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1126889

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
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: Consultants
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 25 March 2019 to Question 231973 on HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Consultants, for what reason the figure for the total spend by the HM Courts and Tribunals Service on consultancy in 2016-17 provided in that Answer differs from the total figure for that expenditure published on page 47 of the HM Courts & Tribunals Service Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	254791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The previous parliamentary question 231973 asked for total spend on consultancy in 2016-17, so the figures provided were extracted from the Bravo contract system which reports all spend that has been invoiced during the reporting period.</p><p> </p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17 are prepared on an accruals basis - this is when the cost is recognised within the relevant period in which the department derives the benefit of the services acquired or consume the goods purchased, regardless of when invoices are received or payment was made – and is the reason why the Answer to Question 231973 differs.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Report &amp; Accounts are prepared in accordance with accounting standards and are subject to audit.</p><p> </p><p>By making use of consultants, the department can save on salary, national insurance and pension costs associated with permanently employing individuals whose skills may not be needed after a set period.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 20/05/2019 16:09:42 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1126088

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	Courts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases were rescheduled in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Greater London due to insufficient court space in the months of (i) February, (ii) March and (iii) April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	253550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>Published data for criminal cases show the number of trials which were vacated or ineffective (and therefore do not go ahead) in the criminal courts and for ineffective trials, the reasons why the trial was ineffective. One of these is ‘court administrative issues including a lack of court time and court accommodation failures’, – however it is not possible to identify instances where this is specifically due to reasons of ‘insufficient court space’.</p><p> </p><p>Available data on vacated and ineffective trials is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2018</a></p><p> </p><p>These statistics are currently published up to December 2018. Data for January – March 2019 are due to be published on 27 June 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Information relating to rescheduled cases and the reasons for them in the civil and family courts are not held by the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/05/2019 11:19:54 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1125294

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Transform Justice blog entitled The secret room – who is listening to what in digital courts?, published on 11 April 2019, if he will make an assessment of the accuracy of reports in that blog that a secret video control room was placed in a court in Medway; and what information his Department hold on whether that is widespread practice in other courts.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	251946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>There is no secret video control room at Medway Magistrates’ Court.</p><p>There is a control room, not accessible to the public, where the coordination of participants and the connection and disconnection of video hearings to the courtroom takes place. This function is carried out by a HMCTS video court administrator. There are no other courts operating a control room across the criminal court estate.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 17/05/2019 12:13:37 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1125365

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Treatment Of, and Outcomes For, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review
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 28 March 2019 to Question 235745 on Treatment of, and Outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Individuals in the Criminal Justice System Independent Review, when the review of the Supreme Court's recommendations will be completed; and what steps will be taken to ensure that his Department complies with the Court's ruling.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	251975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>We are awaiting the Order from the Supreme Court setting out the instructions it has made in respect of the judgment. Once we have received this, we will come forward with proposals for reform in response to the judgment.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 17/05/2019 11:40:17 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1125411

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Aiding and Abetting: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ethnicity is of adults who are (a) charged and (b) convicted of joint enterprise in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	251981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>Joint enterprise is a common law doctrine that applies to any offence where more than one person is being charged and convicted of the same crime. The Ministry of Justice only collects information on the ethnicity of 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 also relied on the law of joint enterprise. Such information may be held on court records, but could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 251982 question first answered 17/05/2019 12:12:19 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1125412

registered interest
date	08/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Aiding and Abetting: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the ethnicity is of defendants under the age of 18 who have been (a) charged and (b) convicted of joint enterprise in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	251982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2019 answer text <p>Joint enterprise is a common law doctrine that applies to any offence where more than one person is being charged and convicted of the same crime. The Ministry of Justice only collects information on the ethnicity of 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 also relied on the law of joint enterprise. Such information may be held on court records, but could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard grouped question UIN 251981 question first answered 17/05/2019 12:12:19 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1124148

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Telephone Services
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 29 March 2019 to Question 235313 on Courts: Telephone Services, if he will publish a list of (a) every helpline operated by his Department and (b) the prefix of each such helpline.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	249921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>During 2014 extensive work was undertaken to transfer MoJ’s higher rate customer service lines into local rate numbers. Since that time the responsibility for these lines has been devolved to the ALBs and MOJ does not hold all this information centrally. Below include helplines operated by MoJ and its Executive Agencies including average call times where available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ministry of Justice</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prefix</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ave Call Time (Mar 19)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Public Enquiry Line</p></td><td><p>0203</p></td><td><p>00:02:19<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>HMCTS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prefix</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ave Call Time (Apr 2019)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Divorce</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:16:36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Employment and Tax Tribunals</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:05:42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Family and Civil</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:24:50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Immigration and Asylum</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:12:09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- London Magistrates</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:10:06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Money Claims</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:09:05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Probate</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:05:29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Single Justice System</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:11:17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Social Security Child Support</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:15:19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Video Hearings</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:04:22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>HMPPS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prefix</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ave Call Time (Mar 19)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Public Enquiry Line</p></td><td><p>01633</p></td><td><p>00:01:59<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prefix</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ave Call Time (2018/19)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Customer Service Centre</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:12:29</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Office of the Public Guardian</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prefix</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ave Call Time</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Call Centre Helpline</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Legal Aid Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prefix</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ave Call Time</strong> <strong>(Apr 2019)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Crime Contact Centre</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:07:47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Civil Contact Centre</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:08:02</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Civil Legal Advice</p></td><td><p>0345 / 0845<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>00:11:52</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> These do not include waiting times as this information is not held.</p><p><sup>2</sup> There is a recorded message on the 0845-number explaining the 0345 option for callers.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 249922 question first answered 09/05/2019 16:33:25 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 117003 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1124149

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the average time spent by callers on each of helplines run by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	249922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>During 2014 extensive work was undertaken to transfer MoJ’s higher rate customer service lines into local rate numbers. Since that time the responsibility for these lines has been devolved to the ALBs and MOJ does not hold all this information centrally. Below include helplines operated by MoJ and its Executive Agencies including average call times where available.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ministry of Justice</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prefix</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ave Call Time (Mar 19)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Public Enquiry Line</p></td><td><p>0203</p></td><td><p>00:02:19<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>HMCTS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prefix</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ave Call Time (Apr 2019)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Divorce</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:16:36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Employment and Tax Tribunals</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:05:42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Family and Civil</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:24:50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Immigration and Asylum</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:12:09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- London Magistrates</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:10:06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Money Claims</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:09:05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Probate</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:05:29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Single Justice System</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:11:17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Social Security Child Support</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:15:19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Video Hearings</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:04:22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>HMPPS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prefix</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ave Call Time (Mar 19)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Public Enquiry Line</p></td><td><p>01633</p></td><td><p>00:01:59<sup>1</sup></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prefix</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ave Call Time (2018/19)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Customer Service Centre</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:12:29</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Office of the Public Guardian</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prefix</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ave Call Time</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Call Centre Helpline</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>Not available</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Legal Aid Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Prefix</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Ave Call Time</strong> <strong>(Apr 2019)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Crime Contact Centre</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:07:47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Civil Contact Centre</p></td><td><p>0300</p></td><td><p>00:08:02</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>- Civil Legal Advice</p></td><td><p>0345 / 0845<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>00:11:52</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> These do not include waiting times as this information is not held.</p><p><sup>2</sup> There is a recorded message on the 0845-number explaining the 0345 option for callers.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 249921 question first answered 09/05/2019 16:33:25 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1124150

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Telephone Services
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 29 March 2019 to Question 235313 on Courts: Telephone Services, which helplines were included in that figure for the number of calls received in February 2019; and how many calls were directed to each helpline.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	249923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2019 answer text <p>The helplines included were Social Security and Child Support, Divorce, Probate and Single Justice Service. Calls answered on each line in February 2019 are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Social Security and Child Support</p></td><td><p>33,411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Divorce</p></td><td><p>14,454</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Probate</p></td><td><p>1,538</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Single Justice Service</p></td><td><p>3,848</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/05/2019 15:27:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1124259

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service spent on third-party suppliers in each financial year between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	249994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>HMCTS has published the value of ‘purchases of goods and services’ annually in its Annual Report and Accounts since it was formed on 1 April 2011.</p><p> </p><p>We are therefore only able to provide comparable data for HMCTS since its formation (along with the restated comparative figures from 2010-11). HMCTS’ purchases of goods and services are shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><p>2011-12</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-service-and-tribunals-service-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-to-2012" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-service-and-tribunals-service-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-to-2012</a></p><p>2012-13</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013</a></p><p>2013-14</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-2014</a></p><p>2014-15</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-and-tribunals-service-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015</a></p><p>2015-16</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-tribunals-service-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-courts-tribunals-service-annual-report-and-accounts-2015-to-2016</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 09/05/2019 17:08:44 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi