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751668

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payment appeals there have been in the South East Wales District in each year since 2010; and how many such appeals were successful.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	4793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The table below contains the requested information.</p><p><strong>Appeals in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) in </strong><strong>South East Wales<sup>1</sup> for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)<sup>2</sup> and Personal Independence Payment (PIP)<sup>3</sup></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Benefit Type</p></td><td><p>Receipts</p></td><td><p>Clearances at Hearing Found in Favour of Appellant</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p>5486</p></td><td><p><em>907</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><em>0 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p>6254</p></td><td><p><em>1,809</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><em>0 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p>8087</p></td><td><p><em>2,892</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><em>0 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p>14835</p></td><td><p><em>5,543</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p><em>0 </em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p>7130</p></td><td><p><em>5,545</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p><em>~</em><sup>5</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p>2183</p></td><td><p><em>1,241</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p>1478</p></td><td><p><em>311</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p>2570</p></td><td><p><em>1,501</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p>2622</p></td><td><p><em>1,729</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p>3413</p></td><td><p><em>1,922</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p>3268</p></td><td><p><em>1,750</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><sup>1</sup></strong> SSCS data are attributed to the hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. South East Wales is identified as those appeals which are attributed to the Cardiff, Cwmbran, Langstone, Newport, Llwynypia, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport, Pontypool, Pontypridd venues.</p><p> </p><p><strong><sup>2</sup></strong> Includes ESA and ESA (Reassessments).</p><p> </p><p><strong><sup>3 </sup></strong>PIP replaced Disability Living Allowance for people aged 16 to 64 and rolled out from 8 April 2013. It was trialled in areas of the North of England and gradually rolled out across other regions. As such there were fewer than five appeals cleared in the South East Wales district in 2013-2014.</p><p>. <br> <strong><sup>4 </sup></strong>By financial year - from April to March.</p><p> </p><p><strong><sup>5 </sup></strong>Denotes appeals types where fewer than five cases were involved and therefore data are statistically unreliable.</p><p><em>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 are the best data available. The data are a subset of official statistics extracted from the case management system on a different date.</em></p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 18/07/2017 16:35:34 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

751673

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Legal Aid Scheme
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 July 2017 to Question 3597, whether people enforcing their rights (a) through the UK judicial system and (b) contained within the Withdrawal Agreement will be eligible for legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	4804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The scope of civil legal aid is set out in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), which came into force on 1 April 2013.</p><p> </p><p>In order for a person to be granted civil legal aid, both their income and capital must be within specified limits as set out in the means test. In addition, their case needs to have a reasonable chance of winning (the merits test).</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not currently put any nationality or residence restrictions on accessing civil legal aid. However, under LASPO civil legal aid is generally limited to proceedings taking place in England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 18/07/2017 16:34:38 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

751825

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many coroner's offices have been closed in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	4855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010 there have been 23 mergers of coroner areas in England and Wales, reducing the overall number from 116 to 92 coroner areas.</p><p> </p><p>It is the Chief Coroner’s aim, which the Government supports, to move, over time, to around 75 coroner areas, each having between 3,000 and 5,000 deaths reported annually. The aimn of this change is to promote consistency and generate efficiencies for local authorities, which fund coroner services.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not have operational responsibility for the coroner services and does not hold information about the number of coroner’s offices that have closed.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 4847 question first answered 18/07/2017 17:01:23 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

751826

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases where a rape complainant's previous sexual history was used as evidence in court without an application being made to the judge under subsection 41(3)(c)(i) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 prior to the trial have taken place in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	4856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>This information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 20/07/2017 15:29:44 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

751827

registered interest
date	13/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many coroner's offices have been subject to mergers in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
uin	4847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Since 2010 there have been 23 mergers of coroner areas in England and Wales, reducing the overall number from 116 to 92 coroner areas.</p><p> </p><p>It is the Chief Coroner’s aim, which the Government supports, to move, over time, to around 75 coroner areas, each having between 3,000 and 5,000 deaths reported annually. The aimn of this change is to promote consistency and generate efficiencies for local authorities, which fund coroner services.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not have operational responsibility for the coroner services and does not hold information about the number of coroner’s offices that have closed.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 4855 question first answered 18/07/2017 17:01:22 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

751424

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Terrorism: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the maximum compensation payment is under the Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme for (a) loss of limb and (b) loss of life.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	4612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme (the Scheme) is a government funded scheme designed to compensate victims injured in terrorist incidents outside the UK on or after 27 November 2012. The rules of the scheme and the value of the payments awarded are set by Parliament and are calculated by reference to a tariff of injuries. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) administer the Scheme on behalf of the Government and decide the amounts awarded for claims independently of ministers and Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>A copy of the Scheme can be found at the link below and the tariff of injuries can be found at Annex C to the Scheme: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/243508/9780108512124.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/243508/9780108512124.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>There are two categories of payments under the Scheme:</p><ul><li>injury payments for survivors of a terrorist incident, including physical and mental injuries</li><li>where there is loss of life in a terrorist incident, bereavement awards can be made to certain defined close relatives</li></ul><p> </p><p>The maximum amount payable under the Scheme for</p><p>a) loss of limbs (upper or lower body) is £110,000.</p><p>b) loss of life is £11,000 for a single qualifying relative, or £5,500 each where there is more than one qualifying relative.</p><p> </p><p>Where a victim has been injured, additional payments, such as loss of earnings or special expenses incurred as a direct result of the incident, may also be paid to qualifying claimants.</p><p>Where there is a loss of life additional payments, such as child payments, dependency payments and funeral payments may also be paid to qualifying relatives.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 20/07/2017 15:26:04 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

750855

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguards the Government has in place to protect donors when appointing professionals as attorneys in the event of the firm such attorneys work for being closed down.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	4380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>When a solicitor’s firm is closed voluntarily, it should make arrangements with its clients regarding any ongoing work, and to arrange for the return of clients' papers and money. If the firm is closed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the Authority will appoint Intervention Agents to deal with the firm and contact all of its clients.</p><p> </p><p>The closure of a firm will not of itself invalidate the ongoing appointment of any of its members as an attorney. The appointment of an attorney is personal to that individual. It is a matter for the donor at any time to remove the attorney, if they still have capacity, or for the Court of Protection. If the donor wished, the appointment would remain even if the attorney moved to another firm.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 17/07/2017 17:01:43 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

750932

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many public engagements for which a media calling notice was issued were attended by a departmental Minister in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	4303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>This information is not collated or retained centrally in the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 19/07/2017 14:44:54 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

750247

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many contracts put out to tender by his Department have been (a) cancelled and (b) re-tendered in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	4008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The department is unable to answer this question as the cost of obtaining the information would be disproportionate.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 18/07/2017 16:16:38 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

750248

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of public procurement contracts his Department awarded through framework agreements in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	4023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has awarded the following percentage of contracts through framework agreements in each year since 2010.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>11.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>42.74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>42.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>66.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>58.33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>76.81</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>76.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>79.25</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 18/07/2017 16:16:52 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett