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1151372

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Pleural Plaques: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to re-establish the right to compensation for people in England and Wales who developed pleural plaques as a result of exposure to asbestos.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	3639
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to reopen the pleural plaques compensation scheme, which operated between 2 August 2010 and 1 August 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme operated as an extra-statutory one, making £5000 payments on an ex-gratia basis to applicants who fulfilled the scheme’s criteria, namely that they were individuals who had begun, but not resolved, a legal claim for compensation for pleural plaques at the time of the House of Lords ruling in October 2007 in the case of Rothwell v Chemical &amp; Insulating Co Ltd [2007] UKHL 39. That ruling had held that the occurrence of pleural plaques is not a compensatable disease.</p><p> </p><p>Eligibility for the scheme was limited to that category of people as they would have had an understandable expectation of receiving compensation when they began their claim, an expectation which would not have been shared by those diagnosed later.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/10/2019 17:54:39 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1350855

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to (a) tackle delays with probate applications and (b) improve communication between probate offices and applicants.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	40870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The most recently published information regarding combined waiting times for a grant of probate, on paper and digital cases, covers January 2021 to March 2021 and is published on gov.uk via Family Court Statistics Quarterly (Table 25):</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2021</a></p><p>Despite the unprecedented challenges faced by the probate service during the Covid 19 pandemic, and as a result of HMCTS increasing resources to meet demand, the average length of time taken for a grant of probate following receipt of the documents required has been maintained at between four to six weeks.</p><p>HMCTS continues to listen to user feedback and to invest in the improvement of the online Probate system to make it more accessible and easier for applicants to understand.</p><p>Improvements have also been made to communication routes. As of March 2020, all calls are now answered by the Courts &amp; Tribunals Service Centres, which are equipped with modern technology to monitor performance levels and make improvements to the service being offered.</p><p>Contact channels and operating hours have also been extended to meet user needs meaning the service can now be contacted via:</p><ul><li>webchat available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/applying-for-probate/apply-for-probate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/applying-for-probate/apply-for-probate</a> (Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm and Saturday 8am to 2pm).</li><li>telephone on 0300 303 0648 (Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday 8am to 2pm).</li><li>email at contactprobate@justice.gov.uk</li></ul><p>For professional users, real time information about the progress of digital cases can now be obtained via the online Probate service without the need to contact HMCTS.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 10/09/2021 11:17:47 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1584876

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Rehabilitation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps his Department has taken to help support prisoners reintegrate into society.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	141414
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2023 answer text <p>Effective resettlement of prison leavers is a core part of our efforts to reduce re-offending. This includes making sure someone has a home, family links where appropriate, access to healthcare, a job or further education, and/or access to benefits.</p><p>We know that employment reduces the chance of reoffending significantly, by up to nine percentage points. The proportion of prisoners released from custody employed at six months rose by almost two thirds between April 2021 and March 2022. That is an increase of nine percentage points, from 14% to 23%.</p><p>We also know that supporting prisoners to tackle addictions is important to reduce reoffending. MoJ is investing up to £120m to support more offenders into treatment – including increasing the number of Incentivised Substance Free Living units to up to 100, and establishing up to 18 new, abstinence-only Drug Recovery Wings.</p><p>Our temporary accommodation service is designed to ensure that prison leavers at risk of homelessness have a stable base on release, improving their opportunities for employment.</p><p>The introduction of Resettlement Passports will bring together the key information and services that are needed to resettle in the community, such as bank accounts, CVs and identity documents to prove the right to work and rent.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 15/02/2023 16:38:53 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1170936

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) applied for and (b) were granted civil legal aid in York in (a) 2009-10 and (b) each subsequent year.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	3843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency monitors the number of applications for public funding, as opposed to the number of discrete individuals who have received legal aid; one person may apply for legal aid on more than one occasion.</p><p>The figures below show the number of applications received and those subsequently granted for Civil Representation by providers located within the York Local Authority area. Please note that location data is based upon the solicitor’s office, rather than the address of the applicant. Individuals who reside within York may choose to access legal aid at a firm based in another location, and vice versa.</p><p>Where an application is ‘not granted’, this may be for a variety of reasons, including administrative (e.g. where information is missing or forms are not signed), or where the applicant does not meet the legal or financial tests to be eligible for public funding.</p><p>Solicitors are responsible for decisions on whether to grant funding under the ‘Legal Help’ scheme of civil legal aid, and therefore data on unsuccessful applications for this type of public funding are not available. Information on those cases opened under ‘Legal Help’ is published at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/853445/legal-aid-statistics-civil-starts-provider-location-data-to-sep-2019.csv" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/853445/legal-aid-statistics-civil-starts-provider-location-data-to-sep-2019.csv</a></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Granted</p></td><td><p>Not Granted</p></td><td><p>Total Applications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>775</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>949</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>694</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>659</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>593</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>705</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>428</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>479</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>476</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>450</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>462</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>478</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>535</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>569</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td><p>616</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>637</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 23/01/2020 15:19:42 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1171307

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Sentences: York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many custodial sentences were handed down at (a) York Magistrates' court and (b) York Crown court in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	4411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The number of custodial sentences imposed at a) York Magistrates’ court and b) York Crown Court from 2010 – 2018 can be found in the accompanying table.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/01/2020 15:27:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp attachment 1 file name PQ4411 Response Table.xlsx title Table
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1171308

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent on (a) civil and (b) criminal legal aid in (i) cash and (ii) real terms in (A) England and (B) York in each year since 2010; and how many and what proportion of people with cases before (a) civil and (b) criminal courts received legal aid in (i) England and (ii) York in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	4412
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>Information on national cash and real term expenditure is published as part of the Legal Aid Agency’s statistical releases, the most recent of which is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2019</a>. It is not possible to produce information in these terms for the areas of England and York only. Information on the value of claims paid each year to providers in these areas (on a ‘closed case’ basis) may however be viewed via the above link.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the proportion of people and cases receiving legal aid could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 23/01/2020 16:25:40 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1174823

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many personal independence payment appeals were upheld at tribunal in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19 and (c) 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	10399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>Information about the outcomes of Personal Independence Payment<sup>1</sup> (PIP) appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>For the period July – September 2019, the latest period for which data are available, the proportion of successful PIP appeal tribunals upheld without the appellant or their representative attending was 37%<sup>2</sup>.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on benefits can be overturned on appeal for a variety of reasons. For instance, further evidence, including oral testimony, may be provided at the hearing. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service cannot comment on decisions made by independent tribunal judiciary.</p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>PIP (New Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes PIP Claims (Reassessments).</p><p><sup>2 </sup>Appeals cleared at a tribunal hearing will include cases cleared at both oral (parties to the proceeding are afforded the opportunity to attend) hearings and paper cases, it may also include some withdrawals, does not include adjournments.</p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 10400 question first answered 07/02/2020 10:55:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1174824

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2020
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of successful personal independence payment appeal tribunals were upheld without the claimant or their representative attending.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	10400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2020 answer text <p>Information about the outcomes of Personal Independence Payment<sup>1</sup> (PIP) appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>For the period July – September 2019, the latest period for which data are available, the proportion of successful PIP appeal tribunals upheld without the appellant or their representative attending was 37%<sup>2</sup>.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions on benefits can be overturned on appeal for a variety of reasons. For instance, further evidence, including oral testimony, may be provided at the hearing. HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service cannot comment on decisions made by independent tribunal judiciary.</p><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>PIP (New Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes PIP Claims (Reassessments).</p><p><sup>2 </sup>Appeals cleared at a tribunal hearing will include cases cleared at both oral (parties to the proceeding are afforded the opportunity to attend) hearings and paper cases, it may also include some withdrawals, does not include adjournments.</p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 10399 question first answered 07/02/2020 10:55:34 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1191803

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Parents: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the advice is for parents who are co-parenting and live in different localities, requiring substantial travel, during the covid-19 lockdown.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	41526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government understands the practical challenges faced by separated parents during the current pandemic. The Government’s general guidance is that only essential travel should be undertaken.</p><p> </p><p>Where parents do not live in the same household, children under 18 can be moved between their parents’ homes to continue existing arrangements for contact, including contact specified in a Child Arrangements Order. Whether a child should move between parental homes is for the child’s parents to decide after a sensible assessment of the circumstances. This includes the child’s present health, the risk of infection and the presence of any individuals in either household who are defined as medically vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p>Where distance or other considerations make face to face contact difficult, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has published helpful advice on effective co-parenting which is available at <a href="https://portal.cafcass.clickrelationships.org/home/all-issues/" target="_blank">https://portal.cafcass.clickrelationships.org/home/all-issues/</a></p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 07/05/2020 16:00:41 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1195672

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Opinion: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what additional funding he plans to make available to (a) Citizens Advice, (b) Law Centres and (c) other advice organisations in the not-for-profit sector to meet a potential rise in the demand for their services due to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	46739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the essential role of not-for-profit advice sector organisations in local communities across the country, and we support them in this vital work.</p><p>We also recognise that this is an exceptionally difficult time for these not-for-profit advice sector organisations as they are having to adapt their services whilst dealing with significant disruption to their income streams.</p><p>That is why we announced £5.4 million that has been allocated to the not for profit providers of specialist legal advice.</p><p>£3 million of this will be earmarked specifically for Law Centres. The remaining £2.4m will be allocated to the Access to Justice Foundation Community Justice Fund to distribute among other not-for-profit providers of specialist advice.</p><p>This is in addition to the £370m of funding that the National Lottery Communities Fund is administering, which qualifying third sector organisations, including those within the advice sector, will be able to bid for.</p><p>Both the £5.4m the Government is allocating to advice providers, and the funding that these organisations will be able to apply for from the National Lottery Communities Fund will go some way to help support these vital organisations. Where appropriate it will also enable them to expand their operations to meet growing demand for legal support across England and Wales.</p><p>The Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy has secured additional funding for the national charities, Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland and is intending to announce details soon. Both conduct vital work to support individuals to manage throughout the covid-19 outbreak, particularly by helping them find appropriate support.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 22/05/2020 14:16:00 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell