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890127

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Solicitors: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on the conduct of Blackstones and BW Legal in their work on behalf of private parking companies.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	137177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2018 answer text <p>The legal services sector in England and Wales is independent of government as are the legal services regulators and the Legal Services Board is the oversight regulator. Ministers have had no discussions with the Solicitors Regulation Authority on the conduct of these firms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/05/2018 17:23:05 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 54317 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

855791

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	BW Legal and Gladstones Solicitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many claims were made against people by companies or people instructing (a) Gladstones Solicitors (Knutsford) and (b) BW Legal in English and Welsh courts in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	131096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The number of County Court claims made against people by companies or people instructing the solicitors shown below in England and Wales in the last 12 months are: -</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Solicitor</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year Case Issued</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Claims</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(a) Gladstones</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>48,604</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(b) BW Legal</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>78,385</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>This data is management information and are not subject to the normal standards applied to official statistics.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 08/03/2018 15:45:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

810060

registered interest
date	20/12/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parking Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the number of private parking prosecution cases outstanding (a) at Northampton County Court Business Centre and (b) UK-wide.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	120526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/01/2018 15:02:42 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

750254

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parking Offences: Judgements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many County Court Judgments were issued for non-payment of private parking prosecutions in each of the last 12 months; and how many of those judgments were processed at Northampton Crown Court.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	3882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 13/07/2017 13:59:13 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

746779

registered interest
date	29/06/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Link Parking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases brought by Link Parking Ltd against residents were heard in UK courts in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	1970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2017 answer text <p>The number of County Court judgments made in relation to cases brought by Link Parking Ltd against UK residents in each of the three years last is shown below:-</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Judgment</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>113</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These data are management information and are not subject to the normal standards applying to official statistics.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 04/07/2017 15:34:50 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

226348

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probation: Foreign Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign nationals who have been convicted of a crime outside the UK and who currently live in the UK are being supervised by email by probation officers based in their native country.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	227009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The number of foreign national offenders who have been convicted of a crime outside the UK and are currently living in the UK and are being supervised by email by probation officers based in their native country is not centrally held.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/03/2015 17:36:11 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

226354

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department and its agencies have paid in ex-gratia payments to people convicted of a criminal offence to settle cases prior to litigation in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	226943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice and its Agencies each manage their ex-gratia payments separately and this data is not held centrally. To provide the information would require each prison establishment to manually search databases, which could only be achieved at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/03/2015 17:36:15 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

226365

registered interest
date	10/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Radio
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Maya KA505A world receiver radios his Department has purchased since 2010; and how much such purchases have cost.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	226942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Departments central data records held show that this or similar wind up radio products have not been purchased by the Department during the defined period. These radios do not form part of any formal contract supply both currently and in the past.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/03/2015 17:29:41 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

106065

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Pay Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners held in contracted-out prisons were eligible to have access to subscription channels provided by British Sky Broadcasting in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012 and (c) 2013.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	212934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2014 answer text <p>As part of the review of the Incentives and Earned Privileges national policy framework, contracted-out prisons were required to remove subscription television services by 31 July 2013.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be possible to provide the information requested without incurring disproportionate cost. However, I am able to inform the hon Member that, as at 14 September 2012, an estimated 2976 prisoners in contracted-out prisons were eligible to access subscription channels provided by British Sky Broadcasting.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 06/11/2014 16:27:22 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

101194

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
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, what the date of closure was of each court building which closed but was not disposed of between May 2010 and 30 June 2014.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	211999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Department is committed to disposing of surplus property assets expeditiously and reducing holding costs.</p><p> </p><p>The date of operational closure of each court building which has been closed but not disposed of since May 2010 is detailed below. The majority of these courts were closed as part of the Court Estate Reform Programme (CERP). CERP is expected to save the taxpayer £152m by 2015 while ensuring the courts continue to operate effectively. As of 29 October 2014 a total of 66 buildings closed under the programme have been sold attracting disposal receipts of £42.9m.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the courts announced for closure under CERP, the Ministry of Justice has closed and disposed of a number of court buildings as a result of the integration and co-location.</p><p> </p><p>The sale of former court buildings is dependent on a number of factors including the state of the market, potential future use of the property (including its development potential) and their location. Furthermore, some of the buildings are occupied in part by the police and local authorities, which can also delay or prevent swift disposal.</p><p> </p><p>When disposing of surplus property assets we will always seek best value for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table: Date of operational closure of each court building which has been closed but not disposed of since May 2010 as at 30 June 2014</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><thead><tr><td><p><strong>Court Building</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date of operational closure <sup>1, 2</sup></strong></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Bishop Auckland Magistrates’ &amp; County Court <sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>13 July 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgwater Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>30 March 2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridport Magistrates' Court <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>18 March 2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burton-upon-Trent County Court</p></td><td><p>22 March 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cirencester Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coleford Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dorking Magistrates' Court <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>18 March 2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Epping Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>30 March 2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Flint Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frome Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Goole Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>16 December 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haywards Heath (Mid Sussex) Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>30 March 2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Honiton Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Houghton Le Spring Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Keighley (Bingley) Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>16 December 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lyndhurst Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Market Drayton Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oswestry Magistrates' Court &amp; County Court</p></td><td><p>07 October 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pontefract Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>22 March 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochdale Magistrates’ Court<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>22 December 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Selby Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>22 March 2013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sherborne Magistrates' Court <sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>18 March 2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stoke-on-Trent Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>07 December 2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totnes Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Towcester Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Weston Super Mare Magistrates’ Court <sup>6</sup></p></td><td><p>Not used since September 2006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wimborne Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>01 April 2011</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Witham Magistrates’ Court</p></td><td><p>30 March 2012</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Footnotes:</strong></p><p>1. The date the building was decommissioned and available for disposal is not held centrally. Court buildings may have been used for administrative purposes following their operational closure until space could be found at alternative locations to facilitate this work</p><p>2. Where two courts shared the same building then the operational closure date of the last court to close is shown</p><p>3. The closures of Bridport Magistrates’ Court, Dorking Magistrates’ Court and Sherborne Magistrates’ Court were announced on 18 March 2010</p><p>4. Bishop Auckland Magistrates’ Court and County Court building was sold on 11 August 2014</p><p>5. Rochdale Magistrates’ Court was sold on 28 August 2014</p><p>6. Former Weston Super Mare Magistrates’ Court is integral with the police station. Avon and Somerset Policy Authority will lead on the future of the building</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/10/2014 16:07:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty