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418736

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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, what plans the Government has for the use of court buildings which may be closed under current proposals; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Christina Rees
uin	10107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Following completion of our consultation on the courts estate, consideration will be given as to the best way to dispose of the court to maximise value for money for the tax payer. Capital receipts from the sale of any surplus assets would be reinvested into HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service to help create a more modern, efficient and user-focused courts system.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 18/09/2015 10:49:24 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

418742

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Gurpal Virdi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the complainant and first witness in the recent prosecution of Councillor Gurpai Virdi is subject to a court order of anonymity.
tabling member constituency	Worthing West
tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
uin	10212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Section 1 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 1992 provides for lifetime anonymity for complainants in a wide range of sexual offences without the necessity of a court order. That provision applies in the case involving the recent prosecution of Councillor Gurpal Virdi.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 18/09/2015 10:24:12 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

418227

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed court closures on access to justice for low income families.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	9836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>No decision has been taken to close any court.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider all identified impacts once the current consultation closes and all responses have been fully analysed.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 18/09/2015 13:27:41 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

418316

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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, what statistics his Department holds on usage of (a) magistrates and (b) civil courts; and if he will place such statistics in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Christina Rees
uin	9884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>I have answered the Hon Member’s question about magistrates’ courts in PQ9762.</p><p>The average utilisation figures for civil courts in England and Wales are:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England and Wales Civil Court average</p><p> </p></td><td><p>49%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>54%</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our courts are under-used. The reform of the courts and tribunals service is an opportunity to create a modern, more user-focused and efficient service.</p><p> </p><p>I will place a copy of these statistics in the Library.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 18/09/2015 13:57:19 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

418319

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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, what plans he has to sell former court buildings; and to what purpose he plans to apply monies raised from such sales.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Christina Rees
uin	9860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>Following completion of our consultation on the courts estate, consideration will be given as to the best way to dispose of the court to maximise value for money for the tax payer. Capital receipts from the sale of any surplus assets would be reinvested into HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service to help create a more modern, efficient and user-focused courts system.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 18/09/2015 13:25:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees

418323

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how he plans to make greater use of video conferencing and other technology in reforming the court system; and what assessment he has made of the effect of greater use of such technology on the delivery of local justice.
tabling member constituency	Neath
tabling member printed	Christina Rees
uin	9859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>To ensure that access to justice is maintained, we are committed to providing alternative ways for users to access our services, including the use of other civic buildings and extending video conferencing facilities. This will further reduce the need for vulnerable victims and witnesses to travel to attend court.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider all identified impacts on the delivery of justice once the consultation closes and all responses have been fully analysed.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 18/09/2015 10:09:08 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4525 label Biography information for Christina Rees