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1149864

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/10/2019
	date	16/10/2019
	date tabled	16/10/2019
	ddp created	16/10/2019 20:10:48
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	16/10/2019 20:17:55 21/10/2019 15:18:03
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Energy Supply
	house id	1
	identifier	1004
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	21/10/2019 14:46:13
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 2 October 2019 to Question 291004 and to the Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 290324, if he will introduce the same policy as the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and switch to an electricity provider that supplies electricity solely from renewable resources within the next 12 months; and for what reason his Department has not already ensured its electricity is supplied solely from renewable resources.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 1004
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	1004
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Government departments are mandated to use Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Energy frameworks for the supply of electricity. EDF is the current supplier and the current arrangement lasts until March 2022.</p><p> </p><p>We are exploring with CCS how to increase the percentage of energy sourced from renewables. This includes the feasibility of changing the current percentage mix, the costs of securing matched renewable energy through obtaining Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origination (REGOs), and the timescales for doing so.</p><p> </p><p>To date the Department has prioritised energy efficiency and spend to save investment on its estate. But as part of the MoJ’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2050 or sooner, the Department is exploring options for increased on-site renewable energy generation, and low and no carbon energy supply.</p> question first answered 21/10/2019 14:46:13
	creator	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1147026

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/10/2019
	date	30/09/2019
	date tabled	30/09/2019
	ddp created	30/09/2019 21:13:08
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	30/09/2019 21:18:50 03/10/2019 15:08:08
	hansard heading	Probate
	house id	1
	identifier	292208
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/10/2019 14:36:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when waiting times for probate grants issued in England and Wales will return to below the historical average of three weeks.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 292208
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	292208
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has increased staffing levels and further improved the digital service to help reduce waiting times. HMCTS is committed to continuing to bring waiting times down further and aims to be back to normal waiting times for grants on new, complete, applications as soon as possible<strong>.</strong></p> question first answered 03/10/2019 14:36:14
	creator	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1147025

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/10/2019
	date	30/09/2019
	date tabled	30/09/2019
	ddp created	30/09/2019 21:13:05
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	30/09/2019 21:18:47 03/10/2019 15:07:02
	hansard heading	Probate
	house id	1
	identifier	292207
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/10/2019 14:35:17
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if Her Majesty's Courts & Tribunals Service will publish (a) weekly data on the number of probate grants issued in England and Wales and (b) up to date data on the average time between application for and grant of probate.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 292207
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	292207
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Quarterly data on the number of probate grants issued in England and Wales are published within the Family Court Statistics Quarterly bulletin: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-court-statistics-quarterly</a>. The latest publication was on 26th September, however the requested information for April-June 2019 has not yet been published while we investigate quality issues identified in the transition between two data systems.</p><p>Currently there are no plans to publish this data weekly but statisticians seek views from users as part of their regular consultation on the statistics to ensure they meet the Code of Practice for Statistics with regard to quality and value.</p><p>Statisticians are considering adding data on timeliness and will work in consultation with colleagues in Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and users of the data to confirm their plans prior to any publication.</p> question first answered 03/10/2019 14:35:17
	creator	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1149189

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/10/2019
	date	15/10/2019
	date tabled	15/10/2019
	ddp created	15/10/2019 19:10:36
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	15/10/2019 19:15:25 22/10/2019 15:16:09
	hansard heading	Judges: Training
	house id	1
	identifier	522
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	22/10/2019 14:44:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory training on memory science for judges; and whether he will introduce mandatory training on memory science for judges.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 522
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	522
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>Responsibility for judicial training rests with the Lord Chief Justice and with the Senior President of Tribunals (for the tribunals judiciary, under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, in line with the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007) and is exercised through the Judicial College.</p><p>To preserve judicial independence, the judiciary and professional staff in the Judicial College are responsible for the design, content, and delivery of judicial training.</p><p>Courts and tribunals across all jurisdictions rely upon individuals accurately recalling things when giving evidence, both oral and written. The cross-jurisdictional induction and continuation seminars that deal with judicial assessment of the reliability and credibility of witnesses, refer to this during presentations and workshops.</p> question first answered 22/10/2019 14:44:47
	creator	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1146239

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/09/2019
	date	25/09/2019
	date tabled	25/09/2019
	ddp created	25/09/2019 18:52:35
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	25/09/2019 19:15:29 02/10/2019 15:45:03
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Energy Supply
	house id	1
	identifier	291004
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	02/10/2019 15:13:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which provider supplies energy to his Department; how much CO2 was emitted through his Department’s energy consumption in the latest period for which figures are available; whether the criteria his Department uses to select an energy supplier includes how environmentally friendly the supplier is; and what recent steps his Department has taken to reduce CO2 emissions from its energy use.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 291004
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	291004
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>The department is mandated to use the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Energy frameworks for the supply of gas, electricity and liquid fuels. The CCS competes the frameworks on the open market and selects the energy providers according to a set of award criteria, normally based on price and quality. The current suppliers of each of these services are as follow:</p><ul><li>EDF (Half-Hourly electricity);</li><li>British Gas (Non Half-Hourly electricity);</li><li>Corona (gas); and</li><li>various suppliers (liquid fuels).</li></ul><p>In 2018/19, the department emitted 313,464 t/CO2e through its energy use which represents a 40 % reduction compared to 2009/10. This has been achieved through smarter working, estate rationalisation, and investment in energy and carbon reduction projects such as LED lighting, boiler optimisation controls and renewable or low carbon technologies.</p> question first answered 02/10/2019 15:13:59
	creator	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1149856

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/10/2019
	date	16/10/2019
	date tabled	16/10/2019
	ddp created	16/10/2019 20:10:27
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	ddp modified	16/10/2019 20:17:33 23/10/2019 16:22:04
	hansard heading	Witnesses
	house id	1
	identifier	996
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/10/2019 15:50:54
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the adequacy of witness testimony.
	session	2019/20
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/20 996
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	996
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer is ministerial correction answer text <p>We are committed to helping all witnesses give their best possible evidence so that offenders are brought to justice. As part of the cross-government Victim’s Strategy (published in September 2018), the Government committed to the wider provision of special measures for vulnerable and intimated witnesses, both when giving evidence and during cross-examination.</p><p>These measures include:</p><ul><li>the use of video recorded police interviews (called ABEs – Achieving Best Evidence)</li></ul><p>instead of written statements;</p><ul><li>the removal of wigs and gowns by judges and barristers;</li><li>cross examination at court via a live video link</li><li>video-recorded evidence-in-chief and cross examination behind a screen or curtain, so</li></ul><p>that they are shielded from sight of the defendant</p><ul><li>the support of a Registered Intermediary for witnesses who require communication assistance when giving evidence.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Victim’s Strategy also reaffirmed our commitment to rolling out pre-recorded cross examination, as provided for in section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, for vulnerable witnesses such as child witnesses under 16 or witnesses vulnerable due to physical or mental disability. By June 2019 this has commenced at nine Crown Court centres in England and Wales. In June 2019 we also extended section 28 to intimidated witnesses who are a victim of crime in sexual and modern slavery offences by testing the provision in the Crown Court centres at Leeds, Liverpool, and Kingston upon Thames.</p> question first answered 23/10/2019 15:50:54
	creator	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin