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155977

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date	17/11/2014
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, when he expects that the Macur Review will report.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	214637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Lady Justice Macur’s Review is entirely independent of Government and its timetable is a matter for her . She is on record as saying that her Review would be thorough and that she would not draw any conclusions until she had considered all the evidence. I am, however, confident that good progress has been made and the Review is nearing its completion. The Government looks forward to receiving Lady Justice Macur’s Report next year.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 20/11/2014 17:42:19 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

156035

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was for private family law cases to be resolved in court where at least one party is a litigant in person in (a) the UK and (b) Wales in each year from 2009 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	214606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Parties with no legal representation are not a new phenomenon in our courts. We have taken steps to help people who either want or have to represent themselves in court. The new package of support announced on 23 October is aimed at keeping disputes away from court, while those who end up in court will be provided with better support.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has responsibility for courts in England and Wales only and the available information is provided in the table below. We do not hold this information prior to 2011 as the case management system “FamilyMan” was not used by all courts until the end of 2010. 2014 data is available up to June, and the full year figures for 2014 will not be published until late March 2015.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Average timeliness </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>Wales only</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><strong>14.6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19.4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><strong>13.5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17.2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><strong>13.6</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014[1]</p></td><td><p><strong>15.8</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19.1</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p>Self-representation is determined by the field “legal representation” in FamilyMan being left blank. Therefore, this is only a proxy measure and parties without a recorded representative are not necessarily self-representing litigants in person.</p><br /><p>[1] To end of June 2014</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 20/11/2014 17:51:08 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

156043

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Powers of Attorney
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he will take to raise awareness among public bodies, companies and communities of the powers that may be exercised under a lasting power of attorney.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Richard Harrington
uin	214535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans to run a communications campaign early next year to raise awareness amongst the public of future life planning options and encourage them to think about making provision for possible loss of mental capacity.</p><p> </p><p>It will focus on raising awareness of using lasting power(s) of attorney (LPAs), as well as associated issues such as making a will and organ donation.</p><p> </p><p>MoJ is working collaboratively with the Office of the Public Guardian, which is responsible for registering LPAs, other government departments and relevant partner organisations to deliver this campaign.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 20/11/2014 17:54:12 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford

156045

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to answer Questions 210136, 210138 and 210139, tabled by the hon. Member for Bristol North West on 13 October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	214512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>The three questions were answered on the 18<sup>th</sup> November 2014 and the answers published on http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 20/11/2014 17:38:12 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

156050

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts
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 11 November 2014 to Question 213724, how many individual courts will receive additional funding; and what proportion such courts will form of the total court estate.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	214815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The new package of support announced on 23 October is aimed at keeping disputes away from court, while those who end up in court will be provided with better support. The funding will be used to support a new strategic approach to increasing legal and practical support for litigants in person in the civil and family courts. This will provide direct support in some local courts, and other courts will be able to access national support via email or telephone. The service will begin in selected court centres with the aim of rolling it out across England and Wales.</p><p>This strategy has been developed in partnership with the legal and advice sectors and we are currently working with them on implementation. We hope to be in a position soon to make a decision on which courts will receive direct support as a result of the additional funding.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 20/11/2014 17:55:33 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

156053

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time was for private family law cases to be resolved in court in each year from 2009 to 2014 in (a) the UK and (b) Wales.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	214817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice has responsibility for courts in England and Wales only and the available information is provided in the table below. We do not hold this information prior to 2011 as the case management system “FamilyMan” was not used by all courts until the end of 2010. 2014 data is available up to June, and the full year figures for 2014 will not be published until late March 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Average timeliness - Mean</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>Wales only</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><strong>17.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><strong>15.3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>20.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><strong>16.1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21.1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014[1]</p></td><td><p><strong>17.9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>21.7</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We publish data for the whole of England and Wales in our publication Court Statistics Quarterly, available online, at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/court-statistics-quarterly" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/court-statistics-quarterly</a></p><p> </p><p>The most recent Court Statistics Quarterly publication tables can be found at this link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>The data for July to September 2014 will be published in a new Family Court Statistics publication available on 18 December 2014.</p><br /><p>[1] To end of June 2014</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 20/11/2014 17:54:10 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

156054

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mediation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many referrals to mediation were made in private family law in (a) the UK and (b) Wales in each year from 2009 to 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	214818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>Mediation works and we are committed to making sure that more people make use of it rather than go through the confrontational and stressful experience of going to court. Last year we changed the law so that anyone considering a court battle over child or financial matters must consider mediation. We have also introduced more free mediation, where one party is already funded.</p><p>Last year nearly two thirds of couples who attended a single mediation session for a child dispute reached a full agreement. Almost seven out of every ten couples who opted for mediation reached an agreement.</p><p>Millions of pounds of legal aid remain available for family mediation and for legal advice to support family mediation.</p><p> </p><p>The table at Annex A shows the volume of referrals to Mediation in each financial year from 2008/09 to 2013/14, broken down by referral source.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 20/11/2014 17:32:14 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

156039

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to encourage government departments to meet their targets and legal obligations relating to the release of records to the National Archives.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	906079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>Departments must comply with the provisions of the Public Records Act 1958 and the Lord Chancellor’s Code of Practice on Records Management, issued under section 46 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Government departments are currently in transition from the 30-year rule for transferring records to The National Archives to a 20-year rule, over a ten year period. The National Archives works closely with departments to help them meet their targets for transferring records through published statistics and capability assessments.</p><p> </p><p>On 6 November a report by the Prime Minister’s independent adviser on ministerial standards, Sir Alex Allan, was published. It contains a number of recommendations relating to how Government should manage its records. We have accepted these recommendations in full. The Ministry of Justice will continue to support The National Archives’ work with departments to facilitate Information Management Assessments and to encourage continued diligence in taking these recommendations forward.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 19/11/2014 16:49:03 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

142284

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Proceedings: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parents involved in family court cases relating to children had no legal representation in (a) Wales and (b) Newport East.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	213760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>We do not hold information on the representation of parents in the family court. Family cases showing applicants and respondents who represent themselves are published quarterly. Not all applicants and respondents will be parents.</p><p> </p><p>Applicants who represent themselves have the field 'legal representation' in the Ministry of Justice administrative database left blank. This is only a proxy measure and parties without a recorded representative are not necessarily litigants in person.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the representation of parties is available for family courts at a national level in table 2.4 of Court Statistics Quarterly and it is available at this link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/court-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>Parties with no legal representation are not a new phenomenon in our courts. We have taken steps to help people who either want to represent themselves in court or have to do so. The new package of support announced on 23 October is aimed at keeping disputes away from court, and those who end up in court will be provided with better support.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 17/11/2014 11:36:26 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

142286

registered interest
date	06/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Separation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the press release of 23 October 2014 from the Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties entitled More support for separating couples and parents, how much new money will be made available to each court.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	213724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is committed to making sure that when people separate they do it in the best possible way. Too many people end up fighting expensive and confrontational court battles when they could be helped to resolve their problems outside the courts. However when people do end up in court it is imperative that they have the right advice and information.</p><p> </p><p>The new package of support announced on 23 October is aimed at keeping disputes away from court, while those who end up in court will be provided with better support. The £2m funding identified in the announcement is not being distributed on a court by court basis. The funding will be used to support a new strategic approach to increasing legal and practical support for litigants in person in the civil and family courts. This will provide direct support in some local courts, and other courts will be able to access national support via email or telephone. This strategy has been developed in partnership with the legal and advice sectors and we are working with them on implementation.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 11/11/2014 17:56:52 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter