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938528

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary for Justice, what the average waiting time was from plea and trial preparation hearing to the first day of trial for sexual offences against children for each Crown Court in England and Wales in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	162990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>HMCTS does not hold data on the average waiting time from plea and trial preparation hearing (PTPH) to the first day of trial at Crown Court. Published statistics on timeliness of criminal proceedings set out the average number of days taken from sending to the Crown Court to main hearing in the Crown Court.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table attached provides the average number of days taken from sending to the Crown Court to main hearing for Crown Court Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) offences in England and Wales for 2016 and 2017. CSA offences include both contact cases and image cases.</p><p>This table contains information for each Crown Court centre in England and Wales, including Manchester’s Crown Court centres (Crown Square and Minshull Street)</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 162991 question first answered 20/07/2018 14:09:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Table PQ 162990 162991 PC.xlsx title Table previous answer version 70876 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

938533

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary for Justice, what the average waiting time was from plea and trial preparation hearing to the first day of trial for sexual offences against children for each Crown Court in Manchester in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	162991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>HMCTS does not hold data on the average waiting time from plea and trial preparation hearing (PTPH) to the first day of trial at Crown Court. Published statistics on timeliness of criminal proceedings set out the average number of days taken from sending to the Crown Court to main hearing in the Crown Court.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table attached provides the average number of days taken from sending to the Crown Court to main hearing for Crown Court Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) offences in England and Wales for 2016 and 2017. CSA offences include both contact cases and image cases.</p><p>This table contains information for each Crown Court centre in England and Wales, including Manchester’s Crown Court centres (Crown Square and Minshull Street)</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 162990 question first answered 20/07/2018 14:09:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Table PQ 162990 162991 PC.xlsx title Table previous answer version 70885 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

938596

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Post-mortems
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many non-invasive autopsies have been (a) requested and (b) provided in each coroner area in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	163079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not have operational responsibility for coroner services and therefore only holds information that it has decided to collect from coroners on the basis that it would be useful in policy making. We collect annual data on deaths reported to coroners, including inquests and post-mortem examinations held. The figures for the number of post mortems held in 2017 which involved less invasive techniques are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706047/coroners-statistics-2017-csvs.zip" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706047/coroners-statistics-2017-csvs.zip</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not currently collect from coroners information on the number of less invasive post-mortem examinations which have been requested, Jewish or Muslim deaths investigated by coroners, and release of bodies or out of hours services.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 163078 163080 163081 question first answered 20/07/2018 13:58:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

938598

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions the three-day target for the release of bodies after initial report has not been met in each coroner area in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	163080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not have operational responsibility for coroner services and therefore only holds information that it has decided to collect from coroners on the basis that it would be useful in policy making. We collect annual data on deaths reported to coroners, including inquests and post-mortem examinations held. The figures for the number of post mortems held in 2017 which involved less invasive techniques are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706047/coroners-statistics-2017-csvs.zip" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706047/coroners-statistics-2017-csvs.zip</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not currently collect from coroners information on the number of less invasive post-mortem examinations which have been requested, Jewish or Muslim deaths investigated by coroners, and release of bodies or out of hours services.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 163078 163079 163081 question first answered 20/07/2018 13:58:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

938599

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and which coroner areas offer an out-of-hours service for cases other than homicide, mass fatalities and organ or tissue donation.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	163081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not have operational responsibility for coroner services and therefore only holds information that it has decided to collect from coroners on the basis that it would be useful in policy making. We collect annual data on deaths reported to coroners, including inquests and post-mortem examinations held. The figures for the number of post mortems held in 2017 which involved less invasive techniques are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706047/coroners-statistics-2017-csvs.zip" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/706047/coroners-statistics-2017-csvs.zip</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not currently collect from coroners information on the number of less invasive post-mortem examinations which have been requested, Jewish or Muslim deaths investigated by coroners, and release of bodies or out of hours services.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 163078 163079 163080 question first answered 20/07/2018 13:58:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

938795

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) prosecutions, and (2) convictions, for female genital mutilation there have been since it was criminalised in 1985; and in each case, what sentences were imposed by the courts.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL9411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>Up until 31 December 2017, there have been two prosecutions (one in 2014, one in 2016) and no convictions for female genital mutilation under the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003.</p><p>Data for 2018 will be published in May 2019.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 24/07/2018 15:55:45 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

938825

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judges: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of judges who sit in the Magistrates Courts of England and Wales are (1) women, and (2) women from ethnic minority backgrounds, broken down by region.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL9441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The 2018 official judicial diversity statistics were published on 12 July and is attached. The statistical tables provide information on the:</p><p>1) Primary appointment of Judges in Courts in England and Wales, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type by region, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>2) Primary appointment of Judges and Non-Legal members in Tribunals in England and Wales and Employment Tribunal Scotland, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>3) Primary appointment of serving Magistrates in England and Wales, by Advisory Committee Area, by gender, ethnicity, and age, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>The data is not available by the breakdown requested, as the gender and ethnicity of judges is reported but not in combination; and diversity information of judges by region is reported for the total courts judiciary but not by judicial office. This breakdown requested could only be collated at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL9442 HL9443 HL9444 HL9445 HL9446 question first answered 24/07/2018 16:38:57 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name Copy of judicial-diversity-statistics-2018.xlsx title Table of Judicial diversity statistics 2018
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

938826

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judiciary: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of circuit judges and recorders in England and Wales are (1) women, and (2) women from ethnic minority backgrounds, broken down by region.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL9442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The 2018 official judicial diversity statistics were published on 12 July and is attached. The statistical tables provide information on the:</p><p>1) Primary appointment of Judges in Courts in England and Wales, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type by region, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>2) Primary appointment of Judges and Non-Legal members in Tribunals in England and Wales and Employment Tribunal Scotland, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>3) Primary appointment of serving Magistrates in England and Wales, by Advisory Committee Area, by gender, ethnicity, and age, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>The data is not available by the breakdown requested, as the gender and ethnicity of judges is reported but not in combination; and diversity information of judges by region is reported for the total courts judiciary but not by judicial office. This breakdown requested could only be collated at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL9441 HL9443 HL9444 HL9445 HL9446 question first answered 24/07/2018 16:38:57 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name Copy of judicial-diversity-statistics-2018.xlsx title Table of Judicial diversity statistics 2018
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

938827

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judges: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of judges who sit in Family Division Courts in England and Wales are (1) women, and (2) women from ethnic minority backgrounds, broken down by region.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL9443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The 2018 official judicial diversity statistics were published on 12 July and is attached. The statistical tables provide information on the:</p><p>1) Primary appointment of Judges in Courts in England and Wales, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type by region, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>2) Primary appointment of Judges and Non-Legal members in Tribunals in England and Wales and Employment Tribunal Scotland, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>3) Primary appointment of serving Magistrates in England and Wales, by Advisory Committee Area, by gender, ethnicity, and age, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>The data is not available by the breakdown requested, as the gender and ethnicity of judges is reported but not in combination; and diversity information of judges by region is reported for the total courts judiciary but not by judicial office. This breakdown requested could only be collated at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL9441 HL9442 HL9444 HL9445 HL9446 question first answered 24/07/2018 16:38:57 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name Copy of judicial-diversity-statistics-2018.xlsx title Table of Judicial diversity statistics 2018
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

938828

registered interest
date	11/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Judges: Females
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of judges who sit in County Courts of England and Wales are (1) women, and (2) women from ethnic minority backgrounds, broken down by region.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL9444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>The 2018 official judicial diversity statistics were published on 12 July and is attached. The statistical tables provide information on the:</p><p>1) Primary appointment of Judges in Courts in England and Wales, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type by region, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>2) Primary appointment of Judges and Non-Legal members in Tribunals in England and Wales and Employment Tribunal Scotland, by gender, ethnicity, professional background, age and payment type, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>3) Primary appointment of serving Magistrates in England and Wales, by Advisory Committee Area, by gender, ethnicity, and age, as at 1 April 2018</p><p>The data is not available by the breakdown requested, as the gender and ethnicity of judges is reported but not in combination; and diversity information of judges by region is reported for the total courts judiciary but not by judicial office. This breakdown requested could only be collated at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie grouped question UIN HL9441 HL9442 HL9443 HL9445 HL9446 question first answered 24/07/2018 16:38:58 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie attachment 1 file name Copy of judicial-diversity-statistics-2018.xlsx title Table of Judicial diversity statistics 2018
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry