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753562

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Equality
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 increase diversity in the judiciary.
tabling member constituency	Brent Central
tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
uin	5803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The Lord Chancellor has a joint statutory duty with the Lord Chief Justice and the Judicial Appointments Commission to encourage judicial diversity.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2016 broader eligibility criteria have been agreed for those applying to High Court, Deputy High Court and Recorder positions; to open up the High Court to candidates without previous judicial experience; to appoint Recorders regardless of their jurisdictional experience or geographical location; and to trial the Judicial Appointments Commission’s fast track process to let Deputy High Court judges apply for full High Court office. These measures were introduced to encourage the widest range of talent to apply for judicial office, whilst protecting the statutory criteria and appointing solely on merit.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 25/07/2017 14:26:16 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

752760

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Non-molestation Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many of non-molestation orders were issued by (a) courts in England and (b) Horsham County Court in (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	5185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The table below sets out the numbers of non-molestation orders issued by courts in England and, specifically, by Horsham County Court in 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Table 1. Number of domestic violence non-molestation orders issued in England and Horsham County Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Horsham County Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14-15</p></td><td><p>23,482</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15-16</p></td><td><p>23,335</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>23,724</p></td><td><p>87</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 25/07/2017 14:15:48 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

752761

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Non-molestation Orders: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many non-molestation orders were issued that led to legal aid funding being granted at (a) courts in England and (b) Horsham County Court in (i) 2014-15, (ii) 2015-16 and (iii) 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	5186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 25/07/2017 14:16:11 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

752993

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of digitalisation of court services on the ability of vulnerable people to access those services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	5434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>Our reforms will make it easier for vulnerable users to access justice including victims and witnesses. Our modernisation and digitisation of the courts system will streamline and simplify many complex court processes.</p><p>We are building digital services which are accessible to all. In doing so, HMCTS is researching and testing with a wide range of user groups – including the elderly, the young, vulnerable groups, geographically remote users and users with low literacy and/or low IT literacy. We are using the insights and research findings from these groups to help us redesign our services to be easier to understand and navigate for all.</p><p>We recognise that some people will need support to use digital services, and HMCTS is designing a range of assisted digital support channels to be available for this purpose. Our assisted digital support services will cover a range of channels, from web chat or telephone assistance through to more intensive face to face support. Access to paper channels will be maintained in some services for those who need them. Plans for future assisted digital support services formed part of the consultation ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/transforming-our-courts-and-tribunals" target="_blank">Transforming our Justice System’</a>, published in September 2016.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 20/07/2017 16:01:43 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

753000

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assistance the Government has provided to the residents of Grenfell Tower to enable them to access legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	5587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2017 answer text <p>Where an application for legal aid is made, this will be assessed against the existing means and merits tests, as appropriate. The Government has changed the law so that payments made to victims of the fire to support them, including from the Government’s discretionary fund, can be disregarded in assessments of financial eligibility for legal aid.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has worked collaboratively with the Law Society to design and issue guidance to legal aid providers so that they are best able to assist the residents.</p><p> </p><p>The Legal Aid Agency also continues to liaise directly with key partners on the ground at Grenfell, including the North Kensington Legal Centre who are offering advice through legal help.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 25/07/2017 14:16:24 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

753005

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Sunderland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service has made an assessment of the adequacy of car parking provision at Sunderland Magistrates' Court.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	5569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>There is adequate car parking provision at Sunderland Magistrates’ Court for magistrates and court staff. There is no on-site parking provision for court users, however there is ample public car parking in the immediate vicinity of the court.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 20/07/2017 14:24:04 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

752123

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff in his Department have responsibilities relating to the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	5030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Staff within the Ministry of Justice’s EU exit policy team lead on providing advice to Ministers on EU exit and exit-related issues. Members of staff across the Department also provide advice and analysis on EU exit issues as required. Given the interactions between EU exit work and the Department’s other priorities, it would not be possible to give an accurate figure.</p><p> </p><p>Exit is an all-of-Government operation. The Department for exiting the European Union is doing detailed work with Departments to prepare for the upcoming negotiations by understanding the risks and opportunities of leaving the EU and coordinating planning.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 24/07/2017 15:39:06 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

751683

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	Repossession Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many repossessions there were in (a) the UK and (b) Bolton in (i) the current financial year to date and (ii) each of the previous five financial years.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	4926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>This information is available from Ministry of Justice published statistics at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/613324/mortgage-landlord-possession-statistical-data-jan-mar-2017-zip.zip" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/613324/mortgage-landlord-possession-statistical-data-jan-mar-2017-zip.zip</a></p><p> </p><p>A supporting document for Mortgage and Landlord possession statistics is available here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/613302/mortgage-landlord-possession-statistics-jan-mar-2017-guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/613302/mortgage-landlord-possession-statistics-jan-mar-2017-guide.pdf</a></p><p>This information covers England and Wales, not the whole of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 20/07/2017 16:06:43 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

751830

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	Family Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has issued to the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service on interviewing children in family court cases.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	4925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has not provided any such guidance to the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass).</p><p> </p><p>Cafcass has produced guidance to its social work practitioners on this as part of its Operating Framework on which it is currently consulting.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 20/07/2017 14:26:19 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

751860

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	Work Capability Assessment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals have been made to the outcome of work capability assessments in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
uin	4924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 4918 question first answered 20/07/2017 14:24:46 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby