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1173222

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Coroners: Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals for non means tested legal aid funding for families in relation to state-related deaths.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	7671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s Review of Legal Aid for Inquests was published on 7 February 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Legal aid for representation at inquests is not generally available, because the inquest process is an inquisitorial, fact finding process. Having considered the impact on bereaved families of additional representatives, and the impact of a possible expansion on the wider legal aid scheme, we decided not to introduce non-means tested legal aid for inquests.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government realises 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 (LAA) who make their decisions independently from political and Government influence. The Legal Support Action Plan published 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.</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. This Review is assessing the effectiveness with which the means test protects access to justice, particularly for those who are vulnerable, and is currently scheduled for publication in Summer 2020.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 03/02/2020 16:10:25 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1175688

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital: Coroners
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of coroner's inquests into baby deaths at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital in Margate.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	11677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2020 answer text <p>Coroner services are funded by Local Authorities and the Ministry of Justice does not hold the information requested. Inquests into deaths at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital fall within the jurisdiction of the North East Kent Coroner Area where Kent County Council is the lead authority.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/02/2020 16:08:23 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1169598

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Romford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) applied for and (b) were granted civil legal aid in Romford constituency in (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iii) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) provides services on the basis of procurement areas not by constituencies, and we capture data on this basis. The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. It may be useful to know that the LAA produces statistics that are updated quarterly and published on gov.uk at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2019</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 14/01/2020 16:58:03 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1169599

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Romford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people (a) applied for and (b) were granted civil legal aid in family law cases in Romford constituency (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iii) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	1304
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) provides services on the basis of procurement areas not by constituencies, and we capture data on this basis. Attempting to prepare data by constituency area would be disproportionately costly. Therefore, we cannot provide the data to answer this PQ.</p><p> </p><p>It may be useful to know that the LAA produces statistics that are updated quarterly and published on gov.uk at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2019</a></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 20/01/2020 17:36:45 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1156218

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Opinion: Parents and Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans his Department has for the future funding of independent legal advice for (a) parents and (b) kinship carers involved in the child welfare and family justice system after April 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Redcar
	tabling member printed	Anna Turley
	uin	5045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>In the Legal Support Action plan published in February 2019 the Government committed to increase the scope for legal aid in family law cases to cover all Special Guardianship Orders in private family law cases; and removing the means test for those with parental responsibility to oppose placement or adoption orders in family law proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>To support those with family law problems who are not in scope for Legal Aid the government is doubling the funding for the Litigants in Person Support Strategy to £3m for the next two years, to ensure those representing themselves in court understand the process and are better supported through it.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 29/10/2019 17:41:59 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4449 label Biography information for Anna Turley

1173818

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests for legal assistance were made by asylum applicants during the first instance procedure in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	9116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Information on the total number requests for this type of legal assistance is not held. Such assistance when provided by legal aid is funded under the ‘Legal Help’ scheme, where the decision on whether or not to grant funding is taken by the legal aid provider, and hence refusals are not reported to the Legal Aid Agency.</p><p> </p><p>The data on the number of grants of this type of legal aid in 2019 is not available, as this is not broken down to the level of detail required until a claim for payment is submitted.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 9117 9118 question first answered 03/02/2020 16:13:18 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1173819

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests were made for legal assistance by asylum applicants during the first instance procedure by (a) regular, (b) accelerated, (c) border and (d) Dublin procedures in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	9117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Information on the total number requests for this type of legal assistance is not held. Such assistance when provided by legal aid is funded under the ‘Legal Help’ scheme, where the decision on whether or not to grant funding is taken by the legal aid provider, and hence refusals are not reported to the Legal Aid Agency.</p><p> </p><p>The data on the number of grants of this type of legal aid in 2019 is not available, as this is not broken down to the level of detail required until a claim for payment is submitted.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 9116 9118 question first answered 03/02/2020 16:13:18 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1173820

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests for legal assistance by asylum applicants during the first instance procedure were granted in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	9118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Information on the total number requests for this type of legal assistance is not held. Such assistance when provided by legal aid is funded under the ‘Legal Help’ scheme, where the decision on whether or not to grant funding is taken by the legal aid provider, and hence refusals are not reported to the Legal Aid Agency.</p><p> </p><p>The data on the number of grants of this type of legal aid in 2019 is not available, as this is not broken down to the level of detail required until a claim for payment is submitted.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 9116 9117 question first answered 03/02/2020 16:13:18 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1150843

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Representation: Coroners
	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 ensure greater equality between the amount spent on legal representation by (a) families who are publicly funded and (b) mental health trusts at inquests following the death of a relative in a mental health unit.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	2731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>Legal aid is available for advice and assistance for all inquests, subject to a means and merits test. Inquests follow an inquisitorial process and legal aid support for representation is not typically applicable. Exceptional Case Funding may be available where certain inquests require legal representation. The Government wants to ensure that the bereaved are placed at the heart of the inquisitorial process and is taking forward a number of measures announced in the recent Review of Legal Aid for Inquests to make the inquest process more sympathetic to the needs of bereaved families; the Government also has work underway looking at the prevention of deaths of people who are in the care of the state.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 24/10/2019 15:22:26 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1170414

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Disasters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to establish an independent public advocate.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	2529
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting bereaved families after public disasters and during public inquests.</p><p>We have consulted on proposals to establish an independent public advocate and will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 16/01/2020 13:54:55 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson