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172819

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what date the Legal Aid Agency introduced a prescribed time period of 24 months for evidence relating to domestic violence cases.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
uin	220160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The 24 month time period was set out in the Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) Regulations 2013 which came into force on 1 April 2013.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is absolutely clear that victims of domestic violence should receive legal aid where it is needed to help break free from abusive relationships. Since the reforms were introduced last year thousands of people have successfully applied for legal aid where domestic violence is involved.</p><p> </p><p>The 24 month time limit for evidence does not exclude victims where the abuse occurred over two years ago. The time limit relates to the date the evidence was obtained, not the date of the abuse itself. Some forms of evidence can be obtained several months or even years after the abuse has been experienced.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/01/2015 14:15:38 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

172820

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
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, pursuant to Question 217807, tabled on 9 December 2014, when he plans to answer Question 213688, tabled on 6 November 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	220162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I can confirm that Questions 217807 and 213688 were answered on 8 January 2015. The answers can be found at the following links:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=217807" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=217807</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=213688" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&amp;max=20&amp;questiontype=AllQuestions&amp;house=commons%2clords&amp;uin=213688</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/01/2015 17:34:03 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

172822

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
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 plans to answer Question 217822, tabled on 9 December 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	220164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>I can confirm that Question 217822 was answered on 13 January 2015. The answer can be found at the following link:</p><p> </p><p>http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2014-12-09/217822/</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/01/2015 17:30:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

171313

registered interest
date	17/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
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 potential merits of the appointment of specialist magistrates able to sit at short notice and out-of-hours to expedite eviction orders against illegal Traveller encampments.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	219208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>It is felt that the current legal framework, including the new powers devolved to local authorities, is sufficient to deal with the problem of illegal traveller encampments.</p><p> </p><p>I will, however, keep the situation under review, and my officials will ensure that I am kept informed of any developments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/01/2015 14:58:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

169005

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Fines
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 10 November 2014 to Question 213487, what the total value is of outstanding financial impositions in each local criminal justice board area.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	217822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This Government takes recovery and enforcement of financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to finding new ways to ensure impositions are paid and to trace those who do not pay. This is why there has been a year on year increase in the total amount of financial penalties collected over the last three years. The amount of money collected reached an all time high of £290 million at the end of 2013/14 and collections continue to rise. In 2013/14 the total outstanding balance of financial impositions reduced by £26.7m (5%) in the year.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the value of financial impositions outstanding as at the end of March 2014; the first column of figures represents the balance outstanding of the impositions made during the 2013/14 financial year and the second shows the total value outstanding regardless of imposition date. The ‘in year outstanding value’ is included within the total outstanding value figure.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘value outstanding’ figures include accounts that were not due to be paid by the end of the period specified (either because they were imposed close to the end of the year or because they had payment timescales set by the courts for beyond the end of the financial year) and those that were being paid by instalments on agreed payment plans. These figures include fines, compensation orders, victim surcharge orders and prosecution costs orders.</p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Area</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value outstanding of the impositions made in 2013/14 as at end of March 2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total value outstanding regardless of imposition date as at the end of March 2014</strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Avon and Somerset</p></td><td><p>£5,619,129</p></td><td><p>£12,553,883</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bedfordshire</p></td><td><p>£1,993,428</p></td><td><p>£4,089,206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire</p></td><td><p>£2,703,891</p></td><td><p>£7,038,014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire</p></td><td><p>£3,399,702</p></td><td><p>£9,244,929</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cleveland</p></td><td><p>£2,402,047</p></td><td><p>£5,032,666</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cumbria</p></td><td><p>£2,640,263</p></td><td><p>£4,375,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire</p></td><td><p>£2,510,078</p></td><td><p>£4,900,253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Devon and Cornwall</p></td><td><p>£3,156,574</p></td><td><p>£6,884,992</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorset</p></td><td><p>£2,310,086</p></td><td><p>£6,195,513</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>£1,694,578</p></td><td><p>£3,437,278</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dyfed Powys</p></td><td><p>£1,655,354</p></td><td><p>£3,339,862</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>£5,109,102</p></td><td><p>£11,727,731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucestershire</p></td><td><p>£1,090,372</p></td><td><p>£3,000,161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>£13,289,385</p></td><td><p>£36,689,144</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gwent</p></td><td><p>£2,469,746</p></td><td><p>£4,921,206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hampshire &amp; IOW</p></td><td><p>£5,702,306</p></td><td><p>£16,166,430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hertfordshire</p></td><td><p>£4,957,126</p></td><td><p>£11,020,506</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humberside</p></td><td><p>£3,952,318</p></td><td><p>£10,095,165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kent</p></td><td><p>£7,019,646</p></td><td><p>£18,527,317</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lancashire</p></td><td><p>£6,510,390</p></td><td><p>£12,622,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>£2,635,809</p></td><td><p>£4,459,648</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lincolnshire</p></td><td><p>£2,845,002</p></td><td><p>£5,008,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Central &amp; South</p></td><td><p>£21,953,798</p></td><td><p>£51,113,995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London North East</p></td><td><p>£11,947,473</p></td><td><p>£30,347,785</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London North West</p></td><td><p>£12,824,734</p></td><td><p>£32,678,929</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London South West</p></td><td><p>£687,694</p></td><td><p>£13,433,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside</p></td><td><p>£7,663,814</p></td><td><p>£29,436,895</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk</p></td><td><p>£2,617,344</p></td><td><p>£6,313,368</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>£2,651,292</p></td><td><p>£5,871,714</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£1,845,893</p></td><td><p>£3,706,423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northamptonshire</p></td><td><p>£2,402,450</p></td><td><p>£5,079,815</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northumbria</p></td><td><p>£6,458,612</p></td><td><p>£14,394,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottinghamshire</p></td><td><p>£4,528,741</p></td><td><p>£7,142,505</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Wales</p></td><td><p>£7,917,616</p></td><td><p>£12,277,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£6,124,833</p></td><td><p>£12,989,876</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>£4,494,258</p></td><td><p>£10,973,530</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>£2,637,989</p></td><td><p>£6,411,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surrey</p></td><td><p>£3,171,345</p></td><td><p>£7,425,288</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sussex</p></td><td><p>£3,823,916</p></td><td><p>£12,189,588</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames Valley</p></td><td><p>£6,700,496</p></td><td><p>£18,575,082</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>£3,141,110</p></td><td><p>£4,877,725</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Mercia</p></td><td><p>£4,537,306</p></td><td><p>£9,479,843</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£11,689,675</p></td><td><p>£30,516,365</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>£9,630,393</p></td><td><p>£17,079,786</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wiltshire</p></td><td><p>£1,826,437</p></td><td><p>£5,165,096</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/01/2015 17:25:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

168702

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
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 25 November 2014 to Question 215339, how many staff of (a) his Department and (b) external contractors are working on the detailed planning of the court reform programme.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	217622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Resourcing for the HMCTS Reform Programme is appropriate for the stage the programme is at. A full resourcing plan is being developed as one of the components of the overall planning currently being undertaken, ahead of full programme mobilising in spring 2015. Current resourcing is allocated from across a number of different areas of MoJ and varies depending on the tasks the Programme is engaged in. External support for the programme is provided via a procured contractual package.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/01/2015 17:16:19 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

167829

registered interest
date	03/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners on Remand: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants on bail were remanded in custody by courts in North Wales in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	216989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>Figures are not available for the magistrates’ courts prior to 2013 when 139 defendants were remanded into custody subsequent to being on bail.</p><p> </p><p>Figures in the Crown Court are in the table below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>The Crown Court</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Magistrates' courts</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2009</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Wales</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>139</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/01/2015 10:08:23 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

156044

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	Legal Aid Scheme: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for legal aid the Director of Legal Aid Casework has (a) granted and (b) refused for adoption cases in (i) Wales and (ii) Newport East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	214609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>In the financial year 2013/14, there were 449 applications for Legal Aid funding for adoption proceedings in Wales. Of these, 439 have been granted, and none have been refused to date. None of these applications were received from the constituency of Newport East.</p><p> </p><p>In determining this response, location has been determined according to the location of the office of the provider of Legal Aid.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/01/2015 10:03:34 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden