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1027466

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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	What steps his Department is taking to support the Home Office in tackling economic crime.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	908261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Our main contribution in helping to tackle economic crime is to run a world class court system that has a strong international reputation and enables highly complex crimes to be prosecuted.</p><p> </p><p>As well as that work, we are also active in scrutinising the law to see if anything needs to be changed to tackle economic crime. The Department carried out a Call for Evidence to examine the case for a change in the law in corporate criminal liability for economic crime in 2017 and intends publishing its response in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to the creation of a new world class court facility in the City of London specialising in tackling cyber-crime, fraud and economic crime announced earlier this year. This will help reinforce the UK’s reputation as a world-leading legal centre ready to deal with the changing nature of 21st century crime.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/12/2018 17:07:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1027467

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administration of Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of recent trends in the number of court (a) staff and (b) closures on access to justice.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	908262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Providing effective access to justice is at the heart of all decisions the Government makes regarding our justice system. We are committed to making sure that our court and tribunal services can be accessed by those that need to do so.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS staffing levels are appropriate to make sure that effective access to justice is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>All court closures are subject to public consultation and the responses received are considered carefully before final decisions are made. Impact Assessments are published alongside the consultations.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/12/2018 17:08:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1027664

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Business: Economic Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made in establishing what reforms to corporate liability for economic crime are necessary.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	203211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>This is a complex area of the law and the public consultation produced a range of competing views, which the Department has been analysing carefully with teams across Government since the Call for Evidence closed. The Government’s response is expected to issue in 2019.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/01/2019 15:29:09 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Baroness Hodge of Barking

1027690

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Hammersmith
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money his Department spent on the (a) planning brief, (b) marketing and (c) tendering process for Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	203281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2018 answer text <p>Details of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service spend on (a) and (b) are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Planning Brief £96,600</p><p>Marketing £9,913.20</p><p> </p><p>Spending on the planning brief relates to the initial feasibility and design work in preparation for the pre-planning meeting.</p><p> </p><p>On (c) no money was spent on a tendering process for Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 24/12/2018 12:06:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1027691

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Hammersmith
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what bids were received for the sale of Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court; and whether those bids were based on the planning brief recommending the site for residential use.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	203282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/12/2018 answer text <p>A total of 30 initial bids were received for the purchase of Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court.</p><p> </p><p>A shortlist of viable bids was considered against evaluation criteria that included an assessment of the deliverability of housing units.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 24/12/2018 12:08:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1027771

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
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, how many cases involving a conviction on the grounds of joint enterprise have been referred to the Criminal Cases Review Commission since it was established; and of those cases how many people have been given leave to appeal.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	203454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Criminal Cases Review Commission have received 219 applications which they have categorised internally as a joint enterprise case. This categorisation only applies to applications received by the CCRC post the decision made by the Supreme Court in the case of <em>R v Jogee</em> [2016].</p><p> </p><p>Four cases have been referred to the Court of Appeal for further appeal.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/01/2019 15:30:59 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1027285

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests for legal assistance were made by asylum applicants during the first instance procedure in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	202740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA).</p><p> </p><p>The LAA does not record data about the volumes of citizens who request this type of legal assistance, as the application process for the type of legal aid applicable to the matters described is devolved to the appointed solicitor. Where a client is found to be eligible for legal aid in a case of the kind enquired about, this information is reported subsequently to the Legal Aid Agency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 202741 202742 question first answered 21/12/2018 14:33:28 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1027286

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests for legal assistance by asylum applicants were made during the first instance procedure under the (a) regular (b) accelerated (c) border and (d) Dublin procedure categories in the UK in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	202741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA).</p><p> </p><p>The LAA does not record data about the volumes of citizens who request this type of legal assistance, as the application process for the type of legal aid applicable to the matters described is devolved to the appointed solicitor. Where a client is found to be eligible for legal aid in a case of the kind enquired about, this information is reported subsequently to the Legal Aid Agency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 202740 202742 question first answered 21/12/2018 14:33:28 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1027287

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests for legal assistance by asylum applicants during the first instance procedure resulted in a grant of legal assistance in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	202742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA).</p><p> </p><p>The LAA does not record data about the volumes of citizens who request this type of legal assistance, as the application process for the type of legal aid applicable to the matters described is devolved to the appointed solicitor. Where a client is found to be eligible for legal aid in a case of the kind enquired about, this information is reported subsequently to the Legal Aid Agency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 202740 202741 question first answered 21/12/2018 14:33:28 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1027306

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many solicitors (a) firms and (b) organisations provide (i) legal help, (ii) family help (lower form), (iii) family help (higher) and (iv) legal representation in each local authority area as at 1 December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	202837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency maps legal aid provision by Procurement Area rather than by Local Authority. A list of solicitor firms who can provide legal aid in civil law, broken down by address, is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/directory-of-legal-aid-providers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/directory-of-legal-aid-providers</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of applications made for legal aid in special guardianship proceedings and the associated outcomes could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 202839 202842 question first answered 20/12/2018 16:17:53 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes