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451354

registered interest
date	08/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police and Crime Commissioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on moving responsibility for the courts, youth justice and probation to police and crime commissioners.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	26155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>As set out in the 2015 manifesto, the government is committed to further developing the role of locally elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs). We have already brought forward legislation to enable PCCs to take responsibility for fire services in their area where a local case is made.</p><p> </p><p>As the Home Secretary said recently, PCCs have brought real benefits to policing since their introduction in 2011. The Ministry of Justice and the Home Office are exploring whether their role as locally elected individuals could bring further benefits to the wider criminal justice system, local communities and, most importantly, the victims of crime.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 11/02/2016 13:53:51 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

451045

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Security
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 10 December 2015 to Question 18874, on offensive weapons: confiscation orders, how many such confiscations took place in each Crown and magistrates' court in each of those years.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	26051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/02/2016 17:00:45 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

451046

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Security
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 10 December 2015 to Question 18874, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in the number of knives confiscated in Crown courts between 2012-13 and 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	26052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>My Department takes the issue of security within courts extremely seriously and has robust security and safety systems in place to protect all court users and judiciary. These systems include mandatory bag searches, modern detection equipment, X-ray machines and surveillance cameras, as well as court security officers with the legal powers to seize items where required. Security procedures, including the detection technology used, are continuously reviewed to ensure that security is as effective as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The increase in the number of knives taken from people as they enter Crown Courts between 2012/13 and 2014/15 may be due to the implementation of more robust training for Court Security Officers; improved rates of recording for the taking of such items and improved searching of people entering Crown Courts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/02/2016 17:47:20 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

450785

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Contracts
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 28 January 2016, WS499, how much the Government spent on work on the criminal legal aid tendering process before deciding not to go ahead with that process.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	26013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 11/02/2016 14:36:56 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

450787

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates: Retirement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential costs and benefits of reducing the mandatory retirement age of magistrates from 70 to 60; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	25890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government position remains that a retirement age of 70 for all judicial office holders is appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>A mandatory retirement age of 70 means both judges and magistrates can continue to make a contribution to society whilst allowing for regular recruitment of the judiciary.</p><p> </p><p>It also enables the judiciary to have the correct number of judges and magistrates, while preventing them from retiring on an ad hoc basis, and ensuring judicial independence is protected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 09/02/2016 17:51:59 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

450790

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Security
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 10 December 2015 to Question 18874, when his Department plans to write to clarify the date captured in the other category; and if he will place a copy of that letter in the Libraries of both Houses.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	25917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2016 answer text <p>My Department takes the issue of security within courts extremely seriously. Working with our security suppliers, officials continue to analyse the data within the other category to ensure the data provided answers question 18874 and provides detail on “other weapons” as requested.</p><p> </p><p>I will write a letter to honourable member soon and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 09/02/2016 17:55:45 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

449021

registered interest
date	29/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Home Office: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has paid in legal fees in relation to criminal legal aid contracts.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	24906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2016 answer text <p>To the end of December 2015, the Legal Aid Agency incurred a total of £141,519 in relation to external legal fees associated with the criminal legal aid contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The external legal advice assisted the GLD commercial team with the drafting of the 2015 Own Client and 2015 Duty Provider contracts.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to distinguish the cost of work relating to the criminal legal aid contracts incurred by the Agency’s internal legal teams from other work undertaken.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 03/02/2016 17:44:04 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

448733

registered interest
date	28/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what costs in each category of expenditure his Department incurred in relation to the proposed tender of criminal legal aid contracts.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	24764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2016 answer text <p>This information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 02/02/2016 17:19:52 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

447932

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Higher Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what support he is providing to the Inside Out programme run by Durham University.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	24332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>We want prisons to be places of hard work, rigorous education and high ambition, with incentives for prisoners to learn and for prison staff to prioritise education and work.</p><br /><p>The Inside Out programme run by Durham University in selected north east prisons during 2014-15 is an excellent example of an innovative local partnership, aimed at higher level prisoner learners.</p><br /><p>The National Offender Management Service supported the programme through re-prioritising prison staff resources to make sure the learning could take place.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 29/01/2016 14:50:43 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

447933

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many judges or magistrates have reported receiving threatening correspondence related to hearings they have presided over in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	24330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <p>There are around 20,000 judges and magistrates in England and Wales. The number of judges or magistrates who have reported receiving threatening correspondence related to hearings is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of Judges or Magistrates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>We have a robust security and safety system in place to protect all court users. Any threats to judges or magistrates are taken extremely seriously and within Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service there is a security team to co-ordinate effective judicial security and incident investigation, working closely with senior judiciary and police agencies to provide the necessary support.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 29/01/2016 14:59:35 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter