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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

1056724

	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	Legal Profession: Complaints
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints were received by (a) his Department and (b) its approved regulators on the performance of (i) barristers and (ii) solicitors 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	218147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the legislative framework governing the regulation of legal services in England and Wales. The position is different in both Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The direct regulation of the legal profession is independent of Government and the Ministry of Justice does not directly handle complaints about barristers and solicitors. Complaints about barristers and solicitors are heard by either the Office for Legal Complaints, where it is a service complaint, or their respective regulator, in these cases the Solicitors Regulation Authority or the Bar Standards Board, where it is a matter of professional conduct.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Legal Complaints, Solicitors Regulation Authority and Bar Standards Board publish the number of complaints they receive in their annual reports, which can be found on their websites as follows:</p><p> </p><p>OLC: <a href="https://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/raising-standards/data-and-decisions/" target="_blank">https://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/raising-standards/data-and-decisions/</a></p><p>SRA: <a href="https://www.sra.org.uk/sra/how-we-work/reports.page" target="_blank">https://www.sra.org.uk/sra/how-we-work/reports.page</a></p><p>BSB: <a href="https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/media-centre/publications/" target="_blank">https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/media-centre/publications/</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/02/2019 17:47:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050298

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Trade Associations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which his Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	213186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the legislative framework governing the regulation of legal services in England and Wales. However, the direct regulation of the legal profession is independent of Government.</p><p>The Legal Services Act 2007 established that the regulation of the legal profession in England and Wales is to be undertaken by approved regulators, such as the General Council of the Bar, the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives and the Law Society of England &amp; Wales, with the oversight of the Legal Services Board. The 2007 Act also requires that an approved regulator’s regulatory functions are exercised independently of its representative functions.</p><p>There are also several other Acts of Parliament, such as Solicitors Act 1974 and the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 which provide these bodies with certain powers, duties and functions to effectively regulate the legal profession.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/02/2019 17:51:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

964347

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crown Court: Harrow
	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 increase the number of cases heard at Harrow Crown Court; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	168948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The listing of cases is a matter for the judiciary. Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) agrees the number of sitting days for each Crown Court with the judiciary on an annual basis which is then periodically reviewed in response to demand. There is adequate capacity at Harrow Crown Court to meet current demand.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 11/09/2018 13:16:56 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

892244

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Youth Offending Teams: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the Youth Justice Board to confirm the grant allocations for youth offending services for 2018-19;and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	138347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the important role that local authorities provide to support young people in their journey through the youth justice system.</p><p>We will very shortly be in a position to notify the Youth Justice Board of its overall allocation for 2018/19, who will then grant funds to each Local Authority for the delivery of local youth offending services.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 04/05/2018 13:39:47 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

804556

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Accommodation: Overcrowding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many men in prison are cell sharing on the basis of (a) two to a cell designated for one and (b) three to a cell designated for two; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	118758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Information on the percentage of prisoners in doubled accommodation (two prisoners held in a cell designed for one) is published as Official Statistics in the Supplementary Tables to the annual Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service Digest on https://www.gov.uk/. This is published alongside information on the overall level of crowding, most of which is made up of doubling, but also includes other forms of crowding, i.e. trebling (typically three held in a cell designed for two) and crowding in dormitories, which are rare. This has been shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>1998/9</p></td><td><p>1999/00</p></td><td><p>2000/01</p></td><td><p>2001/02</p></td><td><p>2002/03</p></td><td><p>2003/04</p></td><td><p>2004/05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doubling</p></td><td><p>18.6</p></td><td><p>19.0</p></td><td><p>17.5</p></td><td><p>18.0</p></td><td><p>20.8</p></td><td><p>22.1</p></td><td><p>22.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trebling and other crowding</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>1.2</p></td><td><p>2.6</p></td><td><p>2.8</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Crowding</p></td><td><p>20.0</p></td><td><p>20.1</p></td><td><p>18.2</p></td><td><p>19.2</p></td><td><p>23.3</p></td><td><p>24.8</p></td><td><p>24.3</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doubling</p></td><td><p>22.1</p></td><td><p>23.1</p></td><td><p>23.6</p></td><td><p>24.2</p></td><td><p>23.6</p></td><td><p>23.3</p></td><td><p>24.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trebling and other crowding</p></td><td><p>1.9</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.6</p></td><td><p>1.1</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Crowding</p></td><td><p>24.0</p></td><td><p>24.6</p></td><td><p>25.3</p></td><td><p>25.3</p></td><td><p>24.6</p></td><td><p>24.2</p></td><td><p>25.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Doubling</p></td><td><p>23.0</p></td><td><p>23.2</p></td><td><p>24.5</p></td><td><p>23.8</p></td><td><p>23.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trebling and other crowding</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td><td><p>0.7</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Crowding</p></td><td><p>23.9</p></td><td><p>24.1</p></td><td><p>25.5</p></td><td><p>24.5</p></td><td><p>24.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We will always have enough prison places for those sent to us by the courts. Our reforms will close ageing and ineffective prisons and replace them with buildings fit for today’s demands. Our prison estate will have modern prison places that create the physical conditions for Governors to achieve better educational, training and rehabilitation outcomes.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 14/12/2017 16:23:31 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

800860

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Overcrowding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to reduce overcrowding in prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	902750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Most of our prison estate is uncrowded. However we recognise crowding is an issue and in 2016-17 the average percentage of prisoners in crowded accommodation was 24.5%.</p><p>Our reforms will see us close down and redevelop ageing prisons and deliver high-quality, modern establishments fit for today's demands. Our new prison estate will have up to 10,000 modern prison places that create the physical conditions for Governors to achieve better educational, training and rehabilitation outcomes.</p><p>Reducing overcrowding is a central aim of the estate modernisation and the new prisons will be designed with this in firmly in mind.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 05/12/2017 17:34:02 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	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

663021

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Credit Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department permits its employees to join a credit union through payroll deductions; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	58458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>MoJ does not currently have a policy to provide access to credit union services through payroll deductions. We will however be monitoring arrangements in DWP with a view to determining whether MoJ should develop such a policy as part of its wider wellbeing strategy. MoJ is also in the process of implementing a new cross-government benefits platform which in addition to providing access to salary sacrifice benefits and discounts on goods and services also provides staff with information to raise financial awareness.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 27/01/2017 14:18:40 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

631944

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will devolve responsibilities for courts and the Crown Prosecution Service to (a) the Mayor of London, (b) other mayors and (c) other combined authorities; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	52491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is open to considering proposals to give a greater influence over criminal justice to local areas where the evidence shows this will make local justice more effective. As an independent Prosecutor, the Crown Prosecution Service is not the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice but is superintended ‎by the Attorney General.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 14/11/2016 17:36:26 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas