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447423

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Child Abuse in North Wales Judicial Inquiry 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 14 January 2016 to Question 21819, what progress has been made on establishing a date of publication for the Macur report.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	23926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>Lady Justice Macur’s report is being considered as a matter of urgency with a view to publication as soon as possible.</p><p>The report needs to be considered by law enforcement agencies and the government before it can be published. This includes considering whether redactions need to be made. Lady Justice Macur has herself recommended that certain material should be considered for redaction before publication.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 28/01/2016 16:42:02 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

452503

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2016
	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	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 there were in 2015; and how many of those applications were successful.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	27061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency publishes this information as part of its official statistics, the most recent edition of which can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-quarterly-july-to-september-2015</a>.</p><p>Statistics covering the final quarter of 2015 will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 23/02/2016 17:09:05 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

519746

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates: Resignations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates have (a) resigned or (b) given notice to resign to HM Courts and Tribunals Service since February 2016; and how many magistrates resigned or gave notice to resign in equivalent periods in 2014 and 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	37607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>The numbers of magistrates who resigned between 1 February and 20 May this year and each of the two preceding years are shown below:</p><p> </p><p>2016: 223</p><p>2015: 360</p><p>2014: 305</p><p> </p><p>The Judicial Office is notified of resignations, and processes them, on a rolling basis. The figure for 2016 does not, therefore, include any resignations which have been received locally by bench chairmen or advisory committees, but not yet communicated to the Judicial Office. That information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 25/05/2016 10:43:21 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

521649

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of reform of access to legal aid in cases of domestic violence on children; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	38519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2016 answer text <p>When reforming legal aid the government was careful to protect legal aid for the highest priority cases, including those relating to domestic violence and child abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to undertaking a post-implementation review of the reforms within 3 to 5 years of their implementation.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/06/2016 09:57:58 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

521650

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on applicants for legal aid in cases of domestic violence of the requirement that victims provide substantial written evidence; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	38521
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is absolutely clear that victims of domestic violence must have access to the help that they need, including access to legal aid.</p><p> </p><p>As I updated the House on 21 April, the Ministry of Justice has begun work with domestic violence support groups, legal representative bodies and colleagues across government to gather data and further develop our understanding of the issues facing victims of domestic violence when applying for legal aid. The findings will be used to inform an evidence-based and sustainable solution, with the aim of drawing up replacement regulations.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 38520 38522 question first answered 10/06/2016 10:19:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

521653

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will review charges made by the (a) police and (b) NHS for obtaining official documentation when such papers are required for applications for legal aid in cases of domestic abuse.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	38520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is absolutely clear that victims of domestic violence must have access to the help that they need, including access to legal aid.</p><p> </p><p>As I updated the House on 21 April, the Ministry of Justice has begun work with domestic violence support groups, legal representative bodies and colleagues across government to gather data and further develop our understanding of the issues facing victims of domestic violence when applying for legal aid. The findings will be used to inform an evidence-based and sustainable solution, with the aim of drawing up replacement regulations.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 38521 38522 question first answered 10/06/2016 10:19:39 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts