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759557

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date	12/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Newcastle upon Tyne
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether magistrates court proceedings will be heard in Newcastle following the proposed relocation of family proceedings to the Civic Centre; and if not heard in Newcastle, where.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL1527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2017 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service intends that magistrates’ court hearings will continue to be heard in Newcastle following the proposed relocation of civil and family work to the Civic Centre.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/09/2017 12:41:34 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

759558

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the results of their review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 in relation to (1) the number of unrepresented litigants compared to the situation prior to the coming into force of the Act, and (2) the outcomes in cases where litigants are unrepresented in cases relating to housing and family law and the criminal courts; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Beecham
uin	HL1528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2017 answer text <p>The Lord Chancellor is currently considering the planned post-implementation review of recent legal aid reforms and will make an announcement in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/09/2017 12:45:04 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	4181 label Biography information for Lord Beecham

759797

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: North Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons there is an average waiting time of 34 weeks for a personal independence appeal date in North Wales; and what the longest time is for which a person has had to wait for such a date.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	10183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The average waiting time for a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal date in North Wales is not 34 weeks. That is the average clearance time for such appeals in the latest period for which data are available (April to June 2017).</p><p> </p><p>The average clearance time is the time taken from appeal receipt to final outcome and may include cases which have more than one hearing. PIP appeals are complex and could be adjourned for further evidence, or case management. Appeals may also have been heard by the First-tier Tribunal (F-tT), appealed to the Upper Tribunal, and subsequently re-heard by the F-tT, time which would then be included in average waiting times for the F-tT. Data are not collected on the time that an appeal takes to get to first hearing. As such it is not possible to identify which case took the longest to get there.</p><p> </p><p>Over 350 judicial officer holders are being recruited to provide long term capacity in the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal including Wales.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 10184 question first answered 20/09/2017 15:21:08 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

759800

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Injuries Compensation: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many victims of sexual abuse have been refused compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority since 1996 because they (a) had a criminal conviction related to the coercion aspect of the grooming process and (b) lived in the same household as their abuser and the abuse was committed prior to 1979.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	10039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) does not hold information about how many victims of sexual abuse have been refused compensation since 1996 because they had a criminal conviction related to the coercion aspect of the grooming process.</p><p>It has only been mandatory for applicants to provide an indication of the type of incident for which they are claiming compensation since 1 January 2015. Since that date, 180 applications from victims of sexual abuse have been refused compensation by CICA as a result of the non-discretionary Scheme rule that excludes compensation in circumstances where the criminal injury was sustained before 1 October 1979 and, at the time of the incident, the applicant and assailant were living together as members of the same family.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 20/09/2017 15:25:34 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

759404

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Behavioural Insights Team
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what services his Department has received from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has received services from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014. This has enabled the department to add to its evidence base to support priority government areas.</p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive<br>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 19/09/2017 14:14:53 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

759406

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Witnesses: Video Recordings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he expects to complete the roll-out of the Section 28 pilots in Kingston upon Thames, Liverpool and Leeds Crown courts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	9902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Section.28 is one of the Special Measures introduced under the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. It was commenced for vulnerable witnesses under 16 year olds and those lacking mental or physical capacity in Kingston upon Thames, Liverpool and Leeds Crown Court Centres in December 2013. This was extended to under 18 year olds in January 2017, and will be rolled out nationally for all vulnerable witnesses in a phased approach from this autumn. We are also testing s.28 for certain eligible intimidated victims of sexual offences and modern slavery in Kingston upon Thames, Liverpool and Leeds Crown Court Centres this autumn.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 19/09/2017 14:15:09 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

759407

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Chichester
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps he has taken to secure appropriate alternative court provision in Chichester after the closure of Chichester Magistrates Court and Combined Court.
tabling member constituency	Chichester
tabling member printed	Gillian Keegan
uin	9941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) Officials are assessing options for the provision of suitable alternative court provision for Chichester and a decision on the options will be made in due course. Chichester Combined Court remains open and will not close until this provision is in place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 14/09/2017 15:29:07 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan

759410

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is the Government's position that no child can consent to their own abuse.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	9796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The abuse and neglect of children is abhorrent. There is a range of criminal offences and robust sanctions that deal with this cruel and serious offending. A child’s alleged consent to any abusive activity should not be a defence against any criminal offence.</p><p>A child’s consent to sexual activity is not recognised under criminal law if the child is under the age of 16.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 19/09/2017 17:14:35 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

759414

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	NHS: Negligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for exceptional case funding have been (a) lodged and (b) granted for clinical negligence claims involving the death of a child of where the claimant is the child in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	9860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>From the inception of the Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) scheme in April 2013, there have been no applications for ECF either lodged or granted for clinical negligence claims within this description.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 10/10/2017 15:12:58 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

759416

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the Legal Aid Agency has had to intervene to ensure that legal aid services were provided since 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	9861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) contracts with not for profit organisations and law firms to ensure the delivery of legal aid services in both criminal and civil proceedings. The LAA regularly reviews capacity in the legal aid market and takes action to ensure continued provision where gaps are identified. Applications made to the LAA to obtain such representation are in most matters dependent upon the means of the applicant and the circumstances of their case. Legal aid providers operate subject to both the terms of their contracts with the LAA and regulation by their applicable professional bodies.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 10/10/2017 15:22:11 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero