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48326

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what circumstances he uses a calculation of the (a) value of preventing a fatality, (b) willingness to pay and (c) cost-per-quality adjusted life year approach to quantify the value of a policy intervention; what other tools he uses to quantify the benefit of a policy intervention; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eddisbury
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen O'Brien
uin	196466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not use calculations of (a) the value of preventing a fatality, (b) willingness to pay and (c) cost-per-quality adjusted life year approach to quantify the value of a policy intervention.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice uses a range of analytical approaches to assess and evaluate policies, including quantifying the benefits, in line with guidance provided by HM Treasury:</p><ul><li>“The Green Book: appraisal and evaluation in central government”</li><li>“The Magenta Book” on designing an evaluation.</li></ul><p> </p><p>These are published on the HM Treasury website:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-green-book-appraisal-and-evaluation-in-central-governent" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-green-book-appraisal-and-evaluation-in-central-governent</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-magenta-book" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-magenta-book</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	427 label Biography information for Mr Stephen O'Brien

48332

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (a) started and concluded its investigation into Benjamin Mire; and what steps that Office subsequently took.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	196400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>The investigation into Mr Mire's conduct was initiated by the President of the Residential Property Tribunal in accordance with the Judicial Complaints (Tribunals) Rules 2008 and the Judicial Discipline (Prescribed Procedures) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office was advised of the complaint against Mr Mire on the 13 October 2011.</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The investigation was conducted in accordance with the Regulations and ceased upon Mr Mire's resignation as a Valuer Chair of the Southern Property Tribunal on the 16 July 2013.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

48334

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Benjamin Mire was shown the report of the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office into his conduct.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	196401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The investigation into Mr Mire's conduct was conducted in accordance with the Judicial Discipline (Prescribed Procedures) Regulations (2006) (as amended). The Regulations require a draft of a review body report to be disclosed to the subject of the disciplinary process. The regulations were followed accordingly in this case.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

48335

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, under what circumstances the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office report on Benjamin Mire can be made public.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	196402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information gathered in the course of a judicial conduct investigation is confidential and may only be disclosed in the circumstances set out in section 139 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

48337

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what timescale Benjamin Mire would have been removed from his appointment to the property tribunal following the conclusion of the report on the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office had he not resigned from that post.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	196403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Mr Mire's conduct was investigated in accordance with The Judicial Discipline (Prescribed Procedures) Regulations 2006 (as amended). These regulations provide opportunities for the subject of the disciplinary process to make further representations and for the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice to consider these and take such action as they think fit. It is therefore not possible to specify a time frame for concluding the disciplinary process. Mr Mire resigned before the disciplinary process was concluded.</p><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Since 1st October 2013, judicial conduct has been considered under the Judicial Discipline (Prescribed Procedures) Regulations 2013. These now provide for the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice to continue to make a finding of misconduct in certain circumstances where a judicial office holder has ceased to hold office during the course of a conduct investigation.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

48341

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when and for what reasons Benjamin Mire left his judicial appointment on the property tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	196399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Mr Mire's chose to resign as a Valuer Chair of the Southern Property Tribunal on the 16 July 2013 following an investigation into his conduct. The reasons given by Mr Mire form part of the information gathered in the course of a judicial conduct investigation which is confidential and may only be disclosed in certain circumstances as set out in section 139 of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

48352

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many law firms were permitted to resubmit their tenders to the then Legal Services Commission bid for a contract to provide publicly funded immigration services in the 2010 tender round after the deadline set out in the tender rules.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	196221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>These questions relate to ongoing litigation against the Lord Chancellor and in the circumstances it would be inappropriate to respond at the current time.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 195843 195844 195845 195846 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

48353

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make provision for construction of secure accommodation at Wrexham Magistrates' Court to replace accommodation at Wrexham Police Station due to be closed by North Wales Police in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	196270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>No detailed discussions have taken place between HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) or the Department with North Wales Police with regards to future cell provision at Wrexham Magistrates' Court. HMCTS is considering its options. Further discussions will take place once preferred options have been identified.</p><p> </p><p>Any decision for new arrangements for dealing with custody cases at Wrexham Magistrates' Court will be guided by the principles of access to justice and best value for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 196268 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

48354

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions (a) HM Courts Service and (b) his Department has had with North Wales Police about future cell provision at Wrexham Magistrates' Court.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	196268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>No detailed discussions have taken place between HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) or the Department with North Wales Police with regards to future cell provision at Wrexham Magistrates' Court. HMCTS is considering its options. Further discussions will take place once preferred options have been identified.</p><p> </p><p>Any decision for new arrangements for dealing with custody cases at Wrexham Magistrates' Court will be guided by the principles of access to justice and best value for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 196270 question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

48355

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will ensure that criminal cases continue to be considered at Wrexham Magistrates' Court over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	196269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service has no current plans to cease criminal work at Wrexham Magistrate's Court.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas