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417697

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Burglary: Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effect of pilot schemes undertaken by regional police forces to limit the resources available for the investigation of burglaries.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	9417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>We have not undertaken any assessment of how individual police forces respond to reported burglaries. This Government are clear that all crimes reported to the police should be taken seriously, investigated and, where appropriate, taken through the courts and met with tough sentences. Decisions on individual investigations are an operational matter for chief constables, based on the evidence available to them.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/09/2015 14:41:18 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

417719

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
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 30 June 2015 to Question 4072, what proportion of appeals to the Tribunals Service from appellants in England relating to (a) personal independence payments, (b) employment and support allowance, (c) income support, (d) jobseeker's allowance and (e) tax credits were successful in (i) each quarter in 2014 and (ii) the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	9593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal – Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the proportion of appeals in England<sup>1</sup> relating to (a) Personal Independence Payments (PIP), (b) Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), (c) Income Support (IS), (d) Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) and (e) Tax Credits which were successful<sup>2</sup> in (i) each quarter in 2014 and (ii) April to June 2015, the latest period for which figures are available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>PIP<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>IS</p></td><td><p>JSA</p></td><td><p>Tax Credits<sup>5</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January – March 2014</p></td><td> </td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April – June 2014</p></td><td><p>26.2%</p></td><td><p>44.9%</p></td><td><p>23.9%</p></td><td><p>24.2%</p></td><td><p>23.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July – September 2014</p></td><td><p>37.0%</p></td><td><p>48.4%</p></td><td><p>30.9%</p></td><td><p>34.3%</p></td><td><p>24.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October – December 2014</p></td><td><p>40.8%</p></td><td><p>50.3%</p></td><td><p>38.2%</p></td><td><p>32.9%</p></td><td><p>28.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January – March 2015</p></td><td><p>39.8%</p></td><td><p>51.3%</p></td><td><p>33.0%</p></td><td><p>26.6%</p></td><td><p>26.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April – June 2015</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Excludes SSCS Scotland processing centre and the following venues: Aberystwyth, Bridgend, Cardiff, Caernafon, Carmarthen, Colwyn Bay, Cwmbran, Haverfordwest Llandrindod Wells, Langstone, Llandudno, Llanelli, Llangefni, Llwynypia, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath, Port Talbot, Newton Abbott, Newtown, Pontypridd, Pontypool, Prestatyn, Swansea, Welshpool, Wrexham, Bargoed and Ebbw Vale</p><p>2. decided in favour of the appellant</p><p>3. 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>4. Includes Employment Support Allowance and Employment Support Allowance (Reassessments)</p><p>5. Includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and is the best data that are available.</p><p> </p><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as this data was run on a different date.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/09/2015 13:46:04 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

417725

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding his Department has allocated in 2015-16 for the provision of specialist legal advice and representation to new and expectant mothers who may have experienced unlawful discrimination at work.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	9651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>We have specifically protected legal aid (both for initial advice and representation), subject to the statutory means and merits tests, for civil legal services provided in relation to contravention of the Equality Act 2010. Publicly funded advice continues to be available for Employment Tribunal discrimination claims, and publicly funded advice and representation is available in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. This therefore includes funding for new and expectant mothers who may have experienced discrimination.</p><p> </p><p>Legal aid is a demand-led scheme and funding will be provided wherever the statutory tests are met. The Department does not allocate a specific amount in advance.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/09/2015 13:45:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

417728

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: Contempt of Court
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason contempt of court laws do not apply in the family court.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
uin	9404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The law relating to contempt of court applies generally to all courts and this includes the family court. The legislation establishing the family court provides that the family court may make any order (including orders punishing for contempt of court) that could be made by the High Court or the county court if the proceedings were in those respective courts; and the powers of judges in the family court to punish for contempt are proportionate to their level of seniority.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/09/2015 13:42:28 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

417729

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department (a) expected to receive and (b) received from employment tribunal fees in the year following the introduction of the scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	9462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In a single financial year, the Department expected to receive income from employment tribunal fees of £10m. In the first full year following introduction, the Department collected £9m, broadly in line with expectations.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/09/2015 13:19:27 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

417730

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he will publish his Department's review of employment tribunal fees.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	9463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>On 11 June we announced the start of the post-implementation review of the introduction of fees in the Employment Tribunals on the Ministry of Justice website. We have received a range of views and evidence from a variety of sources and are giving all relevant material the appropriate consideration.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/09/2015 13:40:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

417731

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
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 annual cost of administering employment tribunal fee remission applications.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	9464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold information requested. Annual costs of administering employment tribunal fee remission applications and annual administration costs of the employment tribunal fee scheme form part of the wider costs of operating and administering the Employment Tribunals. In 2014/15, the full cost for operating the Employment Tribunals’ was £71.4m.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 9492 question first answered 11/09/2015 12:23:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

417750

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Bury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the effects on the (a) cost and (b) duration of journeys between prison and court of the closure of Bury Magistrates' Court.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	9475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>No decision has been taken to close Bury Magistrates’ Court.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider all identified impacts and costs once the consultation closes and all responses have been fully analysed.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 9476 question first answered 11/09/2015 13:43:12 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

417751

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much unused (a) physical courtroom capacity and (b) court time there is at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court in the last year; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of unused capacity at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court to accommodate current levels of work at Bury Magistrates' Court.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	9477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>No decision has been taken to close Bury Magistrates’ Court.</p><p> </p><p>Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court has 18 court rooms and operated at approximately 60% utilisation in 14/15, with 40% of its capacity being unused (8,928 hours). Bury Magistrates’ Court carried out 5,026 hours of criminal work in 2014/15 which is proposed to move to Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/09/2015 13:47:15 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall

417753

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Greater Manchester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will estimate the initial incidental cost to the public purse of transferring the work of Bury Magistrates' Court to Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court.
tabling member constituency	Bury North
tabling member printed	Mr David Nuttall
uin	9476
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>No decision has been taken to close Bury Magistrates’ Court.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider all identified impacts and costs once the consultation closes and all responses have been fully analysed.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 9475 question first answered 11/09/2015 13:43:12 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4140 label Biography information for Mr David Nuttall