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156817

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Sunderland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2014 to Question 207412, if he will place in the Library the plans, blueprints and all associated documents relating to the purchase of land and the construction of a new court for Sunderland.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	215301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Any work undertaken by the appointed concept designer for architectural design services under the previous government would not necessarily be representative of any future court estate development and as a consequence I do not propose to place those plans in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>Publically available information about the purchase of the land is available from the Land Registry.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 25/11/2014 18:11:30 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

156611

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	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, what estimate he has made of the cost of enabling vitims of human trafficking to access legal aid in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	215330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Civil legal aid is available to help victims of human trafficking in relation to applications for leave to enter or remain in the UK, and also for claims for damages or under employment law brought by victims of human trafficking arising in connection with their exploitation. These services are set out in paragraph 32 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. Victims of human trafficking are also able to apply for any other civil legal aid service for which they are eligible.</p><p> </p><p>The Legal Aid Agency does not routinely collect information on the circumstances of applicants for legal aid, except where this is directly relevant to the application. This includes whether or not applicants are victims of human trafficking, which was not relevant to any legal aid applications before the introduction of LASPO or for services other than those described under paragraph 32 of Schedule 1 to LASPO since. Data is being collected on services provided under paragraph 32, but due to the length of time it takes for cases to conclude, we do not have a clear picture of funding since implementation of LASPO. As a result, it is not possible accurately to estimate the total cost of enabling victims of human trafficking to access legal aid for the period requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/11/2014 16:59:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

156815

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2014 to Question 209524, on courts: buildings, what his Department plans to spend on the package of investment in each of the last five years from 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	215302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Detailed planning is currently being undertaken on how the Treasury funds will be deployed for investment across the courts and tribunals estate, technology and other areas in each of the five years from 2015-16.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 25/11/2014 17:51:43 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

156814

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many officials in his Department are assigned to the court reform programme.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	215339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Detailed planning is currently being undertaken to ensure that the Reform programme is effectively resourced to enable the programme to deliver its objectives, ahead of programme initiation in spring 2015.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 25/11/2014 17:55:34 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

156818

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
	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 effectiveness of the implementation of the introduction of fees for employment tribunals.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	215285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Fees were implemented in the Employment tribunals on 29 July 2013. The implementation project for fees was delivered on time and to budget, and around 70% of employment tribunal claims are now received on-line.</p><p> </p><p>Fees are part of the Government’s broader package of Employment reforms. In particular, we want to encourage people to avoid long drawn out disputes which emotionally damage workers and financially damage businesses. From 6 May, anyone contemplating bringing a claim to the Employment tribunals must first consider ACAS conciliation, which is provided free of charge. The early results are encouraging.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to undertaking a review of Employment tribunal fees and we will be bringing forward our plans on the scope and timing of the review in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/11/2014 17:16:45 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

156772

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crown Dependencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he next plans to visit (a) the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey and (b) other Crown Dependencies; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	uin	215245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Her Majesty’s Government values its good working relationship with the Crown Dependencies. Ministry of Justice Ministers are in regular contact with representatives of the Crown Dependencies' Governments in furtherance of maintaining that relationship.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Justice Secretary has no current plans to visit the Crown Dependencies in the immediate future, he was able to accept an invitation to attend this year’s Tynwald Day Ceremony in the Isle of Man.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, my noble Friend, Lord Faulks, Minister with responsibility for the Crown Dependencies, has visited the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey within the last 12 months. He met with the Isle of Man’s Chief Minister this month and plans to visit the Isle of Man in the near future.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/11/2014 17:44:05 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

156819

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
	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 whether tribunal fees are deterring legitimate claims being made.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	215286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>It is not the Government’s intention to deter people from bringing legitimate claims to the Employment Tribunals, and we do not believe that is the case. The purpose of introducing fees was to transfer some of the cost of the tribunals from the taxpayer to those who use them, where they can afford to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to undertaking a review of Employment Tribunal fees and we will be bringing forward our plans on the scope and timing of the review in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/11/2014 17:05:51 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

156816

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2014 to Question 209520, how many representations he has received on the court reform programme.
	tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
	tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
	uin	215300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Officials have been engaging with a range of partners and stakeholders throughout the course of the Programme to develop proposals for the HMCTS Reform programme. This has included regular meetings with other government departments and the senior judiciary.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 25/11/2014 17:48:37 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

156773

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Elections: Sark
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to send an observer to Sark for the Chief Pleas election on 10 December 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
	uin	215246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The decision to appoint an observer to monitor the election is a matter for The Chief Pleas, the Island's parliament. The Chief Pleas confirmed to my Department last week that they had decided to appoint an independent external election observer to report on the arrangements made for, and the conduct of, the election and make any recommendations for the conduct of future elections that they see fit.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/11/2014 17:12:44 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	549 label Biography information for Mr Elfyn Llwyd

156825

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Agency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which proceeding types are recorded on the Legal Aid Agency's IT systems for recording applications for civil legal aid.
	tabling member constituency	Newport East
	tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
	uin	215212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The proceeding types recorded on the Legal Aid Agency IT systems can be found in the documents “Civil Representation Guidance on Proceeding Codes: Proceedings Codes and Standard Wordings for post-April 2013 Certificates” and “Guidance for reporting Controlled Work &amp; Controlled Work matters” which can be found on gov.uk website at the following links:</p><p> </p><p>Civil Representation Guidance on Proceeding Codes: Proceedings Codes and Standard Wordings for post-April 2013 Certificates:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/345608/legal-aid-proceeding-codes-guide-april-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/345608/legal-aid-proceeding-codes-guide-april-2013.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for reporting Controlled Work &amp; Controlled Work matters:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/339468/guidance-for-reporting-controlled-work-matters.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/339468/guidance-for-reporting-controlled-work-matters.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/11/2014 17:09:35 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden