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1378631

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost was of planned maintenance for HM Prisons in England and Wales in each year from 2012 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	74977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 19/11/2021 13:05:27 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1192148

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of crime have been affected by delays in court proceedings during the covid-19 outbreak; and what steps have been taken to communicate with them.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	42029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is working hard in partnership with the judiciary to keep our justice system functioning during this unprecedented public health emergency. Our priorities are to maintain access to justice and to protect the safety of all who work in the courts and tribunals.</p><p>We are continuously reviewing our approach in light of Public Health England advice and to understand impacts on our users. We do not collect information centrally on numbers of victims affected by delays in court proceedings during the outbreak. However, we are committed to ensuring victims continue to receive the support they need during this challenging time, and have robust and flexible plans in place to ensure that we can continue to deliver key services across the justice system, including the support of victims. We have been working across government and with justice partner agencies to ensure that there will be comprehensive support for victims and witnesses across England and Wales.</p><p>During the outbreak, magistrates’ courts have been covering urgent work and trials are now re-starting. Crown Courts have also been continuing to deal with a range of work, including sentencing hearings. The Lord Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor are currently in close discussion regarding the safe re-start of limited Jury trials, which we hope can be resumed before the end of May. The decision to re-start jury trials is dependent on the system as a whole being ready. This will include HMCTS, the professions, those supporting victims and witnesses, and jurors who should have confidence that trials are able to operate effectively within social distancing guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 06/05/2020 16:44:29 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1020374

registered interest
date	05/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Business: Economic Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to publish its response to the call for evidence on extending corporate liability for economic crimes that closed on 31 March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	199387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice carried out a call for evidence on corporate criminal liability for economic crime in 2017, to establish whether further reform of the law was necessary. The response is expected to issue in due course.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 10/12/2018 17:57:49 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1007133

registered interest
date	14/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rape: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of rape were (a) recorded and (b) prosecuted in each of the last three years in (i) the North East and (ii) England.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	191415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>Figures for the number of offences of rape recorded by the police are published by the Office for National Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The number of defendants prosecuted in the North East and England for rape offences are published by the Ministry of Justice and can be found in the Court Outcomes by Police Force Area data tool in the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733996/court-outcomes-by-pfa-2017-update.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733996/court-outcomes-by-pfa-2017-update.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><ul><li>To calculate the total for <strong>England</strong>, deselect ‘Dyfed-Powys’, ‘Gwent’, ‘North Wales’ and ‘South Wales’ in the ‘Police Force Area’ filter.</li><li>To identify the <strong>North East</strong>, select ‘Cleveland’, ‘Durham’, ‘Humberside’, ‘North Yorkshire’, ‘Northumbria’, ‘South Yorkshire’ and ‘West Yorkshire’ in the ‘Police Force Area’ filter.</li><li>For the number of prosecutions, filter ‘Court Type’ by ’02: Magistrates Court’.</li><li>For rape offences, filter ‘Offence’ to:</li></ul><p>o 19C Rape of a female aged 16 or over</p><p>o 19D Rape of a female aged under 16</p><p>o 19E Rape of a female child under 13 by a male</p><p>o 19F Rape of a male aged under 16</p><p>o 19G Rape of a male aged 16 or over</p><p>o 19H Rape of a male child under 13 by a male</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/11/2018 17:56:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

968276

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure special protection measures are implemented for all victims of domestic abuse across all UK jurisdictions.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	170876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>I am only able to respond in relation to special measures that are available in criminal justice, family and civil proceedings in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>In the criminal courts, complainants of offences which involve domestic abuse are eligible for special measures as ‘intimidated witnesses’ if the quality of their evidence is likely to be diminished by reason of fear or distress as a result of testifying in the proceedings. They may also be eligible as ‘vulnerable witnesses’ if they are under 18 or the quality of their evidence is likely to be diminished by reason of a mental or physical disability or disorder.</p><p>In the civil and family courts, parties can apply to the judge for protective measures such as screens and videolinks and over the last year staff have received training on providing additional measures such as separate entrances, exits and waiting rooms.</p><p> </p><p>We are considering how best to build on the recent improvements we have made in this area and we have recently consulted on creating a legislative assumption that all victims of domestic abuse are eligible for assistance on the grounds of fear and distress in criminal proceedings. We have also sought views on what more the Government can do to support victims and will be publishing a formal response to the Consultation (Transforming the Response to Domestic Abuse) in the autumn 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The government has published its Victims Strategy, which commits to improving the support and protections available to all victims of crime.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 10/09/2018 16:40:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

968277

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans for an independent statutory inquiry into the family courts’ handling of domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	170877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>We are determined to improve the treatment of domestic abuse victims in the family justice system. We believe that the Government’s consultation on domestic abuse provides the best avenue for considering how best to build on the recent improvements we have made in this area. We are examining responses received to the consultation, ahead of publishing a formal Government response in autumn 2018.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 10/09/2018 16:59:22 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

968279

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that women are better represented in the UK judicial system.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	170878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>In recent years, there has been progress in achieving greater representation of women in the judicial system and women now make up 29% of judges in the courts in England &amp; Wales, 46% in UK tribunals and 55% of magistrates in England &amp; Wales. Diversity in the judiciary remains a complex picture and there is more to be done. The Ministry of Justice is committed to working with the Lord Chief Justice and Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission to consider all practical actions that would impact positively on diversity, assess the impact of our existing activities and measure progress. In April 2018, MoJ announced funding for the pre-application judicial education programme (PAJE). This is a Judicial Diversity Forum initiative, to support and encourage lawyers interested in a judicial career and will target lawyers from underrepresented groups to apply for judicial office: women, BAME, lawyers with disabilities and those from a non-barrister professional background (including solicitors and Chartered Legal Executives).</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 10/09/2018 17:00:17 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

947405

registered interest
date	24/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent statutory inquiry on the family courts’ handling of domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	167978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2018 answer text <p>We are determined to improve the treatment of domestic abuse victims in the family justice system. We believe that the Government’s consultation on domestic abuse provides a good avenue for considering how best to build on the recent improvements we have made in this area. We are examining responses received to the consultation, ahead of publishing a formal Government response later in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/09/2018 15:22:25 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

937858

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2018 to Question 154703 on Social Security Benefits: Appeals, how many decisions made on (a) personal independence payment, (b) employment support allowance and (c) universal credit have been appealed in England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	162555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2018 answer text <p>Latest figures indicate that since PIP was introduced, more than 3.1 million decisions have been made, and of these 4% have been overturned. For ESA 4% have been overturned at tribunals.</p><p>The information requested is set out in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p>England<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Financial Years April- March</p></td><td><p>Personal Independence Payment (PIP)<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>Universal Credit<sup>4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Receipts</p></td><td><p>Receipts</p></td><td><p>Receipts</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>49117</p></td><td><p>45625</p></td><td><p>641</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>82931</p></td><td><p>72764</p></td><td><p>1451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>93142</p></td><td><p>71566</p></td><td><p>5570</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>1 Data based on HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) regions in England.</p><p>2 Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals and Reassessments) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013.</p><p>3 ESA which was rolled out from October 2008 and ESA (Incapacity Benefit Reassessment) rolled out from April 2011.</p><p>4 Universal Credit is a social security benefit in the United Kingdom introduced in a few jobcentres in the North-West of England from 2013, a gradual roll out across the rest of Britain is ongoing.</p><p>5 Data for the period April 17 to March 18 are provisional data and subject to change.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 16/07/2018 13:25:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

926755

registered interest
date	18/06/2018
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 the average waiting time is for an appeal on decisions relating to (a) personal independence payment, (b) employment support allowance and (c) universal credit was at the Newcastle Social Security Tribunal in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	154703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>Clearance times are dependent on several factors, such as the availability of the appellant or their representative, or hearing capacity at the local Tribunal venue. 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. Cases may also have been stayed at the First-tier Tribunal, pending a decision by the Upper Tribunal on a lead case.</p><p>Latest figures indicate that since PIP was introduced, more than 3.1 million decisions have been made, and of these under 9% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned. For ESA the figure is only 8% of decisions made were appealed and 4% have been overturned at tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Average time in weeks from receipt at HM Courts &amp; Tribunal Service to outcome</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Newcastle</strong><strong> Manor View House (Social Security &amp; Child Support Tribunal hearing venue)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial years April - March</p></td><td><p>Personal Independence Payment <sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Employment and Support Allowance<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Universal Credit<sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p><sup>1</sup> Personal Independence Payment (PIP) (New Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) was introduced on 8 April 2013, and also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments)</p><p><sup>2 </sup>Includes Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Employment Support Allowance (Reassessments)</p><p><sup>3 </sup>Universal Credit was introduced on 29 April 2013 in selected areas of Greater Manchester and Cheshire, and has been gradually rolled out to the rest of the UK from October 2013.</p><p>~ Equates to a value of five or fewer</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 available.</p><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as these data were run on a different date.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 25/06/2018 15:47:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 65043 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell