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800856

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Systems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government plans to take to ensure the effective operation of the UK legal system after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Giles Watling
uin	902760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government have made it a top priority to ensure that there is a smooth legal transition, both in our negotiations with the EU and as a matter for our domestic implementing legislation.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 05/12/2017 17:44:53 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

800420

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Shailesh Vara MP on 25 February 2015 (HC 224618), what proportion of the total work undertaken in magistrates' courts was presided over by (1) lay magistrates, and (2) district judges, on 1 April in each year from 2015 to 2017.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL3807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>For 1st April 2015 and 2017 the data are set out in the following table[1]:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Judiciary</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cases by number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cases in %</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 April 2015</p></td><td><p>Magistrates</p></td><td><p>10,150</p></td><td><p>89.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>District Judges</p></td><td><p>1143</p></td><td><p>10.10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 April 2016</p></td><td><p>Magistrates</p></td><td><p>6,832</p></td><td><p>89.10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>District Judges</p></td><td><p>833</p></td><td><p>10.90%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01 April 2017[2]</p></td><td><p>Magistrates</p></td><td><p>517</p></td><td><p>92.30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>District Judges</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>7.70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2017</p></td><td><p>Magistrates</p></td><td><p>5,687</p></td><td><p>91.80%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>District Judges</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>8.20%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>03 April 2017</p></td><td><p>Magistrates</p></td><td><p>7,130</p></td><td><p>88.70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>District Judges</p></td><td><p>911</p></td><td><p>11.30%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Magistrates and District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) bring different but equally valuable skills to our justice system and the magistrates’ courts. We continue to work with magistrates to ensure they have as full a role as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] ‘Cases’ provide a count of cases that have a hearing listed on the specified hearing date. It is possible for a single defendant to have more than one case listed at the same time. The data include Criminal, Civil, and Enforcement cases, but will exclude any work in the single family court. It is possible to have Magistrates sitting with District Judges in the same session; where this occurs the case will be counted under both.</p><p>[2] 1st April 2017 was a Saturday so the data has also been provided for 31st March 2017 (the working day before) and 3rd April 2017 (the working day afterwards).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] ‘Cases’ provide a count of cases that have a hearing listed on the specified hearing date. It is possible for a single defendant to have more than one case listed at the same time. The data include Criminal, Civil, and Enforcement cases, but will exclude any work in the single family court. It is possible to have Magistrates sitting with District Judges in the same session; where this occurs the case will be counted under both.</p><p>[1] 1st April 2017 was a Saturday so the data has also been provided for 31st March 2017 (the working day before) and 3rd April 2017 (the working day afterwards).</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 12/12/2017 16:58:55 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

800670

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to extend legal recognition to humanist marriages in order to enhance the diversity of choices for types of marriage ceremonies available to same-sex couples.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	117291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2018 answer text <p>Assessment of the potential merits of provision for non-religious belief marriages can be found in the consultation paper and response published by a previous Government in 2014 and available at justice.gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>Amending the existing law on marriage to make provision for legally valid humanist ceremonies would involve a range of issues for the Government to consider carefully. We have no plans to amend this legislation.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 117292 question first answered 16/01/2018 17:55:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

800713

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Drugs and Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what discussions his Department has had with the Department for Exiting the European Union on the establishment of mechanisms to resolve legal disputes on medicines and medical devices after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	117334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK has one of the strongest and most productive life sciences sectors in the world. This Government is committed to ensuring a positive outcome for the sector, that enhances competitiveness and builds on the success that we are rightly proud of, as we exit the European Union.</p><p><br> The UK will engage constructively to negotiate an approach to enforcement and dispute resolution for the future partnership which meets the key objectives of the UK and the EU, including for the life sciences sector. This will underpin the deep and special partnership we are seeking with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 12/12/2017 14:53:06 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

800749

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether electronic communications from hon. Members to Ministers for his Department are passed through any third parties before they reach their recipient.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	117370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>Electronic communications are passed across the internet via internet service providers and the routing of an email between an Hon Member and a Government department is dependent on which system and service an email is sent Ministers’ Private Offices and correspondence teams routinely handle and respond to emails on behalf of their Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 11/12/2017 17:10:09 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

800751

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the joint HM Inspectorate of Probation and the Care Quality Commission report entitled New Psychoactive Substances: the response by probation and substance misuse services in the community in England, published in November 2017, what assessment he has made of the level of specific training on new psychoactive substances provided to community probation staff in England.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	117372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>We are grateful to H M Inspectorate and the Care Quality Commission for their report. We are working with partner agencies across the criminal justice system, as well as the Department of Health, to address the problem of new psychoactive substances and ensure that probation staff have the information they need to help offenders tackle substance misuse problems. The National Probation Service and Community Rehabilitation Companies are drawing up action plans in response to the recommendations in the report that are addressed to them, including in relation to training.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 117373 question first answered 07/12/2017 16:27:20 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

800752

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the joint HM Inspectorate of Probation and the Care Quality Commission report entitled New Psychoactive Substances: the response by probation and substance misuse services in the community in England, published in November 2017, whether his Department has plans to produce guidance for probation services on working in the community with offenders who use new psychoactive substances.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	117373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>We are grateful to H M Inspectorate and the Care Quality Commission for their report. We are working with partner agencies across the criminal justice system, as well as the Department of Health, to address the problem of new psychoactive substances and ensure that probation staff have the information they need to help offenders tackle substance misuse problems. The National Probation Service and Community Rehabilitation Companies are drawing up action plans in response to the recommendations in the report that are addressed to them, including in relation to training.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 117372 question first answered 07/12/2017 16:27:20 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

800799

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department consulted the Amy Johnson Arts Trust before the decision was made on the permanent location of the replica of Amy Johnson's plane.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	117420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>HMP Hull will contact the Amy Johnson Arts Trust as part of the work that is underway to secure a permanent location for the full-scale replica of Amy Johnson’s Gipsy Moth.</p><p>A decision has not been reached on a permanent location since receiving notification the model had to move by February 2018.</p><p>HMP Hull continue to work with any interested parties to agree the most appropriate location for the model.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 07/12/2017 16:27:55 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

798615

registered interest
date	01/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Aircraft: Kingston upon Hull
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 November 2017 to Question 115630, on aircraft: Kingston upon Hull, to set out the dates on which (a) the City of Culture Organisation, (b) Network Rail, (c) Hull Museums, (d) the Museums Registrar (East Riding) and (e) Sewerby Hall were consulted; and if he will place in the Library all minutes and correspondence related to those discussions.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	117009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>HMP Hull have been in contact with the City of Culture organisation and several other organisations to secure a permanent location for the full-scale replica of Amy Johnson’s Gipsy Moth since receiving notification the model had to move by February 2018.</p><p>A formal contact log has not been maintained as this is not a requirement.</p><p>HMP Hull continue to work with any interested parties to agree the most appropriate location for the model.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 06/12/2017 16:59:00 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

798618

registered interest
date	01/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Aircraft: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) insurance costs and (b) other costs of permanently housing the replica of Amy Johnson's Gipsy Moth in (a) Hull and (b) the Yorkshire Air Museum.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	117012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>HMP Hull are working with Hull city of Culture organisation, St Stephen’s shopping centre and Yorkshire Air museum who have both indicated that they are able to provide a permanent location for the full-scale replica of Amy Johnson’s Gipsy Moth. Consideration will be given to the insurance and other costs before a decision is made.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 06/12/2017 16:58:36 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson