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1177633

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Low Incomes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding his Department has allocated to ensure access to free legal support for people on low incomes in (a) Liverpool West Derby constituency and (b) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>The Lord Chancellor has a duty to ensure that legal aid is made available in accordance with the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (2012) and last year the Government spent £1.7bn on legal aid.</p><p>Legal aid can help meet the costs of legal advice, family mediation and representation in a court or tribunal. Legal Aid is not allocated by constituency but is available for cases where the relevant criteria, such as the financial eligibility of the applicant and/or the degree of legal merit in their case, is met, where applicable. Legal aid may not always be ‘free’, for instance where contributions are required towards the overall subsidised costs depending on the means of the applicant, or where this must be paid back, such as upon conviction in criminal matters, or where assets are recovered in civil proceedings.</p><p>Alongside this, in February 2019 the Ministry of Justice published the Legal Support Action Plan which outlines how the Government aims to improve the breadth of support on offer to people when they experience legal problems. As part of this, a series of pilots will be launched to test early forms of intervention that stop people’s problems from escalating and becoming more complex. This includes an investment of up to £5m into a Legal Support Innovation Fund to explore the role technology can play in helping people identify and resolve their legal issues, and we are enhancing the support on offer to litigants in person by providing a further £3m of funding over the next two years, ensuring that those representing themselves in court understand the process and are better supported through it. Many of the measures announced in the action plan will help people, including those on low incomes, access free legal support.</p><p>Access to justice is a fundamental right and the Government is committed to ensuring that everyone can get the support they need to access the justice system across England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/02/2020 12:07:22 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1178005

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Coroners: Southport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Senior Coroner at the Southport office plans to make a decision on reopening the investigation into the death of Laura Higginson; and whether a Middleton type inquest will be part of that consideration.
	tabling member constituency	Halton
	tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
	uin	1168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>Coronial investigation decisions are entirely a matter for coroners as independent judicial office holders; it is therefore inappropriate for the Government to comment on those decisions.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 24/02/2020 17:40:58 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

1178062

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Lugano Convention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Government has plans for the UK to accede to the Lugano Convention.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	1167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The Lugano Convention 2007 is an international agreement establishing rules on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters covering the EU, Norway, Switzerland and Iceland.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on the Government’s proposed approach to negotiations with the EU about our future relationship will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 24/02/2020 17:39:32 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1178328

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2020
	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 respond to the corporate liability for economic crime: call for evidence consultation, which closed on 31 March 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
	uin	1875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is considering the case for reforming the law on corporate criminal liability for economic crime and will publish a response to the Call for Evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 26/02/2020 13:50:57 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell

1178914

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Debt Collection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer of 25 June 2019 to Question 265611 on Debt Collection, what his timescale is for responding to his Department's Review of enforcement agent (bailiff) reforms: call for evidence, published in November 2018; and what plans he has to issue new guidelines on the conduct of enforcement officers.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	18388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>In a Written Ministerial Statement on enforcement agent (bailiff) reform made to Parliament on 22 July 2019, the Government set out its initial response to the call for evidence which closed in February 2019.We have continued to engage with stakeholders in order to finalise our response. We plan to respond to the call for evidence in full in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 26/02/2020 17:40:36 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1178985

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Bill of Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will consider introducing a British bill of rights.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Mrs Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	18637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>We made a commitment in our manifesto to update the Human Rights Act 1998 and administrative law to ensure that there is a proper balance between the rights of individuals, our national security and effective government. We are now considering how best to do this, and have no current plans to introduce a British Bill of Rights.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 02/03/2020 15:51:11 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1179066

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the recommendations of the Joint Committee on the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill in its First Report of Session 2017–19, whether he plans to undertake a review on how to address domestic abuse in relationships between under-16 year olds.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
	uin	18918
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>We will publish our response to the remaining Joint Committee recommendations on the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill, including on whether to undertake a review on how to address domestic abuse in relationships between under-16 year olds, when the Bill is re-introduced. As the Leader of the House of Commons has indicated, we expect this to be ahead of the Easter recess.</p><p> </p><p>Domestic abuse has a devastating impact on children and young people. Growing up in a household of fear and intimidation can impact their health, wellbeing and development, with lasting effects into adulthood. That is why the government has provided £8m over the last two years for services designed to support children affected by domestic abuse, be it perpetrated by parents/guardians or children they’re in a relationship with.</p><p> </p><p>We are fully committed to enacting the landmark Domestic Abuse Bill to transform the response to domestic abuse. A key aim of the Bill is to raise awareness of the impact that domestic abuse can have on children and to ensure they are considered victims in their own right.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 02/03/2020 15:36:35 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1179185

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	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, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on couples wishing to have a humanist wedding of the requirement to also have a civil ceremony in order for their marriage to be lawfully recognised.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	18961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Government consulted in 2014 on marriages by non-religious belief organisations. Its summary assessment of costs and benefits was published in the response, which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/marriages-by-non-religious-belief-organisations.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 02/03/2020 15:32:31 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1179553

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens' Rights Agreements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the nomination process and timetable is for the appointment of members to the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizen’s Rights Agreements, as proposed in the Withdrawal Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	18842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>Under the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020, the Secretary of State is to appoint the chair and the other non-executive members of the IMA. My Rt. Hon. Friend the Lord Chancellor will ensure that these appointments are made in good time, before the end of the transition period. Once appointed, the non-executive members will need to appoint certain executive members. The 2020 Act also empowers the Secretary of State to appoint an interim chief executive of the IMA.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 28/02/2020 14:45:43 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1179805

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Conciliation Services
	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 increase legal aid pay rates for family mediation services.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	19946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>Legal aid remains available for mediation in certain family disputes, where the parties meet the eligibility criteria. The latest published Legal Aid Statistics show that in family mediation, Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings (MIAMs) assessments increased by 20% in the last quarter compared to the same quarter in the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>In the Legal Support Action Plan, we committed to launching a campaign to raise awareness of the full breadth of legal support available, including legal aid.</p><p> </p><p>We work closely with the Family Mediation Council, and support Family Mediation through regular signposting and communications. We also attend the Family Mediation Council Standards Board which helps set the standards for mediators to ensure individuals get a quality service. We recently highlighted Family Mediation Week in January 2020 through social media channels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 19947 question first answered 27/02/2020 14:11:27 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1179806

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Conciliation Services
	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 support small family mediation businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	19947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>Legal aid remains available for mediation in certain family disputes, where the parties meet the eligibility criteria. The latest published Legal Aid Statistics show that in family mediation, Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings (MIAMs) assessments increased by 20% in the last quarter compared to the same quarter in the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>In the Legal Support Action Plan, we committed to launching a campaign to raise awareness of the full breadth of legal support available, including legal aid.</p><p> </p><p>We work closely with the Family Mediation Council, and support Family Mediation through regular signposting and communications. We also attend the Family Mediation Council Standards Board which helps set the standards for mediators to ensure individuals get a quality service. We recently highlighted Family Mediation Week in January 2020 through social media channels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 19946 question first answered 27/02/2020 14:11:27 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1180004

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Representation: Death
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to support access to non-means tested legal representation in cases of state-related death.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	19769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s Review of Legal Aid for Inquests published on 7 February 2019 found that representation for bereaved families is not necessary at the vast majority of inquests because the process is designed to establish the truth and learn lessons and cannot apportion blame.</p><p> </p><p>The Government realises, however, that there may be some instances where legal representation is required at inquests and funding may be available through the Exceptional Case Funding scheme (ECF). The decision to provide funding under ECF is taken by the Legal Aid Agency which makes its decisions independently from political and Government influence. The Government’s Legal Support Action Plan published on 7 February 2019 following the post implementation review of LASPO, includes a commitment to simplify the ECF scheme to ensure it works as effectively as possible for those who need it. We’re also making changes to ensure there is more support for bereaved families including making improvements to guidance and advice literature to improve understanding and awareness of the availability of legal aid for inquests.</p><p> </p><p>The evidence that we gathered as part of our Review for Legal Aid for Inquests will also be considered as part of the Legal Aid Means Test Review, which is looking at the thresholds for legal aid entitlement and their interaction with the wider criteria. This comprehensive review is due to conclude in the summer of 2020, followed by a public consultation on potential policy changes.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 27/02/2020 14:50:55 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1180024

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Trespass
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many instances of (a) trespass on land under section 61 and (b) aggravated trespass on land under section 68 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 have taken place in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
	tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
	uin	20002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes up to the year ending December 2018 are available in the ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code data tool’, available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>To identify prosecutions, convictions and sentences for the above offences, filter ‘Offence code’ by</p><p> </p><p>(a) ‘12522’ for trespass on land under section 61.</p><p>(b) ‘12533’ for aggravated trespass on land under section 68 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.</p><p> </p><p>In each case, the number of individuals prosecuted, convicted and sentenced can be found in rows 31, 32, and 33, respectively.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 02/03/2020 15:34:21 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1180219

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Opinion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to ensure legal aid is accessible to people that need it.
	tabling member constituency	Bracknell
	tabling member printed	James Sunderland
	uin	900828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>Last year, the Legal Aid Agency spent around £1.7bn on legal aid for those who need it – this government is committed to maintaining access to justice. Wider than legal aid, we are enhancing the support on offer to litigants in person by providing a further £3m of funding and investing up to £5m in a Legal Support Innovation Fund.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are making a number of changes to legal aid. This includes undertaking a comprehensive review of the means test, improving and simplifying the exceptional case funding scheme, making face-to-face advice more readily available in a number of civil matters, and undertaking an awareness campaign for legal aid and legal support.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/02/2020 17:53:04 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4767 label Biography information for James Sunderland

1180222

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that victims of child sexual exploitation have confidence in the criminal justice system.
	tabling member constituency	Telford
	tabling member printed	Lucy Allan
	uin	900833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>Child sexual exploitation is an abhorrent crime and it is essential that specialist support is available to help victims of abuse through the criminal justice system to ensure victims have confidence to come forward. Independent Sexual Violence Advisors provide an important link between support services and criminal justice agencies and may support a victim when attending court and giving evidence. This is why we are an investing an additional £1m in recruiting more.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of special measures to help victims give their best evidence, for example from behind a screen or remotely. A Victim Personal Statement gives victims a voice in the criminal justice process by helping others to understand how the crime has affected them.</p><p> </p><p>We’re also determined to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice, which is why we’re recruiting 20,000 more police officers, investing £85m in more prosecutors and building 10,000 extra prison places.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/02/2020 17:53:55 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4411 label Biography information for Lucy Allan

1180336

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Civil Society
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding she has allocated to civil society and campaigning bodies in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Harlow
	tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
	uin	20457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>Civil Society forms an essential part of our communities up and down the country. It includes large, national charities, social enterprises, volunteers and small grassroots organisations but what joins them all is the idea of creating social value to help build a better society.</p><p> </p><p>Government funding to civil society is ring-fenced for particular projects or programmes. Grant agreement terms and conditions prohibit grant funding being used for paid for lobbying and political campaigning.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office publishes grants data on www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-grants-register for all departments. Within that data, the Ministry of Justice grant schemes that may relate to civil society funding are identifiable. We do not pay grants for campaigning activities.</p><p>The data for 2016/17 and 2017/18 has already been published and it is expected that the data relating to 2018/19 will be published by end of March 2020 as part of the Cabinet Office transparency agenda.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 04/03/2020 15:17:20 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1180472

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Vagrancy Act 1824: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions have been made under the Vagrancy Act 1824 in (a) England and (b) Wales in each calendar year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	20594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Prosecutions, convictions and sentencing outcomes in England &amp; Wales up to the year ending December 2018 are available in the ‘Principal offence proceedings and outcomes by Home Office offence code data tool’, available at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>To identify prosecutions, convictions and sentences for offences under the Vagrancy act 1824, filter ‘Offence code’ by ‘10431’, ‘13900’, ‘18200’, ‘18300’, ‘18501’, ‘18801’, ‘18805’.</p><p> </p><p>The number of individuals prosecuted and convicted for these offences can be found in the resulting pivot table in rows 31 and 32, respectively.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 02/03/2020 15:31:07 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1180716

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) reports and (b) referrals were received by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office in respect of poor sentencing by lay magistrates in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dartford
	tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
	uin	21242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office’s (JCIO) statutory remit is to deal with complaints of judicial misconduct.</p><p>Judicial decisions, including sentencing decisions, fall outside the scope of the judicial disciplinary system as they can be only challenged through the courts. There have therefore been no referrals to the JCIO about poor sentencing or poor decision making by lay magistrates.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 21243 question first answered 04/03/2020 15:56:00 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1180717

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) reports and (b) referrals were received by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office in respect of poor decision-making by lay magistrates in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Dartford
	tabling member printed	Gareth Johnson
	uin	21243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office’s (JCIO) statutory remit is to deal with complaints of judicial misconduct.</p><p>Judicial decisions, including sentencing decisions, fall outside the scope of the judicial disciplinary system as they can be only challenged through the courts. There have therefore been no referrals to the JCIO about poor sentencing or poor decision making by lay magistrates.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 21242 question first answered 04/03/2020 15:56:00 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	3970 label Biography information for Gareth Johnson

1180784

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Homicide: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women have been killed by men who claim rough sex as a defence to murder, in each of the last five years in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	21124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The law states that a victim is unable to consent to actual bodily harm or other serious injury, including death. Defendants who claim consent to such activity remain liable to prosecution.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice collects information on defendants that are prosecuted and convicted of specific criminal offences in England and Wales (i.e. murder, manslaughter, etc) in any given year. Information is not collated on whether a prosecution or conviction relied on a defendant’s claim in their defence, that death had resulted from rough sex gone wrong. This may be a matter of court record but such information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Under the provisions of the Domestic Abuse Bill, the general functions of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner will include encouraging good practice in the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of offences involving domestic abuse. Specified public authorities, including chief officers of police and the Crown Prosecution Service, will be under a duty to cooperate with the Commissioner where it is reasonably practical to do so. The duty to cooperate could include, for example, responding to requests for information from the Commissioner. As an independent office holder, it will be for the Commissioner to determine how best to discharge her functions and exercise her powers.”</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 21125 question first answered 02/03/2020 15:39:10 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1180786

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Homicide: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to ensure that it is a requirement of the new Domestic Abuse Commissioner to record information on the number of women killed by men who claim rough sex as a defence to murder in England and Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	21125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The law states that a victim is unable to consent to actual bodily harm or other serious injury, including death. Defendants who claim consent to such activity remain liable to prosecution.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice collects information on defendants that are prosecuted and convicted of specific criminal offences in England and Wales (i.e. murder, manslaughter, etc) in any given year. Information is not collated on whether a prosecution or conviction relied on a defendant’s claim in their defence, that death had resulted from rough sex gone wrong. This may be a matter of court record but such information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Under the provisions of the Domestic Abuse Bill, the general functions of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner will include encouraging good practice in the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of offences involving domestic abuse. Specified public authorities, including chief officers of police and the Crown Prosecution Service, will be under a duty to cooperate with the Commissioner where it is reasonably practical to do so. The duty to cooperate could include, for example, responding to requests for information from the Commissioner. As an independent office holder, it will be for the Commissioner to determine how best to discharge her functions and exercise her powers.”</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk grouped question UIN 21124 question first answered 02/03/2020 15:39:10 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1180814

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	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 he plans to publish the results of his call for evidence on corporate liability reform for economic crime.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	21325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is considering the case for reforming the law on corporate criminal liability for economic crime and will publish a response to the Call for Evidence in due course.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 02/03/2020 15:28:21 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1180900

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Suicide: Gambling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to require coroners to record an opinion as to gambling addiction and other relevant factors in cases of death by suicide.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	21261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>Expecting coroners to assess the motivation for individual suicides in all cases would take the coroner’s role fundamentally beyond its legal parameters. The coroner’s role and, in particular, what they are required to ascertain and determine is a matter of both statute and case law and cannot be extended administratively. Any legislative change would have to be considered very carefully.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 04/03/2020 15:54:11 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1180905

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his oral Answer of 25 February 2020, Official Report, column 176, what the outcome was of his meeting of 26 February 2020 with the President of the Family Division.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	21358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The Lord Chancellor had a constructive discussion with the President of the Family Division about their shared desire to ensure that vulnerable parties are given the right support through the family court process.</p><p> </p><p>Our expert panel on harm in the family courts is actively considering these issues. The panel is finalising its report and will publish findings and recommendations for next steps this Spring.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 04/03/2020 15:52:42 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1181395

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Representation: Death
	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 February to Question 19769, whether the Legal Aid Means Test Review will examine whether the finances of non-married people sharing a property with an applicant of legal aid will remain relevant to means-tested application for inquests into state-related deaths.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	21897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Means Test Review was announced on 7 February 2019, as part of the Legal Support Action Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The review is already underway and is considering the full range of means-testing criteria including the applicable thresholds for legal aid entitlement and their interaction with wider criteria such as the treatment of partner and other household resources. This includes the evidence gathered as part of the Government’s Review of Legal Aid for Inquests published on 7 February 2019.</p><p> </p><p>This comprehensive review is due to conclude in late summer 2020, followed by a public consultation on potential policy changes.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 03/03/2020 16:03:14 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones