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1127933

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	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 the (a) average waiting time is and (b) range of waiting times are for a tribunal hearing for personal independence payment from the date of the case being received by the tribunal service until the date of the hearing in each year since 2014 in (i) St Helens, (ii) Merseyside and (iii) nationally.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	257128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) statistics are not calculated from receipt of the appeal to the hearing, but from receipt of the appeal to the disposal of the case. An appeal is not necessarily disposed of at its first hearing. The final disposal decision on the appeal may be reached after an earlier hearing had been adjourned (which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further evidence), or after an earlier hearing date had been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been decided at an earlier date by the First-tier Tribunal, only for the case to have gone on to the Upper Tribunal, to be returned once again to the First-tier, for its final disposal.</p><p> </p><p>Information about waiting times for PIP appeals to 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>Latest figures for PIP (to December 2018) indicate that since it was introduced, 3.9 million decisions have been made. Of these, 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at Tribunals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/06/2019 16:39:06 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1127935

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	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 tribunal hearings that challenge a personal independence payment decision have been awarded in favour of the claimant in each year since 2014 in (a) St Helens (b) Merseyside (c) nationally.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens North
	tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
	uin	257130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>Latest figures for PIP (to December 2018) indicate that since it was introduced, 3.9 million decisions have been made. Of these, 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at Tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>Information about outcomes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals to 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>SSCS appeals are listed into the hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. The published data (which can be viewed at the link above) provide information about outcomes to PIP appeals in (a) St Helens (b) Merseyside and (c) nationally from 2015/16; data for the preceding year are provided below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Proportion of Personal Independence Payment <sup>1 </sup>hearings in favour of the appellant</strong> <strong>(National data can be found in the main tables of the published stats. Venue data can be found in the published stats from 2015/2016)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>St Helens <sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Merseyside<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>National</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Year<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>42%</p></td><td><p>44%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>1 Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments).</p><p>2 Data includes data for the St Helens venue. The Warrington &amp; Runcorn venues closed in 2016 when the majority of postcodes for these areas were assigned to the St Helens venue.</p><p>3 Data includes data for Liverpool, Birkenhead, St Helens venue. The Warrington &amp; Runcorn venues closed in 2016 when the majority of postcodes for these areas were assigned to the St Helens venue.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/06/2019 16:52:12 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1127952

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Evictions
	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 14 May 2019 to Question 252630 on Landlord and Tenant; whether the Government plans to make an estimate of the number of annual evictions using Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988; and what statistics the Government holds on the number of evictions in the private rented sector in a given year and the reasons for those evictions.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	257138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government recently announced that it will put an end to ‘no-fault’ evictions by repealing section 21 of the Housing Act 1988. MHCLG Ministers will launch a consultation on the details of a better system that will work for landlords and tenants. The Government will collaborate with and listen to landlords, tenants and others in the private rented sector to develop a new deal for renting.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst we hold data on the number of evictions in the private rented sector using section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, we do not have the reasons for those evictions.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of private landlord repossessions by county court bailiffs in England and wales, 2005-2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Private landlord repossessions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>3,979</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>4,101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>4,342</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>4,435</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>4,618</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>5,279</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>5,852</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>6,097</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>6,049</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>6,321</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>6,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>6,011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>6,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>6,913</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source: Mortgage and Landlord Possession Statistics Quarterly</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/06/2019 16:46:31 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1127953

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Debt Collection
	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 13 May 2019 to Question 252114, how many bailiffs have been removed from the certificated bailiff register following a judgment that they are not a fit and proper person to hold a certificate in each year since 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
	tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
	uin	257139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The Certificated Bailiff Register held centrally by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service does not record the reasons for why a certified enforcement agent has been removed from the register. Pursuant to the answer to Question 252114, reasons for cancelling a certificate include an agent leaving his or her employer, ceasing to work as an enforcement agent or a judicial order that they were not a fit and proper person to hold a certificate.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/06/2019 16:49:40 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

1127960

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2019
	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 claimants (a) nationally, (b) in Leeds and (c) in Leeds West who are appealing against the refusal of their personal independence payment application have been waiting more than (i) three, (ii) six and (iii) 12 months for a tribunal hearing.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	257030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) records numbers, waiting times and outcomes of appeals by benefit type, but will not necessarily identify Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals made specifically because the application for that benefit was refused. PIP consists of a daily living and a mobility component, both or either of which can be paid at standard or enhanced rate. Therefore, claimants for PIP may have claimed for both components, and only been awarded one, or sought the enhanced rate and only been awarded the standard rate. A claim may be successful, but may not have been at the level sought. HMCTS is unable to isolate such appeals.</p><p> </p><p>Information about the volumes and clearance times of PIP appeals to 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>Latest figures for PIP (to December 2018) indicate that since it was introduced, 3.9 million decisions have been made. Of these, 10% have been appealed and 5% have been overturned at Tribunals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/06/2019 16:51:53 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1128277

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate: Reform
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's reform of probate regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	257539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The 2018 amendments to the non-contentious probate rules enabled personal applications to be submitted online. This service is assessed through a range of measures, such as user feedback and user satisfaction. Of 4,995 responses from users who submitted their application online 93% indicated from five feedback options that they were satisfied or very satisfied with the online application service provided. The online system is being continually improved and developed as a result of the feedback provided.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 05/06/2019 15:57:26 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1128392

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	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 estimate his Department has made of the average cost of a personal independent payment appeal at the first-tier tribunal in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	257597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The cost of Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance hearings is included in the overall cost of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support Appeal).</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 06/06/2019 11:03:58 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1128471

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Coroners: Legal Representation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent from the public purse on legal representation for the Government at Inquests for each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	257762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The sums my Department has spent on legal representation for the Government at inquests in each of the last ten calendar years are set out below.</p><p>2009 £2,742,878.88</p><p>2010 £2,454,272.31</p><p>2011 £2,573,967.95</p><p>2012 £2,292,076.76</p><p>2013 £2,861,681.67</p><p>2014 £2,806,249.30</p><p>2015 £2,947,851.78</p><p>2016 £3,568,044.30</p><p>2017 £4,198,893.32</p><p>2018 £3,720,373.41</p><p> </p><p>These are the costs of representation for the Ministry of Justice, Her Majesty's Prison &amp; Probation Service and the Youth Justice Board, and for their staff. In the vast majority of cases the legal representatives are acting for both the body and all members of its staff called as witnesses, and the respective costs cannot therefore be separated. In a very small number of cases separate representation is provided for one or more members of staff.</p><p> </p><p>The costs of representation for contracted prisons and their staff are met by the provider. Before the National Probation Service was created in April 2014 each Probation Trust met its own representation costs, and since then each Community Rehabilitation Company has done likewise. In addition, in 2009 and 2010 £17,770.07 was incurred on representation for prison Independent Monitoring Boards.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 05/06/2019 16:13:24 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1128514

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Companies: Civil Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will publish the titles of the (a) court cases or (b) arbitration hearings that involved government owned companies that were held in private in commercial courts in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	257786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold a list of Government-owned companies that would be required to conduct any such search, nor does the Ministry centrally hold information on hearings held in private.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 05/06/2019 16:04:53 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1128526

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Companies: Civil Proceedings
	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 amount of public money at risk in (a) active court proceedings and (b) enforcement hearings which have been brought against Government-owned companies.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	257790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold any central detail on the amount of public money at risk in active court proceedings or enforcement hearings which have been brought against Government-owned companies, nor does the Ministry hold a list of Government-owned companies that would be required to conduct any such search.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 05/06/2019 16:02:38 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq