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169887

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff are employed in his Department's headquarter buildings.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>There are currently 3,839 members of staff employed at the Ministry of Justice who work at the department’s headquarters in London.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 16/12/2014 17:33:29 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

170585

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Abduction: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to respond to the recommendation of the Law Commission that wrongful retention of children should be a criminal offence.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	906651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave during the Ministry of Justice Oral Questions session in the House of Commons on Tuesday 16 December 2014, a transcript of which can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm141216/debtext/141216-0001.htm#14121635000165" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201415/cmhansrd/cm141216/debtext/141216-0001.htm#14121635000165</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p /> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 16/12/2014 17:05:21 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

168232

registered interest
date	05/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the UK plans to sign the International Convention for the Protection of all persons from Enforced Disappearances (2006).
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	217523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The UK already has a strong framework that protects human rights and protects against arbitrary arrest, as set out in the UK’s Mid Term Report under the Universal Periodic Review submitted in August 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is a party to a number of United Nations human rights treaties. Before ratifying a treaty, the UK Government carries out an evaluation of the legislative and administrative changes that adherence would entail.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is currently co-ordinating an evaluation of the United Nations International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CPED). We will provide further details on this evaluation in the next UK report under the United Nations Universal Periodic Review in 2016, or in an earlier vehicle if possible.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant section of the UK’s Mid Term Report can be found at pages 24-26 here: <a href="http://lib.ohchr.org/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session13/GB/UKMidTermReport_Aug2014.doc" target="_blank">http://lib.ohchr.org/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session13/GB/UKMidTermReport_Aug2014.doc</a>).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 10/12/2014 16:22:29 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

168067

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Arbitration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to raise public awareness of alternative dispute resolution services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Evans
uin	217227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government wants people to be able to resolve disputes in a way that is quick, efficient and cost effective and wants them to have a range of options available which encourages them to not just rely on the courts. This applies to both family and civil disputes.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to making sure that more people make use of mediation services to resolve family disputes arising from separation or divorce. Legal aid remains available for family mediation and for legal advice to support family mediation.</p><p> </p><p>To improve public awareness and to make sure that advice agencies are providing the correct information about family mediation, we have:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Refreshed our public information materials about family mediation – including posters, leaflets and videos;<br></li><li>Worked with the Family Mediation Council to fund and project manage the launch of their new website which includes information aimed at the public about family mediation and a search tool to ‘find a mediator’;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Produced a marketing toolkit for family mediators, to provide tips and advice aimed at helping family mediators to market themselves;</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Written to MPs earlier this year to make sure they are aware of the change in the law, and understand the advantages family mediation can offer; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Created a new front sheet for relevant family court application forms which highlights the advantages of mediation over court proceedings.</li></ul><p>With regard to civil disputes, the Small Claims Mediation Service deals with monetary claims under £10,000 which are already going through the courts. If both parties agree to using mediation, they will be contacted by the Service. As most cases are dealt with by telephone, they save the time and the expense of having to go to court. In addition, the Civil Mediation Directory is an online tool listing a number of local and national civil and commercial mediation providers, all of whom are accredited by the Civil Mediation Council.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 11/12/2014 14:11:54 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1166 label Biography information for Jonathan Evans

167548

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the timeliness of the provision of toxicological analysis by LGC Forensics to coroners in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	216866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>Operational responsibility for coroner services lies with local authorities and any assessment of the timeliness of toxicological analysis by LGC Forensics is a matter for them. The Ministry of Justice has responsibility only for coroner law and policy. It has not made, and would not make such an assessment.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 08/12/2014 15:05:49 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

166588

registered interest
date	27/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to bring legislative proposals to Parliament to allow the legal recognition of humanist marriages.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	216259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government has consulted on whether the law should be changed to allow legally valid humanist and potentially other non-religious belief marriages. We are considering the responses we received and the implications for marriage law and practice if a change were to be made. We plan to publish the Government’s response to the review before 1 January 2015.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 03/12/2014 11:48:27 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

166399

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Business: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what involvement his Department has had in plans to review the Government's Business and Human Rights Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	216003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office and Business, Innovation and Skills Department jointly lead on the implementation of the UK National Action Plan in collaboration with a Steering Group made up of key Government Departments.</p><p> </p><p>My department is a member of that Steering Group and continues to be involved in the work to implement the UK’s commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will review the plan in 2015 and report on progress in the Annual FCO Human Rights Report. My department will contribute to that work.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 01/12/2014 15:36:28 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

157017

registered interest
date	20/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Child Abuse in North Wales Judicial Inquiry Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to publish the Macur Report before May 2015.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	215377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p>I answered a similar question on 20 November from the hon. Member for Wrexham and the position has not changed.</p><p> </p><p>Lady Justice Macur’s Review is entirely independent of Government and its timetable is a matter for her. She is on record as saying that her Review would be thorough and that she would not draw any conclusions until she had considered all the evidence. I am, however, confident that good progress has been made and the Review is nearing its completion. The Government looks forward to receiving Lady Justice Macur’s Report next year.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 25/11/2014 12:59:49 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

156770

registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Non-departmental public bodies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that quangos comply with freedom of information legislation.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	215262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations, or arms length bodies as they are now known, are typically covered by freedom of information legislation, and the Government expects them to take their obligations seriously. Complaints about any public authority’s compliance will be investigated by the Information Commissioner who can issue binding decision notices requiring steps to be taken to achieve compliance.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 25/11/2014 16:14:42 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

155977

registered interest
date	17/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Child Abuse in North Wales Judicial Inquiry Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects that the Macur Review will report.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	214637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Lady Justice Macur’s Review is entirely independent of Government and its timetable is a matter for her . She is on record as saying that her Review would be thorough and that she would not draw any conclusions until she had considered all the evidence. I am, however, confident that good progress has been made and the Review is nearing its completion. The Government looks forward to receiving Lady Justice Macur’s Report next year.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 20/11/2014 17:42:19 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas