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1010376

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
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, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of waiting times for personal independence payment appeals to be heard in (a) St. Helens, (b) Liverpool and (c) Wigan county courts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	192746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>Latest figures indicate that since PIP was introduced, 3.5 million decisions have been made up to June 2018, and of these 9% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned at tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>The volume of appeals against Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decisions has built up since it was introduced as a new benefit, incrementally over time, from 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Waiting times are monitored continually, and in response to recent increases, we have conducted a national recruitment exercise of judicial office-holders as a result of which, 225 new medical members and 119 disability-qualified members have been appointed to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS). Additionally, 250 fee-paid judges and 100 salaried judges are being recruited across tribunals more widely.</p><p> </p><p>Five of the newly-appointed fee paid judges, 29 medically qualified panel member and 14 disability qualified panel members have been deployed to sit at SSCS tribunal venues serving the St Helens, Wigan and Liverpool areas.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have recently launched a new digital service with the aim of enabling speedier processing of appeals and to provide a better service for all parties to the proceedings. This will increase capacity, helping to reduce waiting times for appellants. Information on the new digital service can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-online-service-launched-for-pip-appeals</p><p>We are also taking forward initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance of the tribunal: for instance, introducing case management “triage” sessions, with the aim of reducing the time taken for appeals to reach final determination. All these measures will increase the capacity of the tribunal, with the aim of reducing waiting times for appellants.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/11/2018 16:20:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

1010402

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Repossession Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) median and (b) mean times were for private landlords to progress from a claim to possession of a property by a county court bailiff for the most recent period for which figures are available (i) across England and (ii) by each court circuit.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	192940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The average time taken from issue to repossession (in weeks) in private landlord possession cases in the county court is provided in the table below. <table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Midlands</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Med</p></td><td><p><strong>Mean</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Med</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>24.0</p></td><td><p>17.7</p></td><td><p>23.6</p></td><td><p>16.7</p></td><td><p>26.6</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td><td><p>27.5</p></td><td><p>15.1</p></td><td><p>23.2</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td><td><p>20.6</p></td><td><p>13.4</p></td><td><p><strong>24.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16.3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>24.3</p></td><td><p>18.3</p></td><td><p>25.3</p></td><td><p>17.9</p></td><td><p>19.7</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>26.8</p></td><td><p>15.4</p></td><td><p>21.0</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>23.0</p></td><td><p>14.1</p></td><td><p><strong>23.4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16.6</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>24.4</p></td><td><p>17.9</p></td><td><p>23.1</p></td><td><p>16.1</p></td><td><p>24.6</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>19.7</p></td><td><p>15.0</p></td><td><p>20.8</p></td><td><p>14.1</p></td><td><p>16.0</p></td><td><p>13.1</p></td><td><p><strong>22.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15.9</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>29.5</p></td><td><p>18.7</p></td><td><p>23.6</p></td><td><p>16.0</p></td><td><p>25.0</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>19.0</p></td><td><p>14.4</p></td><td><p>19.9</p></td><td><p>14.0</p></td><td><p>19.0</p></td><td><p>13.3</p></td><td><p><strong>24.2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16.0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>25.0</p></td><td><p>19.0</p></td><td><p>21.4</p></td><td><p>16.1</p></td><td><p>20.0</p></td><td><p>14.3</p></td><td><p>21.1</p></td><td><p>14.7</p></td><td><p>20.5</p></td><td><p>14.6</p></td><td><p>18.1</p></td><td><p>13.7</p></td><td><p><strong>22.0</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16.1</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/11/2018 16:21:56 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1007808

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when new commissioners are planned to be appointed for the Criminal Case Review Commission to replace the commissioners whose terms have ended in October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	191865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>It is expected that the new Commissioners currently being recruited to the Criminal Cases Review Commission will be appointed by April 2019.</p><p>Commissioners of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, including the Commission Chair, are appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The criteria used in the selection of the Chair is available at: <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/commissioners-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/commissioners-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/</a></p><p>The criteria used for the selection of Commissioners is available at: <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/chair-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/chair-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 191867 191868 question first answered 22/11/2018 16:16:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1007810

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who appoints commissioners to the Criminal Cases Review Commission; and what criteria are used used to select those commissioners.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	191867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>It is expected that the new Commissioners currently being recruited to the Criminal Cases Review Commission will be appointed by April 2019.</p><p>Commissioners of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, including the Commission Chair, are appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The criteria used in the selection of the Chair is available at: <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/commissioners-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/commissioners-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/</a></p><p>The criteria used for the selection of Commissioners is available at: <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/chair-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/chair-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 191865 191868 question first answered 22/11/2018 16:16:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1007811

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who appoints the Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission; and what the criteria are used to select that Chair.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	191868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>It is expected that the new Commissioners currently being recruited to the Criminal Cases Review Commission will be appointed by April 2019.</p><p>Commissioners of the Criminal Cases Review Commission, including the Commission Chair, are appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The criteria used in the selection of the Chair is available at: <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/commissioners-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/commissioners-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/</a></p><p>The criteria used for the selection of Commissioners is available at: <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/chair-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/chair-of-the-criminal-cases-review-commission-ccrc/</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 191865 191867 question first answered 22/11/2018 16:16:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1007813

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Cases Review Commission
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 1 February 2018 to Question 125099, when the Government plans to publish the final report of its Tailored review of the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	191870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is currently finalising the report on the Tailored Review of the Criminal Cases Review Commission which will include recommendations based on contributions to the review.</p><p> </p><p>The final report will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/11/2018 16:17:05 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1007830

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Forensic Science: Misconduct
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 November 2017 on Toxicology, HCWS265, whether any civil cases have been subsequently identified by his Department as having been affected by manipulation.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	191955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>191955</strong><strong>: </strong>Greater Manchester Police are undertaking an ongoing, expansive criminal investigation into alleged manipulation of toxicology results now by three individuals who were employed at Trimega, and later Randox Testing Services (RTS) after Trimega’s liquidation in 2014, and this matter is being treated with the utmost seriousness. <strong> </strong> As the police are now treating all results obtained by Trimega between 2010 and 2014 as unreliable, and because Trimega provided toxicology testing for civil and family court cases, it is possible that some civil cases may have been affected by manipulation, though this remains undetermined as the investigation is ongoing.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>191958: </strong>As of 16 November 2018, four C650 applications to vary or set aside a court order in relation to children (drug and/or alcohol toxicology test after 2010) have been filed with HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service. Of these, one was dismissed on application because it did not relate to testing undertaken by Trimega. Of the other three, one was withdrawn and another dismissed by the judge hearing the case. In one instance, a previous order was discharged.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 191958 question first answered 20/11/2018 17:47:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1007833

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Forensic Science: Misconduct
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Written Statement of 21 November 2017 on Toxicology, HCWS265, how many C650 applications to vary or set aside a court order in relation to children have been filed in relation to the manipulation of test results by Trimega and Randox Testing Services.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	191958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>191955</strong><strong>: </strong>Greater Manchester Police are undertaking an ongoing, expansive criminal investigation into alleged manipulation of toxicology results now by three individuals who were employed at Trimega, and later Randox Testing Services (RTS) after Trimega’s liquidation in 2014, and this matter is being treated with the utmost seriousness. <strong> </strong> As the police are now treating all results obtained by Trimega between 2010 and 2014 as unreliable, and because Trimega provided toxicology testing for civil and family court cases, it is possible that some civil cases may have been affected by manipulation, though this remains undetermined as the investigation is ongoing.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>191958: </strong>As of 16 November 2018, four C650 applications to vary or set aside a court order in relation to children (drug and/or alcohol toxicology test after 2010) have been filed with HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service. Of these, one was dismissed on application because it did not relate to testing undertaken by Trimega. Of the other three, one was withdrawn and another dismissed by the judge hearing the case. In one instance, a previous order was discharged.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 191955 question first answered 20/11/2018 17:47:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1007840

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Economic Crime
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 ensure that a joined-up response is provided by all the agencies involved in tackling economic crime.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice actively supports the work the Home Office lead to tackle Economic Crime, including by developing a specialist court facility in the City of London. The Lord Chancellor chairs the Criminal Justice Board which provides leadership to the overall criminal justice system, and has discussed Economic Crime with Ministerial colleagues to ensure the Criminal Justice System response is joined up and effective.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/11/2018 16:15:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007841

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the conviction rate is for hate crime in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, the most recent year for which figures are available, 7,888 defendants were proceeded against where the principal offence was one of the specific racially or religiously aggravated offences. Of those proceeded against, 6,084 defendants (77%) were convicted.</p><p> </p><p>The conviction rate for other hate crime offences, where there is evidence of hostility or motivation against a person because of their perceived membership of a racial or religious group, or because of a perceived disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity are not separately recorded and could only be collected at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 22/11/2018 16:13:57 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord