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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

91516

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wardship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what legal aid his Department makes available for cases involving wardship.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	209037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government has prioritised civil legal aid for the most important cases, including those involving wardship.</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, civil legal aid is available (subject to means and merits tests) for matters where the High Court exercises its inherent jurisdiction in relation to children and vulnerable adults.</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 13/10/2014 10:26:40 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

91518

registered interest
date	10/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wardship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many court cases involving wardship there were in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	209038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The wardship jurisdiction is part of the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court. It is the duty of the court to ensure that a child who is the subject of proceedings is protected and taken care of. The wardship jurisdiction means the court has custody of the child who is a ward. No important step can be taken in the child's life without the court's consent.</p><p> </p><p>Data for the number of wardship applications made to courts in England and Wales during each of the last five calendar years is in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Applications for Wardship in England &amp; Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Wardship Applications</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>396</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>267</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>428</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>452</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/10/2014 15:18:23 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton