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1136876

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the sale price was of each (a) magistrates' court building, (b) youth court and (c) Crown court sold in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	273363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Sales of Magistrates’, Youth and Crown court buildings from the 2017/18 financial year onwards are as follows</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Property</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Receipt (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reform/Pre-reform</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abergavenny Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>499,809</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnstaple Magistrates' &amp; County Court</p></td><td><p>95,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>750,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brecon Law Court</p></td><td><p>575,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerphilly Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>445,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester-le-Street Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cirencester Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>450,000</p></td><td><p>Pre-reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dolgellau Mags &amp; Crown Court</p></td><td><p>67,509</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorking Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>2,125,000</p></td><td><p>Pre-reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>12,005,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>43,000,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holyhead Magistrates Court (North Anglsey),</p></td><td><p>112,500</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Keighley (Bingley) Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>254,310</p></td><td><p>Pre-reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool, Dale Street Magistrates</p></td><td><p>1,000,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lyndhurst Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>900,000</p></td><td><p>Pre-reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northallerton Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>450,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oswestry Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>110,602</p></td><td><p>Pre-reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond Upon Thames Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>9,850,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solihull Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>4,300,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tottenham (Enfield) Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>4,570,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Towcester Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>50,000</p></td><td><p>Pre-reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waltham Forest Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>3,471,040</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford Magistrates Court</p></td><td><p>3,836,000</p></td><td><p>Reform</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table above excludes transfers of surplus properties to other government departments (such as Homes England) as these are not categorised as a sale transaction, but as an internal transfer within government.</p><p> </p><p>The closure of any court is not taken lightly – it only happens following full public consultation and when communities have reasonable access to alternative courts.</p><p> </p><p>Since the start of the Reform Programme, money raised from the sale of surplus buildings has been reinvested in the reform of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service. The table above identifies pre-reform buildings where this is not the case.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/07/2019 16:21:57 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1136888

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
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 the timescale is for the review of the financial eligibility thresholds for people seeking legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	273455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The comprehensive review of the legal aid eligibility regime is expected to conclude by Summer 2020 after which we will publish a full consultation paper setting out our future policy proposals in this area. We will seek to implement any final recommendations as soon as practicable following public consultation.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/07/2019 11:28:51 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1136905

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Serco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many contracts his Department has awarded to Serco since July 2013; and what the value is of those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	273402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has awarded no contracts to Serco since July 2013.</p><p> </p><p>Serco has however been successful in its bid to be a supplier on the Prison Operator Services Framework which was executed on the 4<sup>th</sup> July 2019. There is no financial value nor commitment of work to the Framework itself. The first competition on this Framework will be for the contract to provide custodial services at HMP Wellingborough. Serco will be entitled to bid for this contract.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 09/07/2019 16:17:53 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1136919

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Justice Panel: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria was used to appoint the members of the Family Justice panel; and what gender balance requirements were applied.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	273302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The members of the panel established to gather evidence on the protections provided by the family courts in cases involving domestic abuse and other serious offences were appointed for their expertise on the issue. The panel includes pre-eminent academics; senior judiciary; Women’s Aid to represent victims; the Chief Social Worker and the Association of Children’s Lawyers to represent practitioners. The panel will launch a public call for evidence open to all individuals and organisations, and is considering other mechanisms for gathering the full range of views on the issues.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/07/2019 11:24:46 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1136938

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Veterans
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 27 June 2019 to Question 267162, whether he has made additional funding available to support new alliances with military charities to help offenders who are veterans of the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	273306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has committed £5.7 million to support programmes targeted at former service personnel in the criminal justice system.</p><p> </p><p>Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service advertise grant opportunities for voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations for innovative projects and pilots, that reflect priorities of the agency. All grant funding to voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations, including those wishing to support former members of the Armed Forces, is competed openly and these opportunities are published on the Government contract finder website.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is committed to ensuring that those who have served in the Armed Forces and who find themselves in the Criminal Justice System are able to access support in custody and the community</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 09/07/2019 14:07:31 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1136967

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Electronic Tagging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Government report entitled Process evaluation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) Electronic Monitoring Pilot: Qualitative findings, published 16 February 2019 whether the research in that report covers both male and female offenders.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	273385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>The Process evaluation of the Global Positioning System (GPS) Electronic Monitoring Pilot: Qualitative findings included both male and female offenders and defendants. A forthcoming quantitative process evaluation of the GPS Pilot will contain analysis of Management Information gathered over the course of the pilot, including by gender. During the pilot, there were 586 tagging instances involving 20 female wearers and 566 male wearers.</p><p>Location monitoring can robustly monitor male and female offenders and defendants in the community, and provide an effective alternative to custody. If used as an alternative to custody the tags can be particularly effective in mitigating the disruptive impact of imprisonment on women with children. This is emphasised in our guidance to stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/07/2019 11:46:28 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1136969

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to (a) disseminate and (b) monitor the implementation of the police guidance entitled Managing vulnerability: women, fact pack.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	273386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>In June 2018, the Government published its Female Offender Strategy which set out the vision to see fewer women coming into the criminal justice system, a greater proportion managed successfully in the community, and better conditions for those in custody. To support these aims, the Government, together with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC), also published guidance for the police on working with vulnerable women.</p><p> </p><p>The NPCC shared the police guidance with chief officers, for dissemination within their forces and the APCC have circulated the guidance to all Police and Crime Commissioners. The MoJ will work with the APCC and NPCC to evaluate the impact of the guidance and consider any next steps.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/07/2019 12:53:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1136970

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children
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 safeguard 16 and 17 year-olds from being groomed by adults in a position of power and influence.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	273504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>I recognise that there are concerns about those who might abuse their position of power over a 16 or 17-year-old to pressure them into engaging in a sexual relationship. Such behaviour is very likely to be caught by the robust laws we already have in place. Any sexual activity with a child under 16 is a criminal offence, regardless of whether consent is given. Any non-consensual sexual activity is also a crime, whatever the age of the victim and whatever the relationship between the victim and perpetrator.</p><p> </p><p>However, we remain absolutely committed to protecting children and young people from sexual abuse and we want to ensure that existing offences are being used effectively to tackle this behaviour, and that those working with young people understand their responsibilities and act appropriately.</p><p> </p><p>My department, working closely with colleagues across government, is taking forward a review of the existing law, to check that that it is working effectively and ensuring young people are protected.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 12/07/2019 11:43:58 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1137008

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
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 assessment he has made of whether the HM Courts and Tribunals service has the capacity to reduce the waiting time for an appeal for personal independence payments.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	273494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HCMTS) is taking positive steps to reduce the waiting time for appeals to be heard in the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) jurisdiction. In 2018, 232 medical members and 118 disability-qualified members were additionally appointed to the SSCS jurisdiction and an extra 129 fee-paid judges have recently been appointed. The SSCS jurisdiction will also benefit from 100 salaried judges and 170 fee-paid judges being recruited across tribunals more widely. In addition, HMCTS is developing a new digital system with a view to enabling speedier processing of appeals and a better service for all parties to the proceedings. Case-management “triage” sessions are also being conducted, with the aim of reducing the number of cases that need to progress to an oral hearing.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/07/2019 16:32:41 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1137035

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he made of the value of each court that his Department intended to sell prior to each sale.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	273431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The table below provides a list of the estimated value of courts which have now been sold.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Property</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated Value</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sale Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abergavenny Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>499,681</p></td><td><p>499,809</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bow County Court</p></td><td><p>2,800,000</p></td><td><p>3,500,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bracknell Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>Information not held</p></td><td><p>1,000,001</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brecon Law Court</p></td><td><p>575,000</p></td><td><p>575,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgend Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>320,000</p></td><td><p>375,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>570,000</p></td><td><p>445,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Carmarthen Law Courts (The Guildhall)</p></td><td><p>220,000</p></td><td><p>223,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester-le-Street Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>Information not held</p></td><td><p>100,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dolgellau Mags &amp; Crown Court</p></td><td><p>80,000</p></td><td><p>67,509</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Feltham Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>800,000</p></td><td><p>2,150,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grantham Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>400,000</p></td><td><p>560,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>2,400,000</p></td><td><p>12,005,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hammersmith Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>37,000,000</p></td><td><p>43,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Holyhead Magistrates’ Court (North Anglesey)</p></td><td><p>104,000</p></td><td><p>112,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool, Dale Street Magistrates’</p></td><td><p>1,500,000</p></td><td><p>1,000,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Llangefni County Court</p></td><td><p>80,000</p></td><td><p>72,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Neath And Port Talbot County Court</p></td><td><p>200,000</p></td><td><p>250,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northallerton Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>500,000</p></td><td><p>450,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontypridd Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>320,000</p></td><td><p>350,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rhyl County Court</p></td><td><p>81,000</p></td><td><p>92,150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond Upon Thames Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>6,000,000</p></td><td><p>9,850,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solihull Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>1,400,000</p></td><td><p>4,300,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spalding Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>Information not held</p></td><td><p>278,350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tottenham (Enfield) Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>1,200,000</p></td><td><p>4,570,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waltham Forest Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>3,500,000</p></td><td><p>3,471,040</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Watford Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>1,500,000</p></td><td><p>3,836,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weston Super Mare Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>Information not held</p></td><td><p>116,078</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Woolwich County Court</p></td><td><p>1,280,000</p></td><td><p>2,555,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63,329,681 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>95,803,437</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table above excludes transfers of surplus properties to other government departments (such as Homes England) as these are not categorised as sale transactions, but as internal transfers within government.</p><p> </p><p>The closure of any court is not taken lightly – it only happens following full public consultation and when communities have reasonable access to alternative courts.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/07/2019 16:24:13 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon