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100226

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mesothelioma: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the High Court decision of 2 October 2014 on the effect of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) on mesothelioma sufferers, when the review of the LASPO Act and mesothelioma sufferers will begin; and what the terms of reference of that review will be.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	211305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Government is considering the judgment handed down by the High Court on 2 October. We will set out the next steps in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/10/2014 09:29:30 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

100229

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judicial Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many judicial review cases have been successfully brought against his Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	211301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>It has not been possible to access this information within the time limit but I will provide an answer in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/10/2014 11:58:57 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

93006

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hearings have taken place in each magistrates' court in England in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	210222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>Magistrates’ courts hear criminal, civil and enforcement cases. Family matters are dealt with under the jurisdiction of the Single Family Court, although they may be heard in a magistrates’ courts building. Criminal, civil and enforcement matters are recorded on the Libra case management system and total hearings for those are provided in the attached table. Family hearings are recorded on a separate system and to extract and validate which family hearings took place in magistrates’ courts would incur disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/10/2014 12:43:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara attachment 1 file name 210222 Table.xls title Hearings at Magistrates' Courts 2010-11 to 2013-14
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

93007

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with magistrates regarding delays at magistrates' courts.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	210223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is committed to the continuous improvement of performance in Magistrates’ Courts; this includes minimising delays in hearing cases. The performance of Magistrates’ Courts depends upon the performance of the criminal justice system as a whole, and HMCTS works closely with other agencies in the criminal justice system, including the police and the CPS, in order to keep delays to a minimum.</p><p> </p><p>My officials have had regular discussions with magistrates. The Chief Executive and HMCTS Directors meet on a quarterly basis with the Chairs of the Magistrates’ Association (MA) and the National Bench Chairmen’s Forum (NBCF) to discuss various issues, which include performance in the Magistrates’ Courts. The performance of the Magistrates’ Courts has also recently been discussed at meetings of the Senior Presiding Judge’s Magistrates’ Liaison Group (MLG) the membership of which includes both the judiciary and senior officials from HMCTS. At a regional level, Judicial Business Groups (JBG) and, more locally, Judicial Leadership Groups ( (JLG) provide a f<ins></ins>urther forum where the judiciary and my officials can discuss the performance of local Magistrates’ Courts and, where necessary, the judiciary can put in place local listing arrangements to tackle delay.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/10/2014 13:15:42 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

92287

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Bedford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost of the court at Shire Hall in Bedford has been, by major cost category, in each of the last (a) 12 months and (b) five years.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	209777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>HMCTS keeps its estate under continuous review to ensure that it meets operational requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The costs for the Magistrates, County and Family Courts at Shire Hall, Bedford in each month between September 2013 and August 2014 are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Rent &amp; Rates</p></td><td><p>Maintenance</p></td><td><p>IT and</p><p>Telecoms</p></td><td><p>Total Facilities Management ²</p></td><td><p>Fuel and Utilities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September</p></td><td><p>£10,025</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£1,782</p></td><td><p>£33,386</p></td><td><p>£2,105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October</p></td><td><p>£10,025</p></td><td><p>£546</p></td><td><p>£700</p></td><td><p>£5,960</p></td><td><p>£1,549</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November</p></td><td><p>£10,025</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£7,004</p></td><td><p>£36,016</p></td><td><p>£4,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December</p></td><td><p>£10,025</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£1,184</p></td><td><p>-£2,777</p></td><td><p>£7,503</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January</p></td><td><p>£10,025</p></td><td><p>£3,049</p></td><td><p>£1,404</p></td><td><p>-£19,380</p></td><td><p>£5,125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February</p></td><td><p>£10,025</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£2,555</p></td><td><p>-£2,996</p></td><td><p>£6,087</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>£10,025</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£15,313</p></td><td><p>-£159</p></td><td><p>£6,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>£9,841</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£2,960</p></td><td><p>-£80</p></td><td><p>£2,370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>£9,841</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£2,644</p></td><td><p>£6,103</p></td><td><p>£3,621</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>£11,066</p></td><td><p>£2,057</p></td><td><p>-£411</p></td><td><p>£21,708</p></td><td><p>£2,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>£10,249</p></td><td><p>£1,900</p></td><td><p>£4,720</p></td><td><p>£16,929</p></td><td><p>£3,918</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>£10,249</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£2,160</p></td><td><p>£29,700</p></td><td><p>£2,581</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note:</p><p> </p><p>1. The TFM contract came into effect in February 2012 and includes miscellaneous property costs</p><p>2. Reflects in-year accounting adjustments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The costs for the Magistrates, County and Family Courts at Shire Hall, Bedford in each year since 2009 are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Rent &amp; Rates</p></td><td><p>Maintenance</p></td><td><p>Misc property costs</p></td><td><p>IT and</p><p>Telecoms</p></td><td><p>TFM</p></td><td><p>Fuel and Utilities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>£107,565</p></td><td><p>£112, 206</p></td><td><p>£133,983</p></td><td><p>£64,492</p></td><td><p>- ¹</p></td><td><p>£107,553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010- 2011</p></td><td><p>£102,010</p></td><td><p>£99,895</p></td><td><p>£114,691</p></td><td><p>£452</p></td><td><p>-¹</p></td><td><p>£2,083</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>£110,985</p></td><td><p>£79,787</p></td><td><p>£101,137</p></td><td><p>£8,743</p></td><td><p>£18,472</p></td><td><p>£45,376</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>£117,110</p></td><td><p>£12,163</p></td><td><p>£277¹</p></td><td><p>£22,997</p></td><td><p>£155,169</p></td><td><p>£52,552</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>£120,295</p></td><td><p>£1,772</p></td><td><p>£0¹</p></td><td><p>£35,909</p></td><td><p>£106,385</p></td><td><p>£49,829</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note:</p><p> </p><p>1. The TFM contract came into effect in February 2012 and includes miscellaneous property costs</p><p>2. Reflects in-year accounting adjustments.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/10/2014 13:02:47 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

91067

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Julian Assange
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost to the public purse was of the court hearings about the bail sureties given in the case of Julian Assange.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	208510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service records the costs incurred in the operation of all our courts and tribunals and carefully monitors those costs on an ongoing basis. Average costs are published in the HMCTS Annual Report and Accounts. However, HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service does not record the cost of individual cases or hearings due to the complexity and additional costs this would incur.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 24/10/2014 12:54:18 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies