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57955

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Mortgages: Repossession Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many mortgage possession claims were approved by the courts in each (a) region of England and (b) London borough in (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
	uin	199139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice collects data on mortgage possession claims and these are published at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>The tables provided give figures on the number of mortgage claims in the County Courts from 2011-12 to 2013-14.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/06/2014 12:03:43 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

416397

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Knives: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions have led to a custodial sentence for knife crime in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	8712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The number of knife possession offences resulting in immediate custody in England and Wales, monthly from April 2014 to March 2015, is available via the link below. The most recent quarterly statistics were published on 11 June at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/knife-possession-sentencing-quarterly-brief-january-to-march-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/knife-possession-sentencing-quarterly-brief-january-to-march-2015</a>.</p><p>Following the commencement of the relevant provisions in the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, offenders convicted of a second offence of possession of a knife or offensive weapon and sentenced on or after 17 July 2015 face a minimum custodial sentence of six months.</p><p>The next set of statistics will be published tomorrow</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 09/09/2015 15:28:16 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1179319

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Emergency Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 on the demand for custodial resources; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	18481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>Attacks against our brave emergency workers who protect us are appalling and cowardly. That is why we doubled the maximum penalty for assaulting an emergency worker and gave judges the powers to aggravate the sentences for crimes committed against them.</p><p> </p><p>In the year ending September 2019, 1,205 people had been sentenced to immediate custody for the new offence of assault on an emergency worker, with custodial sentences averaging around 2-3 months over the period.</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/866997/emergency-workers-table-sept-2019.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/866997/emergency-workers-table-sept-2019.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/02/2020 14:56:02 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1056763

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many officials from his Department have been seconded from their primary role to make preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	218165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Delivering the deal negotiated with the EU remains the Government’s top priority. This has not changed.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government must prepare for every eventuality, including a no deal scenario. As we approach 29 March, we have accelerated and intensified these preparations and at the same time, the Civil Service as a whole is working to ensure that EU Exit Implementation is carried out to high quality without impacting public service delivery across the whole of government.</p><p> </p><p>The approximate total number of people working on EU exit across the MoJ is 110. The MoJ EU exit programme includes work on both deal and no-deal scenarios in preparation for the UK exit from the EU.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/02/2019 14:33:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 102314 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1401765

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has held (a) any financial or consultancy contracts and (b) meetings with representatives of (i) Clifford Chance LLP, (ii) FTI Consulting and (iii) Fenchurch Advisory Partners in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	101601
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 19/01/2022 17:46:39 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1519792

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Cammell Laird: Strikes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) senior officials in his Department had on the 1984 Cammell Laird shipyard dispute with (i) other Government departments, (ii) the GMB trade union and (iii) other stakeholders between 1997 and 2007; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	59416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>Due to the passage of time and in line with retention periods, there are no records of communications between 1997 and 2007 regarding the Cammell Laird Strike of 1984.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 18/10/2022 16:57:48 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1059087

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which EU agencies his Department plans to seek continued membership of after the UK has left the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	219261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>During the Implementation Period, the terms of the UK’s participation in EU agencies and bodies will be as set out in Article 128 of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Following our exit from the European Union, we are committed to maintaining a close and collaborative relationship with the EU. Our future partnership is a matter for the next phase of negotiations and we look forward to constructive discussions with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 15/02/2019 15:01:23 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

678701

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
	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 appeals listed by the (a) first-tier and (b) upper tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber since 2015 have taken more than 12 months to be heard; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	61796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2017 answer text <p>From 1 January 2015 to 30 September 2016 the number and proportion of appeals listed and disposed of taking more than 12 months was 24,319 (20%) in the First-tier Tribunal and 714 (5%) in the Upper Tribunal.</p><p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service does everything it can to avoid unnecessary delay in the Immigration and Asylum Chamber and has provided an additional 4,950 tribunal sitting days for this financial year to reduce caseloads.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 09/02/2017 18:22:56 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1133667

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Veterans
	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 support offenders that are veterans of the armed forces (a) before and (b) after release from prison; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	267162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>HM Prison and Probation Service, or their contractors, provide a range of services to meet the needs of veterans in custody and in the community. The Military Covenant is actively supported by all organisations working within HMPPS.</p><p> </p><p>All offenders newly received into custody are screened at reception, those who declare their military past can access support from military charities who deliver services in the majority of prisons and work with Community Rehabilitation Companies. Staff will also encourage offenders to declare previous military service at any point during their sentence.</p><p> </p><p>Former service personnel benefit from the Veterans in Custody Scheme which aims to raise awareness of the help and support available to them and to their families whilst they serve their sentences and prepare for release.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice will continue to promote existing partnerships and look to develop new alliances with military charities and organisations who have the skills to work with former members of the Armed Forces in custody and upon release.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 27/06/2019 11:59:19 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1172562

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints his Department has received on the effectiveness of the London Probate Office in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	6598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>In each of the last 5 years London Probate Office has received the following number of complaints about its effectiveness:</p><p>2019 – 106</p><p>2018 – 24</p><p>2017 – 9</p><p>2016 – 10</p><p>2015 – 14</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/01/2020 16:13:13 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas