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746644

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what is the average total cost to (1) local authorities, (2) health authorities, (3) local education authorities, and (4) the courts, of prosecuting an unfounded case of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy.
tabling member printed	The Countess of Mar
uin	HL275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 13/07/2017 15:40:06 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	1861 label Biography information for The Countess of Mar

746083

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government, how much legal aid was paid to England based solicitors of John Downey, who was accused of killing four soldiers in the 1982 IRA bombing in Hyde Park; over what period; and who were the solicitors and barristers instructed on his behalf.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>Anyone facing a Crown Court trial is eligible for legal aid, subject to a strict means test.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the legal aid paid to represent John Downey for representation at the police station and in court between May 2013-December 2014:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Criminal Legal representation at</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Provider Type</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Provider Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Police station</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Solicitor</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Birnberg Peirce LTD</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£293.40</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Crown court trial costs</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£18,412.07</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Barrister</p></td><td><p>Henry Blaxland QC</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£20,089.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mark J Summers</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£12,966.79</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Total costs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£51,761.26</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 12/07/2017 15:30:16 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

746215

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how quickly the complaints received by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority in 2015-16 were dealt with; and what the 10 most common complaints were.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	1917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) received 533 complaints about their service in the financial year 2015-16. This represents 1.3% of CICA’s live caseload. 49% of complaints were closed within 10 days.</p><p> </p><p>Where complaints took longer to close this was due to the number of enquiries required to fully investigate the complaint. In other cases, CICA were asked by the complainer not to close the complaint until a final decision was issued on the claim. The average time CICA took to deal with those complaints was 23.75 days.</p><p> </p><p>The most common complaint received by CICA related to delays in finalising claims. CICA aims to make compensation payments as quickly as possible, however, they have a duty to the taxpayer to fully investigate claims to make sure that the applicant gets the level of compensation they deserve.</p><p> </p><p>The 10 most common reasons for complaining about CICA’s service in 2015/16 were:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reason given for complaint</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of overall complaints</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Delays</p></td><td><p>68.95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lack of updates on case progression</p></td><td><p>11.33%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Claim handling</p></td><td><p>9.77%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failure to respond to letters</p></td><td><p>4.10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applicant provided with conflicting information</p></td><td><p>2.93%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failure to provide timescales</p></td><td><p>1.76%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Failure to return phone calls</p></td><td><p>0.59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Errors when recording telephone application information</p></td><td><p>0.20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Impolite staff member</p></td><td><p>0.20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poor customer service</p></td><td><p>0.20%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The total number of complaints the CICA received in each of the last five years, including those cases (a) escalated to stage 2 and (b) progressed to stage 3, are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Complaints received</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Escalated to Stage 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Escalated to Stage 3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1122</p></td><td><p>120</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>533</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>491</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>204</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Over half of complaints received in 2016/17 were from paid representatives. A significant portion of these were from firms of solicitors who lodged block complaints for their CICA caseload with a view to influencing the speed of the decision making process.</p><p> </p><p>During the course of 2016/17 the CICA revised their operating model and increased staff numbers following an extensive recruitment exercise. They have also recently introduced measures that develop and streamline digital processes, which have reduced the claim processing time by 30 days. The new online service, which will be introduced later this financial year, will allow applicants and their representatives to view the progress of their case online. It is expected that these measures will reduce the time taken to finalise claims and lead to a reduction in complaints.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 1962 question first answered 06/07/2017 10:43:33 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

746244

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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, how much on average it costs HM Courts and Tribunal Service to administer a First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support Appeal) in respect of personal independence payments.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	1679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 04/07/2017 12:11:21 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

746248

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Islam: Marriage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will assess the merits of requiring Imams carrying out the Islamic marriage ceremony to ensure that a civil ceremony has already taken place.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	1647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government acknowledges concerns raised about marriage ceremonies that do not give rise to legal rights, and is committed to careful consideration of the issue. That is one of the reasons why the Prime Minister, in her previous role as Home Secretary, launched the independent Sharia review in May last year. These concerns are central to the review, and the Government is considering the issue in light of the report by Dame Louise Casey on opportunity and integration, published in December.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 06/07/2017 15:17:11 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

746258

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
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 the timetable is for the implementation of the Coroner Reform programme.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1728
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>In March 2013 we published a consultation on the implementation of the coroner reforms in Part 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. We implemented those reforms along with supporting rules and regulations, in July 2013. We published guidance on reformed coroner services in February 2014.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 05/07/2017 15:49:20 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

746259

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Post-mortems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has published to ensure the minimal use of invasive autopsies.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has responsibility for coronial law and policy only. The decision to commission a post mortem examination as part of a coronial investigation, and what form it takes, is for the coroner as an independent judicial office holder. The Chief Coroner has issued guidance to coroners on post mortem imaging.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 05/07/2017 15:52:39 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

732921

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many contracts put out to tender by his Department were awarded to (a) charities and (b) social enterprises in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	1257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 05/07/2017 15:47:25 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

732967

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Pregnancy: Discrimination
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 improve access to justice for women who have experienced maternity and pregnancy discrimination; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	1277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>Publicly funded advice continues to be available for Employment Tribunal discrimination claims, and publicly funded advice and representation is available in the Employment Appeal Tribunal. This includes funding for new and expectant mothers who may have experienced discrimination.</p><p>The Government’s reforms to the scope of civil legal aid were designed to refocus funding on those who need it most and for the most serious cases in which legal advice and representation are justified.</p><p>We have specifically protected legal aid (both for initial advice and representation), subject to the statutory means and merits tests, for civil legal services provided in relation to contravention of the Equality Act 2010.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 05/07/2017 15:54:34 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

732994

registered interest
date	27/06/2017
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, who will be consulted about the content of the draft Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	1303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government will consult with professionals, victims, experts and wider communities ahead of introducing a Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 05/07/2017 15:45:24 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts