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1124382

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil servants in his Department have been seconded to (a) the Department for Exiting the European Union and (b) the Department for International Trade in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	249914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The number of staff seconded to either a) the Department for Exiting the European Union and b) the Department for International Trade in each of the last 3 years is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Department for Exiting the European Union</p><p>2019 – 1</p><p>2018 – 0</p><p>2017 – 0</p><p> </p><p>Department for International Trade</p><p>2019 – 0</p><p>2018 – 0</p><p>2017 - 0</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/05/2019 17:07:23 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1038938

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have been granted legal aid in welfare cases in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	207160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Information about the volumes of people granted legal aid in welfare benefits cases is published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics</a>. The latest figures (to September 2018) of Legal Help matter starts (from table 5.1) and Civil Representation granted certificates (from table 6.2) in welfare benefits cases are outlined in the below table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Legal Help Matter Starts</p></td><td><p>Civil Representation Granted Certificates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>135,751</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>141,625</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>116,081</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>102,920</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>82,554</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>442</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>443</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MoJ has spent several months conducting a wide-ranging review of the reforms to legal aid and engaged with more than 100 organisations and individuals as part of the evidence-gathering phase.</p><p> </p><p>Having finalised this engagement at the end of November, the review is now near completion and will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/01/2019 17:54:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1027388

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	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 estimate his Department has made of the number of personal independence payment cases appealed to HM Courts and Tribunal Service in each quarter since January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	202716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Information about the volumes and outcomes of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures (to June 2018) indicate that since PIP was introduced, 3.5 million decisions have been made, and of these 9% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned at tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the Department for Work and Pensions to understand what could be done to reduce the number of appeals being submitted to the tribunal, through their focus on improving decision-making and the mandatory reconsideration process.</p><p> </p><p>We are also taking forward initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance of the tribunal, for instance by introducing case management “triage” sessions, with the aim of reducing the time taken for appeals to reach final determination.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 202717 question first answered 21/12/2018 14:36:08 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 93299 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1027390

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	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 estimate his department has made of the (a) number and (b) percentage of personal independence payment cases that have been (i) upheld and (ii) overturned by HM Courts and Tribunal Service at appeal stage in each quarter since January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	202717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>Information about the volumes and outcomes of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) is published at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures (to June 2018) indicate that since PIP was introduced, 3.5 million decisions have been made, and of these 9% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned at tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the Department for Work and Pensions to understand what could be done to reduce the number of appeals being submitted to the tribunal, through their focus on improving decision-making and the mandatory reconsideration process.</p><p> </p><p>We are also taking forward initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance of the tribunal, for instance by introducing case management “triage” sessions, with the aim of reducing the time taken for appeals to reach final determination.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 202716 question first answered 21/12/2018 14:36:08 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 93301 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

999680

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Automatic Number Plate Recognition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful (a) fines and (b) prosecutions have been made as a result of evidence obtained from ANPR cameras in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	186966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/11/2018 14:43:41 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

922482

registered interest
date	12/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Tribunals: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average cost to the public purse of administering a (a) social security and child support tribunal and (b) a PIP appeal tribunal.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	152665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The cost of personal independence payment hearings is included in the overall cost of the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support Appeal).</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/06/2018 13:41:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

917177

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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, if he will place in the Library a copies of the (a) guidance and (b) procedures his Department has issued to tackle long waiting times for personal independence payment appeal tribunal dates.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	149621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>I will place a copy of the general listing guidance, together with supplementary guidance issued in relation to case management “triage” sessions (introduced with the aim of reducing the time taken for appeals to reach final determination), in the Library. Listing is the responsibility of the independent Judiciary and the guidance is issued in support of this.</p><p> </p><p>Tackling long waiting times in response to increased volumes of appeals is achieved through additional capacity. In order to achieve this we have recruited extra fee paid judicial office holders: 250 Judges across the First-tier Tribunal, 125 disability qualified members and 230 medical members (subject to confirmation of appointment) and are developing a new digital system which enables speedier processing of appeals and a better service for all parties to the tribunal.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 07/06/2018 14:03:48 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

911265

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
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 estimate he has made of the average waiting time for personal independence payments appeals at tribunal in (a) Caernarfon County Court and Family Court, (b) Prestatyn Justice Centre, (c) Chester Magistrates' Court, (d) Chester Civil and Family Justice Centre and (e) Welshpool County Court and Family Court.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	147818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the tables below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>HMCTS VENUES</p></td><td colspan="4"><p><sup>.</sup> Average time (weeks) receipts HMCTS to Outcome<sup>1 </sup>Personal Independence Payment Appeals<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><sup>April - June (Quarter 1)</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>July- September (Quarter</sup><sup> 2) </sup>2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>October to December (Quarter 3)</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>April to December (Quarter 1-3 )</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caernarfon</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prestatyn</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welshpool</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMCTS VENUES</p></td><td><p>Outstanding load of all SSCS appeals as at 31st December 2017<sup> 3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caernarfon</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester</p></td><td><p>944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prestatyn</p></td><td><p>658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welshpool</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Includes cases cleared with and without a tribunal hearing.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Clams (Reassessments).</p><p><sup>3</sup> Provisional data</p><p><sup>4 </sup>The latest period for which data are available</p><p><sup>5</sup> Chester venue is Chester Civil Justice Centre. For the period April-December (Quarter 1-3) 2017_2018 there were no PIP clearances for appeals listed for Chester Magistrates Court.</p><p>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 is available.</p><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as theses data were run on a different date.</p><p> </p><p>Clearance times, and caseload, are dependent on several factors, such as hearing capacity at the venue closest to the appellant, or the local availability of Tribunal panel members. Other factors might include the availability of the appellant or their representative, or the provision of further evidence. Additionally, a decision on the appeal may be reached after a hearing has been adjourned (which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further evidence), or after a hearing has been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been referred back to the First-tier Tribunal by the Upper Tribunal for disposal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has been working with the Tribunal’s judiciary both to appoint additional judges and panel members and take forward initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance of the Tribunal. These include reviewing current listing practices to increase the number of cases being listed on a Tribunal session, and 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 grouped question UIN 147819 question first answered 04/06/2018 11:35:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

911266

registered interest
date	24/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of outstanding Social Security and Child Support Tribunals in (a) Caernarfon County Court and Family Court, (b) Prestatyn Justice Centre, (c) Chester Magistrates' Court, (d) Chester Civil and Family Justice Centre and (e) Welshpool County Court and Family Court.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	147819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the tables below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>HMCTS VENUES</p></td><td colspan="4"><p><sup>.</sup> Average time (weeks) receipts HMCTS to Outcome<sup>1 </sup>Personal Independence Payment Appeals<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><sup>April - June (Quarter 1)</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>July- September (Quarter</sup><sup> 2) </sup>2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>October to December (Quarter 3)</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>April to December (Quarter 1-3 )</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caernarfon</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prestatyn</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welshpool</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMCTS VENUES</p></td><td><p>Outstanding load of all SSCS appeals as at 31st December 2017<sup> 3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caernarfon</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester</p></td><td><p>944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prestatyn</p></td><td><p>658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welshpool</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Includes cases cleared with and without a tribunal hearing.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Clams (Reassessments).</p><p><sup>3</sup> Provisional data</p><p><sup>4 </sup>The latest period for which data are available</p><p><sup>5</sup> Chester venue is Chester Civil Justice Centre. For the period April-December (Quarter 1-3) 2017_2018 there were no PIP clearances for appeals listed for Chester Magistrates Court.</p><p>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 is available.</p><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as theses data were run on a different date.</p><p> </p><p>Clearance times, and caseload, are dependent on several factors, such as hearing capacity at the venue closest to the appellant, or the local availability of Tribunal panel members. Other factors might include the availability of the appellant or their representative, or the provision of further evidence. Additionally, a decision on the appeal may be reached after a hearing has been adjourned (which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further evidence), or after a hearing has been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been referred back to the First-tier Tribunal by the Upper Tribunal for disposal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has been working with the Tribunal’s judiciary both to appoint additional judges and panel members and take forward initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance of the Tribunal. These include reviewing current listing practices to increase the number of cases being listed on a Tribunal session, and 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 grouped question UIN 147818 question first answered 04/06/2018 11:35:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

905449

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 8402, what assessment he has made the reasons for the increase in the average waiting times for a personal independence payment appeal to be heard between 2013-14 and 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	144828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP) was introduced in 2013 by the Department for Work and Pensions, and extended incrementally over subsequent years. In 2013-14 1,107 appeals were received by Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service – 104,205 were received in 2016-17. As would be expected, the average age of cleared PIP appeals has increased over this period and performance during 2013-14 cannot be regarded as typical.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/05/2018 16:49:48 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane