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1697549

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Royal Commissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress his Department has made on establishing a Royal Commission on the criminal justice process.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	19696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2024 answer text <p>Although we recognise the opportunity that a Royal Commission could present to look at structural questions in the criminal justice system, we think it is right that, following the pandemic and the Criminal Bar Association’s disruptive action, we focus on delivering priority measures to speed up justice for victims and improve the justice system over the coming months.</p><p>We continue to keep issues in the wider criminal justice system under review.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 25/03/2024 17:17:57 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1656775

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rented Housing: Rents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have successfully challenged a rent increase at the Tribunal in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	196502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice publishes statistics on receipts and disposals in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber). The published statistics are available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2023</a>.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 06/09/2023 16:59:24 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1627304

registered interest
date	12/05/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Powers of Entry: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department will begin to record information on the reasons for the granting of warrants to allow energy firms to force entry into people's homes.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	184838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>HMCTS has kept a central register of all applications for warrants of entry since 2018. The data sets out how many applications are successful or refused. However, the figures represent all warrants of entry under the Gas and Electricity Acts, so for example, warrants for the purpose of installing a prepayment meter cannot be isolated from the data. HMCTS is reviewing what further improvements we can make to the information we hold and may collect in the future.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 17/05/2023 15:13:40 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1599306

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
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, with reference to the Minister for Energy and Climate's response to the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex during the Urgent Question on Prepayment Meters: Ofgem Decision on 6 February 2023, Official Report, column 672, whether he plans to publish his Department's findings on the root cause of the decision-making on the process for obtaining warrants to forcibly install prepayment meters.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	153953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>All warrants for forced entry to install pre-payment meters are made by members of the judiciary under the Rights of Entry (Gas and Electricity Boards) Act 1954 in accordance with rights of entry granted by the Gas Act 1986 and the Electricity Act 1989.</p><p>Statutory responsibility for issuing guidance to the judiciary is held by the Lord Chief Justice, the Senior President of Tribunals, and the Chief Coroner.</p><p>As the judiciary are independent, it is not appropriate to comment on judicial matters.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 06/03/2023 16:07:52 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1585273

registered interest
date	08/02/2023
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 he has had recent discussions with the senior presiding judge of England and Wales on whether his recent guidance to magistrates on the suspension of the granting of warrants for forced entry to install prepayment meters included the cancellation of warrants previously approved but yet to be actioned.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	142815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>It is standard practice not to comment on discussions between Ministers and the judiciary. The Senior Presiding Judge has made the position clear, and it is not the role of Ministers to comment on judicial decisions. The scope of judicial decisions and advice is a matter for the judiciary, who act independently from government.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 20/02/2023 09:04:55 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1583737

registered interest
date	03/02/2023
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, if he will publish his Department's guidance on Ministers' use of personal (a) devices, (b) emails or (c) communication apps for official business.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	139345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government takes matters of security very seriously. A security briefing pack is provided by the MoJ Security and Information Group to all MoJ Ministers when they are appointed, as per Cabinet Office guidance. This pack covers personal, cyber, technical and information security.</p><p> </p><p>In line with Cabinet Office guidance, the Government does not comment on individual Ministers’ security arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 14/02/2023 09:52:00 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1581866

registered interest
date	30/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to curtail the use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Protection by Ministers .
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	135427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government has announced its intention to legislate against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation when parliamentary time allows. The means of doing so must be balanced, with scope wide enough to protect free speech and encompass the various areas of laws and tactics used, but not so expansive that it risks hindering access to justice by preventing meritorious claims from proceeding and individuals legitimately defending their reputation.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 02/02/2023 17:30:03 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1563458

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Powers of Entry: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will take steps to create a central record of the reasons for which court warrants allowing energy suppliers to force entry into people's homes are granted.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	114787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>Under the applicable statutory framework, in order to grant a warrant to enforce a right of entry, a justice must be satisfied that:</p><ul><li>There is a right of entry;</li><li>Admission is reasonably required; and</li><li>The requirements of the Gas Act or Electricity Act have been complied with (this relates principally to the giving of notice).</li></ul><p>While the department has no plans to introduce a central record of the reasons for granting warrants, because all successful applications for a warrant of entry are granted on the same basis, applications are inputted and processed through a central register.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 10/01/2023 10:18:32 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1563462

registered interest
date	20/12/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Powers of Entry: 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 had recent discussions with HM Courts and Tribunals Service on warrants issued for forcible prepayment meter installations.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	114790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>Under the applicable statutory framework, a justice of the peace will deal with applications made in the manner prescribed by law and procedure. HM Courts and Tribunals Service administer those applications in the same manner. My Department has no right or role to intervene in that process, or to interfere in the administration of justice.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 10/01/2023 10:00:16 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1546894

registered interest
date	30/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Closures
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 the potential impact of the permanent closure of courts since 2010 on trends in the level of the backlog of court cases.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	99966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2022 answer text <p>The decision to close any court is not taken lightly, it only happens following full public consultation and only when effective access to justice can be maintained. Courts that have closed were either underused, dilapidated or too close to one another.</p><p>The pandemic caused significant disruption to the justice system and caused the outstanding caseload to build up. In the Criminal courts this was further impacted by the Criminal Bar Association disruptive action. Prior to the pandemic the outstanding caseload in the Crown Court had reduced significantly from 46,100 in 2010 to 38,300 in 2019.</p><p>To ensure that courts can work at full capacity to deliver swift justice for victims and reduce the outstanding caseload we have extended 30 Nightingale courtrooms beyond the end of March 2022 and opened two new super courtrooms in Manchester and Loughborough.</p><p>We continue to monitor operational needs across the estate and will ensure there is always capacity to hear cases and deliver justice.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 05/12/2022 13:41:48 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden