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 grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

164474

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release
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 carry out an equality impact assessment on the effect of the new scheme for recall adjudicators proposed in the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	215782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>There was consideration of equality impacts before the provisions went into the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill to create a system of recall adjudicators to review the detention of recalled determinate sentenced offenders. This found that the new system should not give rise to direct or indirect discrimination; and there is insufficient evidence to suggest that any particular group of offender will be put at a particular disadvantage.</p><p> </p><p>Implementation of the new system of recall adjudicators will be subject to ongoing equality considerations, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The system will uphold the principles of procedural fairness in introducing a streamlined process for reviewing the detention of recalled determinate sentence offenders.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 27/11/2014 17:49:11 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

164475

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Insolvency
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 economic effect on small businesses of reforms to funding of insolvency litigation implemented by the Legal Act, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	215769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>When it came to power this Government made a priority of controlling legal costs which had become unsustainably high. We made changes to the law on how ‘no win, no fee’ conditional fee agreements (CFAs) operate, following recommendations by Lord Justice Jackson. The CFA reforms in Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012 were delayed for insolvency cases until April 2015, to allow parties sufficient time to prepare for and adapt to the changes.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2011 the Government published an Impact Assessment in relation to the reforms set out in Part 2 of the LASPO Act. It explained that there may be a reduction in the number of cases brought where no win no fee CFAs are used, but overall the LASPO reforms should make costs more proportionate.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 27/11/2014 17:34:29 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

164476

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
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 24 November 2014 to Question 215057, if he will make an estimate of the Exchequer effect of the change in the number of serious crimes that will now be dealt with by way of the Criminal Justice System rather than the prison disciplinary system.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	215784
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>I refer to my reply of 24 November. The aim of the joint protocol between NOMS, the police and the CPS is to strengthen, rather than replace, existing policy and requirements on the reporting of crime committed in prison. It is not anticipated that a large number of additional crimes will be processed through the court as a result of the protocol. Rather, the protocol will be used to prioritise referrals of crime to the police to ensure that the Criminal Justice System can target those crimes causing most problems in prison, those committed by persistent or violent criminals or those who are part of organised crime groups.</p><p> </p><p>As stated previously, the potential costs arising from the increased number of serious crimes that will now be dealt with by way of the Criminal Justice System rather than the prison disciplinary system will depend on a number of factors and it is the expectation that any additional costs will be covered through prioritising within existing Police and Departmental budgets for handling crime.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 215785 question first answered 27/11/2014 17:34:13 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

164477

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crimes of Violence
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 24 November 2014 to Question 215057, whether his Department made an estimate of the cost to the Exchequer of the proposals in the press release entitled, Crackdown on violence in prisons before making that press release.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	215785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer to my reply of 24 November. The aim of the joint protocol between NOMS, the police and the CPS is to strengthen, rather than replace, existing policy and requirements on the reporting of crime committed in prison. It is not anticipated that a large number of additional crimes will be processed through the court as a result of the protocol. Rather, the protocol will be used to prioritise referrals of crime to the police to ensure that the Criminal Justice System can target those crimes causing most problems in prison, those committed by persistent or violent criminals or those who are part of organised crime groups.</p><p> </p><p>As stated previously, the potential costs arising from the increased number of serious crimes that will now be dealt with by way of the Criminal Justice System rather than the prison disciplinary system will depend on a number of factors and it is the expectation that any additional costs will be covered through prioritising within existing Police and Departmental budgets for handling crime.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous grouped question UIN 215784 question first answered 27/11/2014 17:34:14 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

166046

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of whether the level of tribunal fees acts as a disincentive to women bringing a sex discrimination claim.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	906308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Fees were introduced in Employment Tribunals on 29 July 2013 to reduce the burden on the taxpayer and to encourage parties to use alternative methods for resolving disputes. It is not the Government’s intention to deter anyone from bringing a valid claim to the tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to carry out a comprehensive review of the introduction of Employment Tribunal fees. An announcement on the scope and timing of the review will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 27/11/2014 09:57:36 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson