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1137667

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Canterbury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to improve provision of legal aid for housing cases in Canterbury.
	tabling member constituency	Canterbury
	tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
	uin	911819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>After the latest LAA civil tender the number of offices providing legal aid services has increased by 7% in housing and debt. The LAA reviews the access to services on a regular basis and takes any necessary action to maintain access to those services.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of the 2018 civil contract procurement activity access to providers offering Housing advice in Kent, and specifically the Kent Coast procurement area in which Canterbury falls, has increased.</p><p> </p><p>Following an extensive and open programme of engagement, we recently published our review of LASPO. We announced that we are launching a series of pilots offering early legal advice for an area of social welfare such as housing. These pilots will help us determine the most effective solutions going forward.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/07/2019 16:19:57 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1129419

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Civil Proceedings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to improve access to the judicial system for litigants bringing civil money claims.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	911119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>This Government is investing over £1bn to modernise our courts and tribunals, including investment to improve the civil justice system.</p><p> </p><p>The Online Civil Money Claims pilot, is a new service which went live in March 2018, and allows people to resolve money disputes online, for claims of up to £10,000. The digital service allows the public to simply and swiftly make their claim and the system is designed to be clear and easy to use. To date, the overall user satisfaction rate is 87% with over 68,000 claims made.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 04/06/2019 16:25:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1137663

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probate: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the probate system.
	tabling member constituency	Totnes
	tabling member printed	Dr Sarah Wollaston
	uin	911811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>Waiting times in the probate service have recently increased. However, following urgent action by the courts service, they are now starting to improve.</p><p> </p><p>The temporary delays were the result of more work coming into the system and the impact of the initial move to a new IT system for managing probate work.</p><p> </p><p>Now that move is complete, and the unusually high workload has been dealt with, we expect waiting times to continue to improve – and be back to normal levels in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 09/07/2019 16:19:12 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4073 label Biography information for Dr Sarah Wollaston

1131315

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Drugs: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Justice, how many people have been convicted of trying to smuggle drugs into the UK in each of the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	263125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has published information regarding convictions for unlawful importation of drugs offences in England and Wales which be found at the following link –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/802314/outcomes-by-offence-tool-2018.xlsx</a></p><p> </p><p>In the ‘Offence’ field, filter by -</p><p> </p><p>‘92A.01 Unlawful importation - Class A’</p><p>‘92A.02 Unlawful importation - Class B’</p><p>‘92A.03 Unlawful importation - Class C’</p><p>‘92A.04 Unlawful importation - unknown class’</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>to obtain these figures. The total number of defendants convicted for the unlawful importation of drugs across the 2008-2018 decade will appear in row 25 of the pivot table.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 18/06/2019 12:24:33 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1131081

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Courts: Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Ministry of Justice press release of 21 May 2019 entitled Spotlight on child protection in family courts (a) if he will list the panel of experts assembled and (b) whether any survivors or victims of domestic abuse will sit on the panel.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	262456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>On 21 May 2019 we announced a public call for evidence led by a panel of experts to gather evidence on how the family courts protect children and parents in cases of domestic abuse and other serious offences.</p><p> </p><p>The inaugural panel meeting is due to take place Friday 14 June 2019, after which we will publicly announce the panel members and agreed objectives for the call for evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The panel members represent key parties to the issue and will provide expertise from across the Family Justice System. Included are representatives from the Judiciary, academia, social care, policy officials and third sector organisations which represent and advocate for victims of domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p>It is vital that this call for evidence can contribute to real improvements to the Family Justice System to protect victims and their families. For this reason, the experiences of victims will be central to the evidence gathered by the panel.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 13/06/2019 08:16:16 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1129393

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Courts: Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release of 21 May 2019, Spotlight on child protection in family courts: A panel of experts will review how the family courts protect children and parents in cases of domestic abuse and other serious offences, whether that panel of experts plan to include a review of the status of parental alienation as child abuse in that review.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	uin	259186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The expert panel announced on 21 May has a specific remit, first, to gather evidence on how the family courts are responding to alleged or admitted domestic abuse, including the operation of Practice Direction 12J, and the operation of this Practice Direction with the risk of harm exception to the presumption of parental involvement. Second, the panel will consider the adequacy of protections in relation to a range of other serious offences. Third, the panel will consider the handling of repeat applications in the family courts, which may be used to re-victimise or control children and victim parents, including the operation of section 91(14) of the Children Act 1989.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the family justice system can robustly address instances of parental alienation. Where Cafcass practitioners prepare a report into the child’s welfare, they are aware of the potential for children to be influenced or alienated by parental views. The Child Impact Assessment Framework launched last year provides further support for Cafcass practitioners in relation to alienating behaviour by a parent.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 06/06/2019 16:02:55 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

1126077

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference paragraph 7.20 of HM Courts & Tribunals Service response to the consultation paper entitled Fit for the future: transforming the Court and Tribunal Estate, what steps he is taking to determine appropriate capacity utilisation of the HM Courts & Tribunals estate; and what the date is for the completion of that analysis.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	253542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service is currently investigating how to appropriately evaluate optimum utilisation rates for courts and tribunals, looking at past data on utilisation and performance. We anticipate that this analytical work will be completed prior to the publication of any further proposals regarding the court or tribunal estate.</p><p> </p><p>Maintaining effective access to justice will be the top priority when making decisions about the future of courts and tribunals buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The closure of any court is not taken lightly and, where a service is moved outside the local area, will only follow a full public consultation. To date, courts that have closed have been dilapidated, too close to another or underused. All money raised from the sale of buildings since 2016 has been reinvested back into the justice system.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 21/05/2019 15:42:20 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1139927

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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, whether the review of the definition of positions of trust in the Sexual Offences Act 2003 will conclude in the summer.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	278517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 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><p> </p><p>I shall consider the findings of that review carefully.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 278518 question first answered 22/07/2019 16:47:53 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1136279

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Representation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Litigant in Person portal will include the ability for the litigant to present all losses in relation to an accident.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	David Hanson
	uin	272147
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with a broad group of expert stakeholders to develop a new accessible IT Service. This will support and enable both represented and unrepresented claimants to progress Road Traffic Accident related personal injury claims under the new small claims track limit of £5,000. The new service will enable claimants who can demonstrate a loss, to claim for special damages and vehicle related damages they have paid for themselves, as long as the total value of the claim does not exceed the upper limit of the small claims track.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/07/2019 16:14:15 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

1136274

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Personal Injury: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Litigant in Person portal will be expanded to include minor personal injury claims by April 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Delyn
	tabling member printed	David Hanson
	uin	272142
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with a broad group of expert stakeholders to develop the new accessible IT Service. This will support and enable both represented and unrepresented claimants to progress all Road Traffic Accident related personal injury claims where the value of the personal injury claims is under the new small claims track limit of £5,000.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/07/2019 16:07:23 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson