Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1387201

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government has taken to support the establishment of the Enforcement Conduct Authority proposed by Centre for Social Justice; and when his Department plans to publish the results of its 2018 call for evidence on enforcement agent reforms.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	91951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice strongly supports the creation of the independent oversight body for enforcement agents and firms that has been proposed by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ). Officials have met regularly with the CSJ and the working group that is establishing the body to support its development. We will undertake a review of the body within two years of its operation to see if any legislative changes are necessary to place it on a statutory footing.</p><p>The publication of the response to our call for evidence about the enforcement agent reforms, which closed in February 2019, has been delayed as a result of the department’s response to the pandemic. That allowed us to refocus our priorities, which resulted, for example, in MoJ and DLUHC introducing an extended ban on enforcing evictions to prevent people being made homeless during Covid, so protecting public health and easing the burden on the NHS and local authorities.</p><p>We remain committed to raising standards in this sector and will publish the response as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 20/12/2021 16:23:33 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

1235083

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Debt Collection: Regulation
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 introduce independent regulation of bailiffs to tackle (a) harmful and unnecessary bailiff visits and (b) bailiffs breaking the rules.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	91021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is reviewing the implementation of reforms, contained in the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 and introduced in 2014, which govern how enforcement agents take control of goods. This includes considering complaints handling and regulation in the sector.</p><p>We have been focusing on our response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but we will provide a response to the review as soon as we are able.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 21/09/2020 15:28:09 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

750255

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Wigan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the number of (a) directly employed staff and (b) people employed in support of Hindley Prison is.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	3884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on the number of staff directly employed at HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Hindley can be found in table 12 in the latest workforce bulletin at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-offender-management-service-workforce-quarterly-march-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information regarding people employed in support of Hindley prison.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 13/07/2017 15:41:33 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

750263

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of how many staff are employed in a 1,300-capacity category C prison (a) directly and (b) in the supply chain.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	3730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The following are the current 1,300-capacity category C prisons:</p><ul><li>HM Prison Oakwood</li><li>HM Prison Northumberland</li><li>HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Parc</li><li>HM Prison Highpoint</li></ul><p>Latest figures on the number of staff directly employed at HMP Highpoint (which is a public sector prison) can be found in HM Prison and Probation Service annual workforce statistics bulletin in table 12 at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/614643/noms-workforce-tables-march-2017.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/614643/noms-workforce-tables-march-2017.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Latest figures on the number of staff employed at HM Prison Oakwood, and HM Prison Northumberland (which are privately operated prisons) are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Full-time equivalent staff in post, June 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Prison Oakwood</p></td><td><p>504.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Prison Northumberland</p></td><td><p>429.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Parc</p></td><td><p>682.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We do not hold figures on the number of staff employed as part of a supply chain.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 18/07/2017 15:49:01 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

750264

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Wigan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, where the funding will come from for the building of the proposed prison at Hindley.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	3731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2017 answer text <p>The proposed redevelopment of Hindley prison is part of the £1.3 billion investment to reform and modernise the prison estate by replacing ageing and ineffective prisons with up to 10,000 modern prison places. The oldest and most inadequate local prisons will be considered for closure and the receipts will be used to fund this transformation programme.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 25/09/2017 14:07:38 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

693354

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Insurance: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has to require insurers to pass on to consumers the potential savings arising from the proposed reform to whiplash and small claims; and whether she plans to impose penalties on those insurers that do not comply.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	65094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>Leading insurers have already, following publication of the Government’s consultation in November, committed to pass on savings from the reforms to consumers through lower premiums.</p><p> </p><p>Motor insurance is intensely competitive and insurance companies will have little choice but to pass on savings or risk being priced out of the market. The Government will monitor the industry’s reaction to the reforms announced on 23 February and will consider further action if required.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 27/02/2017 16:00:52 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

47375

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of jobseeker's allowance appeals were represented at tribunal between (a) 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014; and what proportion of such claimants were successful.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	195524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The First-tier Tribunal - Social Security and Child Support (SSCS), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits including Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA).</p><p> </p><p>(1) The following table shows (i) the proportion of appeals against JSA which were represented and (ii) the proportion of those appeals which were found in favour of the appellant for the period (a) 1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April – 31 December 2013 (the latest period for which figures have been published).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA) Appeals</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>April 2012 – March</strong><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April –December 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1Number of JSA appeals disposed of at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p> </p><p>33,976</p></td><td><p> </p><p>32,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2Proportion attended by representative (%)</p></td><td><p> </p><p>2%</p></td><td><p> </p><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion attended by representative where the decision is in favour of the appellant (%)</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>60%</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>64%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1 includes Oral &amp; Paper hearings</p><p>2 Oral appeal hearings attended by a representative.</p><p> </p><p>A combination of reasons can lead to a decision being overturned on appeal. For example a hearing may generate additional evidence, in particular oral evidence provided by the appellant at the hearing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(2) Information on appeals received by the Tribunal against decisions made about claims for JSA is published by the Ministry of Justice in Tribunal Statistics Quarterly. The most recent report, which includes the number of appeals received in the periods (a) 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April to 31 December 2013, can be viewed at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

47376

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals against jobseeker's allowance decisions went to tribunal between (a) 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	195526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The First-tier Tribunal - Social Security and Child Support (SSCS), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits including Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA).</p><p> </p><p>(1) The following table shows (i) the proportion of appeals against JSA which were represented and (ii) the proportion of those appeals which were found in favour of the appellant for the period (a) 1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April – 31 December 2013 (the latest period for which figures have been published).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA) Appeals</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>April 2012 – March</strong><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April –December 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1Number of JSA appeals disposed of at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p> </p><p>33,976</p></td><td><p> </p><p>32,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2Proportion attended by representative (%)</p></td><td><p> </p><p>2%</p></td><td><p> </p><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion attended by representative where the decision is in favour of the appellant (%)</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>60%</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>64%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1 includes Oral &amp; Paper hearings</p><p>2 Oral appeal hearings attended by a representative.</p><p> </p><p>A combination of reasons can lead to a decision being overturned on appeal. For example a hearing may generate additional evidence, in particular oral evidence provided by the appellant at the hearing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(2) Information on appeals received by the Tribunal against decisions made about claims for JSA is published by the Ministry of Justice in Tribunal Statistics Quarterly. The most recent report, which includes the number of appeals received in the periods (a) 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April to 31 December 2013, can be viewed at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue