843</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>998</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>836</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*(Apr to Dec 2018)</p><p> </p><p>‘Proportion granted’ data is not held for Legal Help matters, as the decision on whether to grant funding is devolved to the solicitor in question.</p><p> </p><p>264749 and 264752 could only be answered at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 264746 264749 264751 264752 question first answered 20/06/2019 17:12:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1132271

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of homelessness applications have been awarded legal aid in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	264749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p><strong>Legal aid in cases involving homelessness proceedings</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>20,672</p></td><td><p>1,831</p></td><td><p>1,784</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>15,047</p></td><td><p>1,545</p></td><td><p>1,471</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>16,265</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>15,008</p></td><td><p>1,516</p></td><td><p>1,447</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>15,595</p></td><td><p>1,376</p></td><td><p>1,213</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>15,127</p></td><td><p>1,208</p></td><td><p>1,183</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>10,353</p></td><td><p>758</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Legal aid in cases involving possession proceedings </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal Help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil Representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>22,739</p></td><td><p>7,257</p></td><td><p>7,027</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>19,912</p></td><td><p>7,276</p></td><td><p>7,112</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>19,757</p></td><td><p>7,632</p></td><td><p>7,319</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>16,984</p></td><td><p>6,852</p></td><td><p>6,665</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>16,456</p></td><td><p>6,588</p></td><td><p>6,081</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>6,333</p></td><td><p>6,182</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>9,500</p></td><td><p>4,539</p></td><td><p>4,379</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Legal aid cases involving eviction proceedings</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal Help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil Representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,655</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,053</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td><td><p>933</p></td><td><p>843</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>998</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>836</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*(Apr to Dec 2018)</p><p> </p><p>‘Proportion granted’ data is not held for Legal Help matters, as the decision on whether to grant funding is devolved to the solicitor in question.</p><p> </p><p>264749 and 264752 could only be answered at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 264746 264750 264751 264752 question first answered 20/06/2019 17:12:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1132268

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Homelessness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of applications for legal aid in cases involving homelessness have been been accepted in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	264746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p><strong>Legal aid in cases involving homelessness proceedings</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>20,672</p></td><td><p>1,831</p></td><td><p>1,784</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>15,047</p></td><td><p>1,545</p></td><td><p>1,471</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>16,265</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>1,318</p></td><td><p>94%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>15,008</p></td><td><p>1,516</p></td><td><p>1,447</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>15,595</p></td><td><p>1,376</p></td><td><p>1,213</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>15,127</p></td><td><p>1,208</p></td><td><p>1,183</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>10,353</p></td><td><p>758</p></td><td><p>668</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>Legal aid in cases involving possession proceedings </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal Help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil Representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>22,739</p></td><td><p>7,257</p></td><td><p>7,027</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>19,912</p></td><td><p>7,276</p></td><td><p>7,112</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>19,757</p></td><td><p>7,632</p></td><td><p>7,319</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>16,984</p></td><td><p>6,852</p></td><td><p>6,665</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>16,456</p></td><td><p>6,588</p></td><td><p>6,081</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>14,800</p></td><td><p>6,333</p></td><td><p>6,182</p></td><td><p>98%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>9,500</p></td><td><p>4,539</p></td><td><p>4,379</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Legal aid cases involving eviction proceedings</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Legal Help</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Civil Representation</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Matters completed</p></td><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>Grants</p></td><td><p>Proportion granted</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>392</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,655</p></td><td><p>301</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>97%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1,540</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>277</p></td><td><p>85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,053</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>421</p></td><td><p>96%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,135</p></td><td><p>933</p></td><td><p>843</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>998</p></td><td><p>838</p></td><td><p>836</p></td><td><p>100%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April to December 2018*</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*(Apr to Dec 2018)</p><p> </p><p>‘Proportion granted’ data is not held for Legal Help matters, as the decision on whether to grant funding is devolved to the solicitor in question.</p><p> </p><p>264749 and 264752 could only be answered at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 264749 264750 264751 264752 question first answered 20/06/2019 17:12:07 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

1130258

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the current mean waiting time for Personal Independence Payment appeals; how that differs from the mean waiting time for the previous year; and, if the mean waiting time has risen compared to the previous year, what are the reasons for that rise.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL16119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Current and comparative mean waiting times<sup>1</sup> for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October – December 18<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>31 weeks</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October – December 17</p></td><td><p>25 weeks</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1. Waiting time is interpreted as average clearance time - time taken from appeal receipt to outcome.</p><p>2. The latest period for which data are available</p><p>The volume of appeals against decisions on PIP has built up since it was introduced as a new benefit, incrementally over time, from 2013. As the number of appeals has increased, so has the average waiting time for an appeal outcome.</p><p>Waiting times are calculated from receipt of an appeal to its final disposal. An appeal is not necessarily disposed of at its first hearing. The final disposal decision on the appeal may be reached after an earlier hearing had been adjourned (which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further evidence), or after an earlier hearing date had been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been decided at an earlier date by the First-tier Tribunal, only for the case to have gone on to the Upper Tribunal, to be returned once again to the First-tier, for its final disposal.</p><p>Waiting times can fluctuate temporarily and geographically, owing to a number of variable factors, including volumes of benefit decisions made locally, availability of medical/disability members, venue capacity and the complexity of the issue in dispute. Any disparity in waiting times is monitored and investigated locally.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 20/06/2019 16:55:12 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

1132606

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason his Department disagreed with the Public Accounts Committee in their report into mental health services for children and young people, published on 11 January 2019, that his Department should co-operate with other Departments to tackle mental health issues in children and young people.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	265625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Seventy-Second to the Seventy-Seventh reports from Session 2017-19 set out that the Government disagreed with the Committee’s recommendation. It went on to say that:</p><p> </p><p>“The Department supports the intent behind this recommendation and is considering the benefits of developing a coherent cross-departmental programme in due course. However, doing so would require considerable time and resource to do it justice and our focus at present is on a wide range of delivery and policy priorities which we will set out briefly here. NHS England set out a clear plan for improvements in the NHS in the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health Implementation Plan, building upon the recommendations of Future in Mind to improve children and young people’s mental health. The Department remains committed to this plan and has since made commitments to go significantly further, particularly in relation to mental health and education via Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision: a Green Paper, jointly published with the Department for Education in December 2017, and there are a wide range of important new commitments outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan. The Department is also taking forward significant work bilaterally with several other government departments including the Ministry of Justice on the independent review of the Mental Health Act, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on social media and a cross-government strategy on suicide prevention which was published 22 January 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Both the children and young people’s mental health Green Paper and Future in Mind identified the need for cross-organisational working. As a result of Future in Mind, since 2015, each Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) area across England worked with partners in Children’s Services, the voluntary sector, providers and children, young people and parents to develop Local Transformation Plans, setting out how local agencies will work together to improve children and young people’s mental health across the full spectrum of need. Local Transformation Plans are refreshed annually and report into local governance structures including Health and Wellbeing Boards. The Government convenes regular cross-Whitehall Inter-Ministerial Groups to ensure senior focus on mental health in policies across Government.”</p><p> </p><p>The Government response is available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/public-accounts/Correspondence/2017-19/Treasury%20MInutes%20Government_Response_Web.pdf#page=9" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/public-accounts/Correspondence/2017-19/Treasury%20MInutes%20Government_Response_Web.pdf#page=9</a></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 20/06/2019 16:27:36 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1132543

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Emergencies: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to close the funding gap, estimated by the International Rescue Committee at US $ 104.2 million, for gender-based violence services in emergencies.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
	uin	265410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Far more needs to be done to combat the appalling levels of violence that women and girls experience every day around the world. During humanitarian emergencies, violence against women and girls can increase in both frequency and severity. DFID funded ‘What Works to Prevent Violence’ research in South Sudan revealed that over 73% of girls and women experienced intimate partner violence.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is an active member of the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-based Violence in Emergencies, which brings together governments, UN agencies, international NGOs and civil society organisations to share best practice and report on progress against shared commitments on preventing and responding to GBV. The UK co-chairs the States and Donors Working Group.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s ground-breaking research into violence against women and girls has demonstrated that violence is preventable, and we are committed to using this evidence to scale up our work to prevent violence and to influence our international partners to do the same.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 20/06/2019 16:23:46 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg