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443913

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Law: Advisory Services
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 recommendations of the Low Commission on formulating a national strategy for advice and legal support in England and Wales in the current Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	21758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice welcomes the work done by the Low Commission in producing its reports and recommendations, and we recognise the importance of advice being available in all contexts.</p><br /><p>As the Justice Secretary said in June 2015 we want to create a one nation justice system to work better for victims and to deliver faster and fairer justice for all citizens. We are discussing how this can be taken forward.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/01/2016 17:18:13 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

443949

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length was of a social security appeal heard by an appeals tribunal in each year from 2010-11 to date.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	21912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal – Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service, hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ decisions on a range of benefits.</p><br /><p>1. Information about the timeliness of SSCS appeals is published by the Ministry of Justice in the Tribunals and Gender Recognition Certificate Statistics Quarterly. The data requested can be viewed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>.</p><br /><p>2. The following table provides the age in weeks of the oldest case cleared at a tribunal hearing in the years 2010/11 to 2014/15[1]:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Age of the oldest case disposed of</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>431</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>362</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>A number of factors can influence the time it takes for an appeal to reach final conclusion. In particular, these data include the total elapsed time for cases which were heard, appealed to the Upper Tribunal, and subsequently reheard at the First-tier Tribunal. The age of one case at clearance in any one year does not reflect the experience of the vast majority of appellants.</p><p>[1] The age of the oldest case disposed of in the period April to September 2015 (the latest period for which statistics have been published) has not been included as this only reflects a part-year.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 21913 question first answered 14/01/2016 17:15:45 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

443950

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the length was of the longest social security appeal heard by an appeals tribunal for appeals lodged in each year from 2010-11 to date.
tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
uin	21913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal – Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service, hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions’ decisions on a range of benefits.</p><br /><p>1. Information about the timeliness of SSCS appeals is published by the Ministry of Justice in the Tribunals and Gender Recognition Certificate Statistics Quarterly. The data requested can be viewed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>.</p><br /><p>2. The following table provides the age in weeks of the oldest case cleared at a tribunal hearing in the years 2010/11 to 2014/15[1]:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Age of the oldest case disposed of</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>394</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>320</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>431</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>649</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>362</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>331</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>A number of factors can influence the time it takes for an appeal to reach final conclusion. In particular, these data include the total elapsed time for cases which were heard, appealed to the Upper Tribunal, and subsequently reheard at the First-tier Tribunal. The age of one case at clearance in any one year does not reflect the experience of the vast majority of appellants.</p><p>[1] The age of the oldest case disposed of in the period April to September 2015 (the latest period for which statistics have been published) has not been included as this only reflects a part-year.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 21912 question first answered 14/01/2016 17:15:45 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

443069

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Matrimonial Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many settlements his Department estimates have been affected by errors on his Department's Form E divorce form.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	21273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>An investigation into this issue is taking place. Officials are taking steps to identify rapidly cases where the regrettable error caused by the embedded calculator at table 2.20 may have had an impact, and we will be writing to anyone affected as soon as possible. Anyone concerned about their own court proceedings should contact <a href="mailto:formE@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk" target="_blank">formE@hmcts.gsi.gov.uk</a>. The form now online no longer contains the error.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 11/01/2016 15:42:08 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

442726

registered interest
date	05/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time was between the date of final submission of papers for an immigration appeal and the date of the hearing in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ashford
tabling member printed	Damian Green
uin	20906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) does not collect information on the average time between the date of final submission of papers for an immigration appeal and the date of the hearing.</p><br /><p>The average time between the date of receipt of an appeal and the date of the hearing in the 12 months up to 30 September 2015 was 23 weeks.</p><br /><p>HMCTS has allocated additional court time between December 2015 and March 2016 to ensure current waiting times for hearings are maintained.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 11/01/2016 16:12:33 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	76 label Biography information for Damian Green

439445

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates' courts have been closed in each local justice area in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	20563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The tables below shows magistrates’ courts that have closed since 2010:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wantage Magistrates Court</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aberdare Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abertillery Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acton Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alnwick Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amersham Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ammanford Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ashford Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Balham Youth Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barking &amp; Dagenham Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barry Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bingley (Keighley) Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bishop Auckland Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blandford Forum Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blaydon Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brentford Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cardigan Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chepstow Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cirencester Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coalville Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coleford Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cromer Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Daventry Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Didcot Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ely Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epsom Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flint Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frome Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goole Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gosforth Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grays Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guisborough (East Langbaurgh) Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Halesowen Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hemel Hempstead Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Honiton Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Houghton-Le-Spring Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ilkeston Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston-upon-Thames Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Knowsley Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liskeard Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llandovery Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llangefni Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llwynypia Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ludlow Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lyndhurst Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market Drayton Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market Harborough Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Melton Mowbray Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newark Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northwich Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oswestry Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Penrith Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Penzance Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pwllheli Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rawtenstall Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Retford Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochdale Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rugby Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutland Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sittingbourne Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southport (North Sefton) Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudbury Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sutton Coldfield Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sutton Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaffham Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tamworth Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thetford Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totnes Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Towcester Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tynedale (Hexham) Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Bromwich Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whitehaven Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wimborne Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wisbech Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Witney Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woking Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woolwich Magistrates Court</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Batley &amp; Dewsbury Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgwater Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camborne Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epping Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haringey Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harwich Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mid-Sussex (Haywards Heath) Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke on Trent Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Witham Magistrates Court</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andover Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denbigh Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontefract Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Selby Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tower Bridge Magistrates Court</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alton Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bracknell Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath Magistrates Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Liverpool Community Justice Centre</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spalding Magistrates Court</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abergavenny Magistrates Court</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>It is not possible to present the above sites by their local justice areas as many local justice area boundaries change over time.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 05/01/2016 14:38:48 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

439446

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of jury (a) intimidation and (b) tampering were recorded in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	20564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 05/01/2016 14:44:35 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

439017

registered interest
date	16/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support he has made available to enable people with learning disabilities to serve on juries in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	20425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>Jury service is one of the most important civic duties that anyone can be asked to perform. Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) is committed to ensuring that the public are provided with the necessary support to fulfil this duty where possible.</p><br /><p>Jurors are asked in advance to let HMCTS know if they have any special requirements as a result of disability or other special needs. Where courts are informed about a potential juror’s particular needs<em>,</em> HMCTS will make adjustments that can reasonably be made to enable them to carry out their jury service.</p><br /><p>HMCTS does not retain records of such requests and is unable to provide data of such instances in the last five years.</p><br /> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 11/01/2016 16:02:09 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

437959

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 10 December 2015 to Questions 19024, 19025 and 19026, what the average amount owed per offender in court-ordered financial impositions was in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16 to date.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	20059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The total outstanding balance of financial impositions (regardless of year of imposition and excluding confiscation orders) at the end of September 2014 and at the end of September 2015 is published as part of the Criminal Court Statistics (Quarterly) publication which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015</a></p><br /><p>The administrative costs of compliance and enforcement activity within HM Courts and Tribunals Service in the periods April to September 2014 and April to September 2015 were as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Costs (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffing costs</p></td><td><p>£19.88</p></td><td><p>£19.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non staffing costs</p></td><td><p>£3.24</p></td><td><p>£3.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total costs</p></td><td><p>£23.12</p></td><td><p>£22.95</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The figures provided represent a ‘snapshot’ position at the end of September in each respective financial year. The staffing costs include permanent staff, Fixed Term Contract staff and Agency Staff. The Non-Staffing costs include Estate Costs (Utilities, Rent, Maintenance), IT, Telephony and other contracted service costs, Printing and Postage, Arrest Warrant Execution costs, and Travel &amp; Subsistence costs.</p><br /><p>It is not possible to identify or calculate the average amount owed per offender; offenders can have multiple financial imposition accounts recorded against them where they have been convicted of separate offences.</p><br /><p>Calculating what the average administrative costs per offender were would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 20056 20057 20058 question first answered 17/12/2015 17:42:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

437960

registered interest
date	14/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answers of 10 December 2015 to Questions 19024, 19025 and 19026, what the total administrative costs were of recovering money from offenders in court-ordered financial impositions in April to September (a) 2014 and (b) 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	20058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The total outstanding balance of financial impositions (regardless of year of imposition and excluding confiscation orders) at the end of September 2014 and at the end of September 2015 is published as part of the Criminal Court Statistics (Quarterly) publication which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015</a></p><br /><p>The administrative costs of compliance and enforcement activity within HM Courts and Tribunals Service in the periods April to September 2014 and April to September 2015 were as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Costs (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffing costs</p></td><td><p>£19.88</p></td><td><p>£19.39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Non staffing costs</p></td><td><p>£3.24</p></td><td><p>£3.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total costs</p></td><td><p>£23.12</p></td><td><p>£22.95</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The figures provided represent a ‘snapshot’ position at the end of September in each respective financial year. The staffing costs include permanent staff, Fixed Term Contract staff and Agency Staff. The Non-Staffing costs include Estate Costs (Utilities, Rent, Maintenance), IT, Telephony and other contracted service costs, Printing and Postage, Arrest Warrant Execution costs, and Travel &amp; Subsistence costs.</p><br /><p>It is not possible to identify or calculate the average amount owed per offender; offenders can have multiple financial imposition accounts recorded against them where they have been convicted of separate offences.</p><br /><p>Calculating what the average administrative costs per offender were would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 20056 20057 20059 question first answered 17/12/2015 17:42:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq