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348915

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Missing Persons: Guardianship
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department will publish the legislation proposed in its response to its consultation on the Guardianship of the property and affairs of missing persons, published on 23 March 2015.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	1400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>My Department is working to prepare the legislation necessary to create the new legal status of guardian of the property and affairs of a missing person. We are grateful for the continued assistance in this work of the charity, Missing People, and its pro bono lawyers, Clifford Chance. We will bring forward legislation when Parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 15/06/2015 15:08:27 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

432025

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Pregnancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what account he has taken of trends in reports of pregnancy discrimination as in his review into employment tribunal fees.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	17481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2015 answer text <p>On 11 June we announced the start of the post-implementation review of the introduction of fees in the Employment Tribunals. The review will consider, so far as is possible, the impact the fees have had on those with protected characteristics and the types of case they bring. In order to do this, we will be giving all relevant material the appropriate consideration.</p><p>The review is underway and will report in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/11/2015 16:39:11 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

519322

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Missing Persons: Guardianship
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the guardianship of the property and affairs of missing people.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	37272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Thirsk and Malton on 9 March 2016, which can be found at <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-03-01/29212/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-03-01/29212/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 24/05/2016 13:59:58 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

386715

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Child Abuse in North Wales Judicial Inquiry Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent information he has received on when the report of the Macur Review is due to be published.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	4732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2015 answer text <p>Lady Justice Macur’s Review is entirely independent of Government and its timetable is a matter for her. She made clear at the outset that her Review would be thorough and that she would not draw any conclusions until she had considered all the evidence.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/07/2015 08:49:28 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

389235

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates: Bankruptcy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what rules apply to membership of Magistrates' Courts' Benches by discharged bankrupts.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	6787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>In order for the public to have full confidence in the magistracy, certain factors may affect a person’s eligibility for appointment as a magistrate. While the Senior Presiding Judge will not appoint an un-discharged bankrupt, individuals who have been discharged from bankruptcy are not automatically disqualified for appointment. Such cases are considered carefully on their individual merits.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 21/07/2015 13:55:59 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

389268

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: North Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the effect on criminal court proceedings in North Wales has been of the withdrawal of legal services by legal aid solicitors in that region.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	6589
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>We have asked courts to report daily on whether or not they are being adversely affected by this action. Courts in North Wales confirm that all courts are sitting as scheduled and any impact of the action by solicitors has been minimal and isolated.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 21/07/2015 13:30:57 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

437386

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Child Abuse in North Wales Judicial Inquiry Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on when Lady Justice Macur's Review of Sir Ronald Waterhouse's inquiry into the abuse of children in care in the former Gwynedd and Clwyd Council areas of North Wales between 1974 and 1996 is likely to be published.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	19754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>On 10 December Lady Justice Macur delivered her report to the Secretary of State for Justice and the Secretary of State for Wales. <br> <br> It is being considered as a matter of urgency with a view to publication as soon as possible. <br> <br> The Secretary of State for Justice and the Secretary of State for Wales are very grateful to Lady Justice Macur for her work on this important matter over the last three years.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/12/2015 16:20:18 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

438699

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many convictions for domestic violence have been recorded in (a) Wrexham, (b) North Wales and (c) Wales in each of the last five years for which records are available.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	20252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/01/2016 11:47:27 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

449490

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: North West
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for legal aid were (a) made by and (b) granted to victims of people charged with domestic violence in each local authority area in the North West Police Authority in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian C. Lucas
	uin	25215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The LAA does not routinely collect information on whether applicants for legal aid are victims of people charged with domestic violence.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to 2013, when people applied for legal aid they were not asked to declare whether domestic violence had occurred. Since 2013, applications for legal aid do not routinely request this information. Therefore the data requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>People seeking protective injunctions, like non-molestation orders, remain eligible for legal aid. Legal aid also remains available in private family cases that involve domestic violence. We have listened closely to any concerns about how the system has been operating, and made changes in response, such as making it easier to prove abuse and so get legal aid.</p><p> </p><p>The number of applications which require Domestic Violence evidence received and granted following LASPO, and figures for civil representation in the ‘Domestic Violence’ category both pre and post LASPO, are published in the official statistics on legal aid published quarterly on the Gov.uk website at the following link <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 09/02/2016 17:56:25 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

418742

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Gurpal Virdi
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the complainant and first witness in the recent prosecution of Councillor Gurpai Virdi is subject to a court order of anonymity.
	tabling member constituency	Worthing West
	tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
	uin	10212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Section 1 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 provides for lifetime anonymity for complainants in a wide range of sexual offences without the necessity of a court order. That provision applies in the case involving the recent prosecution of Councillor Gurpal Virdi.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 18/09/2015 10:24:12 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley