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1581514

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Electric Scooters: Road Traffic Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many rental e-scooter riders have been convicted of causing an obstruction under regulation 103 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 since 2020.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	134016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>This information can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 01/02/2023 15:21:51 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1581521

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the total cost of litigation damages paid to prisoners in England and Wales in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	134021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>The requested information prior to 2016-2017 cannot be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost. The total cost of litigation damages paid to prisoners in England and Wales in each completed financial year from 2016-17 is provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Litigation Damages Paid on Prisoner Claims</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£2,640,290</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£4,519,519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£4,586,001</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£7,621,648</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£6,074,143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£5,258,338</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We successfully defend two-thirds of compensation cases brought by prisoners and always make sure debts to victims and the courts are paid before any payment is made to the offender.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 01/02/2023 16:21:21 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1581111

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reasonable Adjustments: Autism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people diagnosed with autism requested but were not granted reasonable adjustments as defined within the Equal Treatment Bench Book in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Tatton
tabling member printed	Esther McVey
uin	133591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) considers each reasonable adjustment request it receives on an individual needs basis. HMCTS does not require that people going through the court or tribunal system tell them if they are diagnosed with autism. It is for the requestor to decide whether they tell HMCTS about a diagnosis of autism. If the requestor tells HMCTS they have autism, the agency does not necessarily document that a diagnosis of autism has been given when recording details of requests for reasonable adjustments. The information requested is not, therefore recorded centrally.</p><p>HMCTS will refer any requests from users with disabilities for reasonable adjustments in the hearing to the judge to consider in their independent judicial capacity. The judge will consider such requests in accordance with the Equal Treatment Bench Book.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 02/02/2023 09:36:27 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1581224

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of terminated commercial contracts within the HMP Prison and Probation Service in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	133623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 31/01/2023 17:29:01 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1581232

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal claims were disposed of between 1 January and 31 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	133628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The number of Employment Tribunal disposals is published and can be found on the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">Tribunals statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 02/02/2023 09:37:37 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1581234

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Agency: Solicitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many solicitors were on the Legal Aid Agency’s January 2023 criminal duty rota who had not been present on the Legal Aid Agency’s criminal duty rotas in the previous 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	133705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>Of the 4023 members included in the Legal Aid Agency’s (LAA) <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/duty-solicitors-rotas-information-and-guidance#duty-solicitor-rotas-3-january-2023-to-31-march-2023" target="_blank">Duty Solicitor Rota</a> commencing on 3 January 2023, there were approximately 86 members who had not been present on rotas which had commenced in the previous 12 months. This figure is based on a comparison of published member lists, which are compiled using data captured in duty solicitor application forms.</p><p>The LAA frequently reviews market capacity to make sure there is adequate provision of legal aid, in all categories of law, throughout England and Wales. The LAA moves quickly, where issues arise, to secure additional provision and to ensure demand for legal aid services is met across the country.</p><p>The LAA is satisfied that there continues to be sufficient duty solicitor coverage across all duty schemes. Provision under the duty scheme is demand led and so there may be variations in numbers across each local rota or other fluctuations in numbers depending on prevailing market conditions, and other factors such as the internal management and updating of contract schedules.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 31/01/2023 12:35:13 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1581336

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the potential merits of lowering the pension age of prison officers to 60.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	133638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>We highly value our hardworking prison staff and offer access to medical professionals and an employee assistance programme to ensure continued physical and mental wellbeing. I am committed to listening to and working with officers, staff and trade unions on a range of issues, and I continue to meet with the Prison Officer’s Association and other unions to discuss a range of issues. At this time no discussions have taken place with honourable colleagues from Treasury or Cabinet Office on prison officer pension age.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 31/01/2023 17:29:24 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1581397

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Documents
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the fees set down in (1) the Commissioner for Oaths (Authorised Persons) Fees Order 1993, and (2) the Removal, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles (Prescribed Sums and Charges) Regulations 2008.
tabling member printed	Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee
uin	HL5129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <ol start="1"><li><p>We do not currently have any plans to review the fees set down in the Commissioners for Oaths (Authorised Persons) Fees Order 1993.</p></li></ol><ol start="2"><li><p>On 10 January 2023, the Government published the response to its Review of the Statutory Charges which the police can levy when they have exercised their vehicle recovery powers. We will be introducing an increase of 28% to ensure that the vehicle recovery industry can continue to operate sustainably. This consultation did not cover the way in which the police use their power to order vehicle removal, or the operation of recovery schemes and contracts. These are operational matters for the police and National Highways.</p></li></ol> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 02/02/2023 12:33:16 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4969 label Biography information for Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee

1581437

registered interest
date	26/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which retained EU laws the Ministry of Justice is planning to reform or revoke in the event of a passage into law of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Weir of Ballyholme
uin	HL5169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>We are currently reviewing each piece of retained EU law for which the Ministry of Justice is responsible to decide whether it should remain on the statute book, and if so whether it should in due course be amended using powers in the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, or whether it should be left to sunset.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 02/02/2023 11:55:11 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4970 label Biography information for Lord Weir of Ballyholme

1580590

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has (a) provided recent guidance to and (b) had recent discussions with the judiciary on the issuing of warrants for the forcible installation of prepayment meters.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	132406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Lord Chancellor and Ministers regularly discuss a broad range of justice matters with the senior judiciary.</p><p>As the Business Secretary announced on 23 January 2023, the Government is working to deliver a five-point plan to protect customers who are struggling with the cost of energy. As part of this plan, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Ministry of Justice will work with Ofgem, to ensure that the process by which suppliers bring cases to court to seek entry to install prepayment meters is fair, transparent and supports vulnerable customers.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 02/02/2023 09:27:49 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden