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1059216

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sir Philip Green
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Sir Phillip Green or any company, trust or other entity associated with him, has obtained an injunction against Her Majesty's Government or any government departments, agencies or public bodies since May 2010; if so, when any such injunction was granted; and when it was withdrawn.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL13602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government Legal Department (GLD) conducts civil litigation on behalf of most government departments and many (but not all) executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies.</p><p>GLD has no record of any injunctions obtained by Sir Philip Green, or any entity known by GLD to be connected with him, against any of the departments, agencies or bodies to which GLD provides litigation services.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 21/02/2019 12:19:00 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1056451

registered interest
date	06/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Royal Albert Hall
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they estimate that the Attorney General will give his definitive ruling on the points of law arising from the case of the Royal Albert Hall and the Charity Commission.
tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
uin	HL13508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Last year the Charity Commission wrote to the Attorney General requesting his consent to refer five questions to the First-Tier Tribunal concerning the Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences – i.e. the Royal Albert Hall, which is a registered charity. While the Charity Commission has the power to refer questions to the Tribunal, it may only do so with the consent of the Attorney General, as set out in section 325 of the Charities Act 2011.</p><p> </p><p>This is a complex case involving the application of modern day charity law to an organisation established over 150 years ago. Before making an assessment as to whether consent should be given to the Commission’s request, both the Corporation and the Commission were invited to make further representations to the Attorney General’s Office. It is important that these are considered carefully, taking into account all relevant factors. While it is not possible to provide an exact estimate as to when a decision will be made, the matter is being given careful thought with a view to reaching a decision as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 18/02/2019 13:57:05 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1052390

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Evening Standard
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they were advised of the change in ownership of Lebedev Holdings and the grant of an option to acquire the Evening Standard and a board seat at that newspaper.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL13335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer to WPQ 218767 from 13th February by the Secretary of State.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 14/02/2019 12:24:33 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1052392

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Judgements
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the Bar Council, (2) the Law Society, and (3) other interested organisations about the impact of Brexit on the cross-border enforcement of civil judgments.
tabling member printed	Baroness Quin
uin	HL13337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government has engaged regularly with the Law Society, the Bar Council and other interested representatives of the legal profession since the referendum about the impact of Brexit on all aspects of civil judicial cooperation, including the cross-border enforceability of judgments. This has included regular Ministerial meetings and senior official conversations and attending a variety of roundtables and events.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department asked the sector to lead a dedicated group, the Brexit Law Committee, to provide a forum through which the Government and the legal and business sectors could discuss legal and commercial issues arising out of EU exit. This Committee includes representatives of both the Law Society and the Bar Council, and representatives from other legal organisations, and business groups.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 14/02/2019 14:44:52 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	518 label Biography information for Baroness Quin

1051952

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Deportation: Appeals
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 13 July 2018 (HL9105), what steps they have taken to encourage the Tribunal Procedure Committee to reach a decision regarding the implementation of the Government's proposals to cap the time between an initial Home Office decision to remove a detained foreign criminal or failed asylum seeker and the conclusion of their appeal to the First-tier Tribunal.
tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
uin	HL13286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The Tribunal Procedure Committee is independent of government and it would be inappropriate for ministers or their officials to interfere in the Committee’s decision making.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 13/02/2019 17:37:31 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

1051968

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation: Prosecutions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Manzoor on 29 January (HL12848), how many successful prosecutions there have been in the UK for female genital mutiliation; and how many prosecutions are pending.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL13299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>Up until 31 December 2017, there have been two prosecutions in England and Wales (one in 2014, and one in 2016) but no convictions for the principal offence of female genital mutilation under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003. Data for 2018 will be published in May 2019.</p><p>Whilst not yet recorded in the official statistics, a jury convicted the first defendant of an FGM offence on 1 February 2019.</p><p>Information around pending prosecutions is held by the Crown Prosecution Service.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 06/02/2019 12:34:27 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1050793

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which magistrates' courts have closed in Wales since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL13217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010, the following magistrates’ court closures have taken place:</p><p> </p><p>Aberdare Magistrates’ Court (co-located with Aberdare County Court)</p><p>Abertillery Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Ammanford Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Barry Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Cardigan Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Chepstow Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Denbigh Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Flint Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Llandovery Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Llangefni Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Llwynypia Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Pwllheli Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Neath Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Abergavenny Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Brecon Law Courts</p><p>Bridgend Law Courts</p><p>Carmarthen Law Courts (The Guildhall)</p><p>Dolgellau Crown and Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Holyhead Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Pontypridd Magistrates’ Court</p><p>Prestatyn Magistrates’ Court [building remained open as Prestatyn Justice Centre, rehousing work from Rhyl]</p><p> </p><p>The closure of any court is not taken lightly – it only happens following full public consultation. We have been clear that courts are only being closed where they are underused, dilapidated or too close to another.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/02/2019 17:59:42 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1050794

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many magistrates' courts there were in Wales in (1) 2010, and (2) 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL13218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>There were 36 magistrates’ courts in Wales 2010 and 14 magistrates’ courts in Wales in 2018. Magistrates’ court closures in Wales have taken place following public consultation and only when the Lord Chancellor was satisfied that effective access to justice could be maintained. We have closed poor quality, smaller and less efficient courts allowing for resources to be concentrated into a smaller number of better quality and more flexible buildings.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/02/2019 17:58:53 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1050798

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many magistrates there were in Wales in (1) 2010, and (2) 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones
uin	HL13221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of magistrates in Wales in 2010 were 1,879 and in 2018 were 1,130. Published data can be found here <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/publication-type/statistics/" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.uk/publication-type/statistics/</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 12/02/2019 17:25:38 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	530 label Biography information for Lord Jones

1049561

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of "reasonable access to alternative courts" in relation to the closure of magistrates' courts.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL13149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service considers several factors when assessing the impact of court closures on access to justice, as set out in our estates principles. These include careful consideration of journey times to alternative courts, the challenges of rural access and the needs of vulnerable users.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation ‘Fit for the future: transforming the court and tribunal estate’ published in January 2018 set out proposals to update our estates principles to take account of the modernisation of our courts and tribunals. We have carefully considered all responses to the consultation and we will publish our consultation response in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 11/02/2019 16:19:14 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham