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838273

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date	07/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Video Conferencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how the decision will be made on assessing whether a child defendant has the ability to effectively participate in court proceedings via a video link rather than in person; and what adjustments are made for a child appearing before a court via video link.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	127170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service is committed to ensuring that children and young people who go to court understand what is happening, take part in the process and receive the appropriate support, including agreed adjustments.</p><p> </p><p>Criminal Practice Directions are in place and give guidance to the courts and users about how to effectively and appropriately make use of live links and telephone facilities. This includes guidance on how and when live links should be used for hearings and provides specific guidance for defendants aged under 18.</p><p> </p><p>The court will deal with any application for use of a video link on a case‐by‐case basis, after consultation with the parties, including parents and carers and the Youth Offending Team.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has not conducted an assessment of outcomes of hearings depending on whether video was used. Outcomes of hearings are a matter for the judiciary. HMCTS keeps parents and carers informed of hearing dates and times.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has not conducted an assessment of Youth Offending Teams’ ability to fulfil their statutory duties depending on whether a video link was used, but any decision to use a video link would be taken following consultation with the Youth Offending Team.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/02/2018 16:40:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

838336

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Aiding and Abetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to ensure the implementation of recommendations on joint enterprise from the (a) Law Commission report entitled Participating In Crime, published in 2006, (b) Eleventh Report of the Justice Committee of Session 2010-12, Joint Enterprise, HC1597, and (c) Lammy Review of 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	127221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>This Government does not believe that any changes to the law on joint enterprise are currently needed, but will keep the matter under review. It is for the courts to interpret and apply the common law in this area, and in particular, the change to the law on parasitic accessory liability made by the Supreme Court in <em>R v Jogee</em>. This Government, like the previous one, is satisfied that the Supreme Court has made the necessary correction to the law and believes this goes a long way in responding to concerns expressed earlier by members of the Justice Committee.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Crown Prosecution Service has consulted on revised guidance for use by prosecutors on secondary liability and aims to publish the final version in the early part of this year. This guidance will take account of the Lammy Recommendation that the CPS, while reworking its guidance on joint enterprise, should consider its approach to gang prosecutions in general. The CPS has already revised its internal resources on gangs in light of the recommendations resulting from the Lammy Review.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/02/2018 16:45:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

838470

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget was for the employment tribunal service in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	127290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The gross budget for the Employment Tribunal Service in each year since 2010 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2010/11 - £60.9m</p><p>2011/12 - £62.6m</p><p>2012/13 - £58.0m</p><p>2103/14 - £53.4m</p><p>2014/15 - £50.9m</p><p>2015/16 - £51.2m</p><p>2016/17 - £41.4m</p><p>2017/18 - £45.6m</p><p>These figures are for costs only, and exclude fees received and overheads of the tribunal.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/02/2018 16:49:54 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

838541

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of Personal Independence Payment appeals from people resident in (i) England and (ii) Wolverhampton North East have been successful.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Emma Reynolds
uin	127361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>2.9m initial Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decisions were made by the Department for Work and Pensions between April 2013 and September 2017. Of those, 8% were appealed against, and 4% overturned at an appeal hearing. These data are included in the links below.</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>Information about the volumes and outcomes of appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) is published at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The information provided below is a further breakdown of these data.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>The number and proportion of Personal Independence Payment<sup>1</sup> appeals decided in favour of the appellant</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Wolverhampton North East<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><em>No. Found in favour<sup>3</sup></em></p></td><td><p><em>% Found in favour<sup>4</sup></em></p></td><td><p><em>No. Found in favour</em></p></td><td><p><em>% Found in favour</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p><em>16</em></p></td><td><p><em>25%</em></p></td><td><p><em>0</em></p></td><td><p><em>0%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p><em>2488</em></p></td><td><p><em>50%</em></p></td><td><p><em>42</em></p></td><td><p><em>42%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p><em>23675</em></p></td><td><p><em>61%</em></p></td><td><p><em>953</em></p></td><td><p><em>61%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p><em>36834</em></p></td><td><p><em>66%</em></p></td><td><p><em>1148</em></p></td><td><p><em>67%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quarter 1 2017-2018<sup>6</sup></p></td><td><p><em>11137</em></p></td><td><p><em>66%</em></p></td><td><p><em>398</em></p></td><td><p><em>64%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quarter 2 2017-2018<sup>7</sup></p></td><td><p><em>11448</em></p></td><td><p><em>68%</em></p></td><td><p><em>346</em></p></td><td><p><em>74%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em><sup>1. </sup></em><em>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) replaced Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged 16 to 64 from 8 April 2013. Data includes Personal Independence (New Claims and Reassessments). There were low volumes in 2013-2014.</em></p><ol start="2"><li><em>Social Security and Child Support data are attributed to a hearing venue nearest to the appellants’ home address. For appellants identified as living in Wolverhampton North East those appeals are among those attributed to the Walsall and Wolverhampton Tribunal Venues. </em></li></ol><p> </p><p><em><sup>3. </sup></em><em>No. Found in favour is based on the number found in favour of the appellant.</em></p><p> </p><p><em><sup>4. </sup></em><em>Percentage Found in favour is based on the number found in favour as a percentage of the appeals cleared at hearing this is in line with the published stats calculation.</em></p><p> </p><p><em><sup>5. </sup></em><em>Financial Years April to March.</em></p><p> </p><p><em><sup>6. </sup></em><em>Quarter 1 April- June.</em></p><p> </p><p><em><sup>7. </sup></em><em>Quarter 2 July- September- the latest period for which data are available.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that are available. </em></p><p><em>The data are a subset of official statistics extracted from the case management system on a different date.</em></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/02/2018 18:16:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4077 label Biography information for Emma Reynolds

838606

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judges: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to increase the diversity of judges.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	127426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 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>The MoJ is working with the Lord Chief Justice and the Judicial Appointments Commission to consider all practical actions that would impact positively on diversity, assess the impact of our existing activities and measure progress</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ also strongly supports the work of the Judicial Diversity Forum which coordinates action by MoJ, the Judicial Appointments Commission, the judiciary and the legal professional bodies to increase judicial diversity. The Judicial Appointments Commission, judiciary and legal professions undertake a range of outreach events, shadowing programmes, pre-application support and mentoring to attract and support eligible candidates, which includes programmes specifically targeted at underrepresented groups to encourage applications from diverse applicants.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/02/2018 16:51:27 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

838609

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Representation: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many court cases at least one defendant was without legal representation in (a) Wales and (b) City and County of Swansea for (i) civil and (ii) criminal cases in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	127429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Figures on the number of defendants by legal representation status in the Crown Court in Wales and Swansea, 2010 – 2016, are shown in Table 1a and Table 1b.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Table 1a: Representation status, at first hearing, of defendants dealt with in the Crown Court, Wales, annually 2010 - 2016</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong> Representation status at first hearing</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total number of defendants dealt within trial cases</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Known representation</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>No advocate representation / unknown</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Percentage</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Percentage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p><strong>5,937</strong></p></td><td><p>5,750</p></td><td><p><em>97%</em></p></td><td><p>187</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><strong>5,532</strong></p></td><td><p>5,388</p></td><td><p><em>97%</em></p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><strong>5,479</strong></p></td><td><p>5,337</p></td><td><p><em>97%</em></p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><strong>5,275</strong></p></td><td><p>5,161</p></td><td><p><em>98%</em></p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><strong>5,367</strong></p></td><td><p>5,174</p></td><td><p><em>96%</em></p></td><td><p>193</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p><strong>5,677</strong></p></td><td><p>5,433</p></td><td><p><em>96%</em></p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><strong>4,759</strong></p></td><td><p>4,587</p></td><td><p><em>96%</em></p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p><em>4%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1b: Representation status, at first hearing, of defendants dealt with in the Crown Court, Swansea, annually 2010 – 2016</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong> Representation status at first hearing</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total number of defendants dealt within trial cases</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Known representation</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>No advocate representation / unknown</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Percentage</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Percentage</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p><strong>1,320</strong></p></td><td><p>1,289</p></td><td><p><em>98%</em></p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><strong>1,313</strong></p></td><td><p>1,284</p></td><td><p><em>98%</em></p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><strong>1,235</strong></p></td><td><p>1,205</p></td><td><p><em>98%</em></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><strong>1,244</strong></p></td><td><p>1,225</p></td><td><p><em>98%</em></p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><strong>1,324</strong></p></td><td><p>1,294</p></td><td><p><em>98%</em></p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p><strong>1,307</strong></p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td><td><p><em>97%</em></p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p><em>3%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><strong>1,036</strong></p></td><td><p>1,011</p></td><td><p><em>98%</em></p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p><em>2%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1) For criminal court cases the Ministry of Justice publishes annual figures on representation status, at first hearing, of defendants dealt with in the Crown Court. The latest figures up to 2016 can be found here in AC11 of the main tables: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2017</a></p><p>2) Information on unrepresented defendants in Magistrates’ courts is not held centrally.</p><p>3) Figures in table 1b are provided for Swansea Crown Court as it’s the only Crown Court in the City and County of Swansea.</p><p> </p><p>Figures on the number of defended civil court claims by details of legal representation for Wales and Swansea between 2013 and 2016 are found in Table 2a and Table 2b:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2a: Number of defended civil court claims by details of legal representation, in Wales, annually 2013 – 2016.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Parties with legal representation</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Both Claimant and Defendant</p></td><td><p>Claimant Only</p></td><td><p>Defendant Only</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Neither claimant nor defendant</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>5,565</p></td><td><p>607</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>756</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>7,222</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3,415</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td><p>225</p></td><td><p>616</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>4,746</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,377</p></td><td><p>459</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>607</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>4,612</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3,243</p></td><td><p>483</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>509</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>4,449</strong></p></td><td><p> </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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2b: Number of defended civil court claims by details of legal representation, in Swansea, annually 2013 – 2016.</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Swansea</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Parties with legal representation</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Both Claimant and Defendant</p></td><td><p>Claimant Only</p></td><td><p>Defendant Only</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Neither claimant nor defendant</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>214</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>159</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>174</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>128</strong></p></td><td><p> </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><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>4) For civil court cases, the Ministry of Justice publishes national quarterly defence figures by legal representation of the parties. The latest annual national figures up to 2016 can be found in table 1.6 below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/665074/civil-justice-stats-main-tables-july-sept-2017.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/665074/civil-justice-stats-main-tables-july-sept-2017.xlsx</a></p><p>5) For both national and local civil data, information is not available before 2013.</p><p>6) Annual data is not included for 2017 as Q4 data has not yet been released.</p><p>7) The total number of defended civil claims in Wales includes cases from the Wales County Court Money Claims Centre.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 3: Figures on the legal representation of applicants and respondents in family proceedings in Wales from 2011-2016</strong></p><p>Legal representation status of applicants and respondents in Family Courts cases with at least one hearing in Wales</p><table><tbody><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><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> </p></td><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Representation status at most recent hearing</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Applicants</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Respondents</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total applicants </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Known representation</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>No advocate representation / unknown</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total respondents</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Known representation</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>No advocate representation / unknown</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><strong>6,293</strong></p></td><td><p>5,003</p></td><td><p><em>80%</em></p></td><td><p>1,290</p></td><td><p><em>20%</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>7,586</strong></p></td><td><p>4,487</p></td><td><p><em>59%</em></p></td><td><p>3,099</p></td><td><p><em>41%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><strong>6,861</strong></p></td><td><p>5,342</p></td><td><p><em>78%</em></p></td><td><p>1,519</p></td><td><p><em>22%</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>8,327</strong></p></td><td><p>4,831</p></td><td><p><em>58%</em></p></td><td><p>3,496</p></td><td><p><em>42%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><strong>7,168</strong></p></td><td><p>5,147</p></td><td><p><em>72%</em></p></td><td><p>2,021</p></td><td><p><em>28%</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>8,456</strong></p></td><td><p>3,841</p></td><td><p><em>45%</em></p></td><td><p>4,615</p></td><td><p><em>55%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><strong>6,173</strong></p></td><td><p>3,918</p></td><td><p><em>63%</em></p></td><td><p>2,255</p></td><td><p><em>37%</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>7,395</strong></p></td><td><p>3,462</p></td><td><p><em>47%</em></p></td><td><p>3,933</p></td><td><p><em>53%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p><strong>5,882</strong></p></td><td><p>3,847</p></td><td><p><em>65%</em></p></td><td><p>2,035</p></td><td><p><em>35%</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>7,100</strong></p></td><td><p>3,375</p></td><td><p><em>48%</em></p></td><td><p>3,725</p></td><td><p><em>52%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><strong>6,514</strong></p></td><td><p>4,172</p></td><td><p><em>64%</em></p></td><td><p>2,342</p></td><td><p><em>36%</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>8,008</strong></p></td><td><p>3,968</p></td><td><p><em>50%</em></p></td><td><p>4,040</p></td><td><p><em>50%</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 4: Figures on the legal representation of applicants and respondents in family proceedings in Swansea from 2011-2016</strong></p><p>Legal representation status of applicants and respondents in Family Courts cases with at least one hearing in Swansea DFJ area</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><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> </p></td><td colspan="12"><p><strong>Representation status at most recent hearing</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Applicants</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Respondents</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Total applicants </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Known representation</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>No advocate representation / unknown</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Total respondents</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Known representation</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>No advocate representation / unknown</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>1,795</strong></p></td><td><p>1,431</p></td><td><p><em>80%</em></p></td><td><p>364</p></td><td><p><em>20%</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2,126</strong></p></td><td><p>1,340</p></td><td><p><em>63%</em></p></td><td><p>786</p></td><td><p><em>37%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2,079</strong></p></td><td><p>1,640</p></td><td><p><em>79%</em></p></td><td><p>439</p></td><td><p><em>21%</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2,453</strong></p></td><td><p>1,528</p></td><td><p><em>62%</em></p></td><td><p>925</p></td><td><p><em>38%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2,256</strong></p></td><td><p>1,616</p></td><td><p><em>72%</em></p></td><td><p>640</p></td><td><p><em>28%</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2,677</strong></p></td><td><p>1,316</p></td><td><p><em>49%</em></p></td><td><p>1,361</p></td><td><p><em>51%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>1,794</strong></p></td><td><p>1,211</p></td><td><p><em>68%</em></p></td><td><p>583</p></td><td><p><em>32%</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2,107</strong></p></td><td><p>1,032</p></td><td><p><em>49%</em></p></td><td><p>1,075</p></td><td><p><em>51%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>1,601</strong></p></td><td><p>1,086</p></td><td><p><em>68%</em></p></td><td><p>515</p></td><td><p><em>32%</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2,025</strong></p></td><td><p>1,006</p></td><td><p><em>50%</em></p></td><td><p>1,019</p></td><td><p><em>50%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>1,831</strong></p></td><td><p>1,201</p></td><td><p><em>66%</em></p></td><td><p>630</p></td><td><p><em>34%</em></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2,215</strong></p></td><td><p>1,054</p></td><td><p><em>48%</em></p></td><td><p>1,161</p></td><td><p><em>52%</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><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 colspan="2"><p>Notes:</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><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 colspan="13"><p>1. Family cases include divorce, financial remedy, public law, private law, domestic violence remedy and adoption cases.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="13"><p>2. Self-representation is determined by the field 'legal representation' in Familyman being left blank, and 'at least one hearing' refers to non-vacated scheduled hearings, rather than actual hearings that have taken place.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9"><p>3. Data for all case types was not collected prior to 2011</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="13"><p>4. Swansea DFJ includes the following courts: Aberystwyth, Blackwood, Brecknock, Carmarthen, Haverfordwest, Llanelli, Port Talbot Justice Centre, Swansea, Brecknock &amp; Radnorshire FPC, Ceredigion FPC, Pembrokeshire FPC, Neath &amp; Port Talbot FPC, Swansea FPC and Carmarthenshire FPC.</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><td><p> </p></td><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></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/02/2018 16:49:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

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registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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, what guidance his Department provides to people selected for jury service to ensure that they understand their duties as jurors.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>There is a range of guidance material available to jurors.</p><p> </p><p>Upon confirming their jury service, jurors are sent an information pack, which, alongside practical information, includes a booklet called, ‘Your Guide to Jury Service’ which sets out what happens during jury service and what is expected of a juror. This booklet is also available online.</p><p> </p><p>All jurors are shown a short film entitled, ‘Your Role as a Juror’ on their first day of jury service which explains what they should expect and what their role is. This is also available online.</p><p> </p><p>Once summoned, a juror can contact the Jury Central Summoning Bureau if they are unsure of any aspect of their jury service, or once at court can speak to court staff. Further information and guidance for jurors can also be found on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>The Lord Chief Justice has recently introduced a new notice to be handed to jurors when they are sworn in which details their legal responsibilities and the possible penalties of failing to adhere to them. The new notice is being rolled out on a staged basis across all Crown Court centres with a view to completion in 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/02/2018 13:27:59 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

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registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
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 19 December 2017 to Question 118773, on Employment Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges, what progress his Department is making on its consideration of the Supreme Court's ruling on 26 July 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	126791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to consider the judgment carefully. It is important to take the time to consider the full implications of this ruling, both for the re-introduction of fees in the Employment Tribunals, and for our wider courts and tribunals fees strategy.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/02/2018 13:33:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

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registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many contracts worth more than £1 million his Department signed in each year since 2010; with which companies such contracts have been signed; for what purpose those contracts were signed; what the (a) annual and (b) total cost of each such contract is; to which geographic areas the delivery of those contracts relates; and what the length of each such contact is.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	126792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has awarded 785 contracts with a value of £1 million or more since 2010, as detailed within the attached table. All contracts are awarded as per EU Public Contract Regulations following comprehensive processes as required. We have robust measures in place to monitor the performance of our contracts.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/02/2018 13:31:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name PQ126792 - Contracts.xlsx title PQ126792 - Contracts
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

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registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what contracts for consultancy services (a) his Department and (b) his Department's arms length bodies have agreed in each year since 2010; and for each such contract (i) what the value of that contract is, (ii) who the signatories to that contract are, (iii) what the performance measures relating to that contract are, (iv) to which geographic areas the delivery of those contracts relates, (v) what the term of that contract is and (vi) how many people are employed by those contract providers to deliver those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	126793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost due to this information not being centrally held.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/02/2018 13:32:44 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon