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390592

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many court buildings from the court estate were disposed of between May 2010 and June 2015 by (1) sale, or (2) rental; and how much money was raised in each case.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ludford
uin	HL1532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>Between May 2010 and June 2015 we sold 105 court buildings that were unsuitable for use and often underused. A further three court buildings have been transferred to the Avon and Somerset Police in which the MoJ still retains a financial interest. As at 30 June 2015 we generated £82.866m in capital receipts from the sale of 105 surplus court buildings. None of the surplus court buildings generated a rental income.</p><p> </p><p>Capital receipts from the disposal of surplus property assets formed part of the capital budget for investment in the justice system.</p><p> </p><p>The department is committed to disposing of surplus property assets expeditiously and reducing holding costs. The disposal of surplus property assets is, however, dependent on a number of factors e.g. market, potential future use, location and the fact that some are occupied in part by the police and local authorities which also make disposal difficult. There are temporary costs associated with making sure unused buildings are kept secure and protecting the fabric of the building as well as property rates payable to local councils. The maintenance costs between May 2010 and May 2015 for the courts which were closed under CERP can only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 16 July 2015, HMCTS published a consultation on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales. The consultation puts forward proposals that aim to reduce surplus capacity by closing courts and tribunals that are unused or underused, or that are simply unsuitable for the services we need to provide from them. The proposals aim to reduce the cost of the estate and reinvest the savings to provide better access to justice.</p><p> </p><p>When disposing of surplus property assets, the Ministry of Justice will always seek to achieve the best available overall value for money for the taxpayer in accordance with government guidelines</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1533 HL1534 HL1535 HL1536 HL1537 question first answered 29/07/2015 16:05:37 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1867 label Biography information for Baroness Ludford

390593

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government for what purposes the money raised by disposing of court buildings since May 2010 has been used.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ludford
uin	HL1533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>Between May 2010 and June 2015 we sold 105 court buildings that were unsuitable for use and often underused. A further three court buildings have been transferred to the Avon and Somerset Police in which the MoJ still retains a financial interest. As at 30 June 2015 we generated £82.866m in capital receipts from the sale of 105 surplus court buildings. None of the surplus court buildings generated a rental income.</p><p> </p><p>Capital receipts from the disposal of surplus property assets formed part of the capital budget for investment in the justice system.</p><p> </p><p>The department is committed to disposing of surplus property assets expeditiously and reducing holding costs. The disposal of surplus property assets is, however, dependent on a number of factors e.g. market, potential future use, location and the fact that some are occupied in part by the police and local authorities which also make disposal difficult. There are temporary costs associated with making sure unused buildings are kept secure and protecting the fabric of the building as well as property rates payable to local councils. The maintenance costs between May 2010 and May 2015 for the courts which were closed under CERP can only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 16 July 2015, HMCTS published a consultation on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales. The consultation puts forward proposals that aim to reduce surplus capacity by closing courts and tribunals that are unused or underused, or that are simply unsuitable for the services we need to provide from them. The proposals aim to reduce the cost of the estate and reinvest the savings to provide better access to justice.</p><p> </p><p>When disposing of surplus property assets, the Ministry of Justice will always seek to achieve the best available overall value for money for the taxpayer in accordance with government guidelines</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1532 HL1534 HL1535 HL1536 HL1537 question first answered 29/07/2015 16:05:37 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1867 label Biography information for Baroness Ludford

390594

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much of the money raised by disposing of court buildings by (1) sale, or (2) rental, to third parties since May 2010 has been reinvested in (a) the court estate, and (b) HM Courts & Tribunals Service generally.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ludford
uin	HL1534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>Between May 2010 and June 2015 we sold 105 court buildings that were unsuitable for use and often underused. A further three court buildings have been transferred to the Avon and Somerset Police in which the MoJ still retains a financial interest. As at 30 June 2015 we generated £82.866m in capital receipts from the sale of 105 surplus court buildings. None of the surplus court buildings generated a rental income.</p><p> </p><p>Capital receipts from the disposal of surplus property assets formed part of the capital budget for investment in the justice system.</p><p> </p><p>The department is committed to disposing of surplus property assets expeditiously and reducing holding costs. The disposal of surplus property assets is, however, dependent on a number of factors e.g. market, potential future use, location and the fact that some are occupied in part by the police and local authorities which also make disposal difficult. There are temporary costs associated with making sure unused buildings are kept secure and protecting the fabric of the building as well as property rates payable to local councils. The maintenance costs between May 2010 and May 2015 for the courts which were closed under CERP can only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 16 July 2015, HMCTS published a consultation on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales. The consultation puts forward proposals that aim to reduce surplus capacity by closing courts and tribunals that are unused or underused, or that are simply unsuitable for the services we need to provide from them. The proposals aim to reduce the cost of the estate and reinvest the savings to provide better access to justice.</p><p> </p><p>When disposing of surplus property assets, the Ministry of Justice will always seek to achieve the best available overall value for money for the taxpayer in accordance with government guidelines</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1532 HL1533 HL1535 HL1536 HL1537 question first answered 29/07/2015 16:05:37 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1867 label Biography information for Baroness Ludford

390595

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how money raised by disposing of court buildings by (1) sale, or (2) rental, to third parties since May 2010 that was not directed into the court estate or otherwise into HM Courts & Tribunals Service has been used.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ludford
uin	HL1535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>Between May 2010 and June 2015 we sold 105 court buildings that were unsuitable for use and often underused. A further three court buildings have been transferred to the Avon and Somerset Police in which the MoJ still retains a financial interest. As at 30 June 2015 we generated £82.866m in capital receipts from the sale of 105 surplus court buildings. None of the surplus court buildings generated a rental income.</p><p> </p><p>Capital receipts from the disposal of surplus property assets formed part of the capital budget for investment in the justice system.</p><p> </p><p>The department is committed to disposing of surplus property assets expeditiously and reducing holding costs. The disposal of surplus property assets is, however, dependent on a number of factors e.g. market, potential future use, location and the fact that some are occupied in part by the police and local authorities which also make disposal difficult. There are temporary costs associated with making sure unused buildings are kept secure and protecting the fabric of the building as well as property rates payable to local councils. The maintenance costs between May 2010 and May 2015 for the courts which were closed under CERP can only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 16 July 2015, HMCTS published a consultation on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales. The consultation puts forward proposals that aim to reduce surplus capacity by closing courts and tribunals that are unused or underused, or that are simply unsuitable for the services we need to provide from them. The proposals aim to reduce the cost of the estate and reinvest the savings to provide better access to justice.</p><p> </p><p>When disposing of surplus property assets, the Ministry of Justice will always seek to achieve the best available overall value for money for the taxpayer in accordance with government guidelines</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1532 HL1533 HL1534 HL1536 HL1537 question first answered 29/07/2015 16:05:38 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1867 label Biography information for Baroness Ludford

390596

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what were the maintenance costs between May 2010 and May 2015 for each of the 140 court buildings now identified for removal from the court estate by the Lord Chancellor.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ludford
uin	HL1536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>Between May 2010 and June 2015 we sold 105 court buildings that were unsuitable for use and often underused. A further three court buildings have been transferred to the Avon and Somerset Police in which the MoJ still retains a financial interest. As at 30 June 2015 we generated £82.866m in capital receipts from the sale of 105 surplus court buildings. None of the surplus court buildings generated a rental income.</p><p> </p><p>Capital receipts from the disposal of surplus property assets formed part of the capital budget for investment in the justice system.</p><p> </p><p>The department is committed to disposing of surplus property assets expeditiously and reducing holding costs. The disposal of surplus property assets is, however, dependent on a number of factors e.g. market, potential future use, location and the fact that some are occupied in part by the police and local authorities which also make disposal difficult. There are temporary costs associated with making sure unused buildings are kept secure and protecting the fabric of the building as well as property rates payable to local councils. The maintenance costs between May 2010 and May 2015 for the courts which were closed under CERP can only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 16 July 2015, HMCTS published a consultation on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales. The consultation puts forward proposals that aim to reduce surplus capacity by closing courts and tribunals that are unused or underused, or that are simply unsuitable for the services we need to provide from them. The proposals aim to reduce the cost of the estate and reinvest the savings to provide better access to justice.</p><p> </p><p>When disposing of surplus property assets, the Ministry of Justice will always seek to achieve the best available overall value for money for the taxpayer in accordance with government guidelines</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1532 HL1533 HL1534 HL1535 HL1537 question first answered 29/07/2015 16:05:38 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1867 label Biography information for Baroness Ludford

390597

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Buildings
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the estimated value of the court buildings that are scheduled to be removed from the court estate; and how they plan to use the funds raised through the sale or rental to third parties of those buildings.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ludford
uin	HL1537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>Between May 2010 and June 2015 we sold 105 court buildings that were unsuitable for use and often underused. A further three court buildings have been transferred to the Avon and Somerset Police in which the MoJ still retains a financial interest. As at 30 June 2015 we generated £82.866m in capital receipts from the sale of 105 surplus court buildings. None of the surplus court buildings generated a rental income.</p><p> </p><p>Capital receipts from the disposal of surplus property assets formed part of the capital budget for investment in the justice system.</p><p> </p><p>The department is committed to disposing of surplus property assets expeditiously and reducing holding costs. The disposal of surplus property assets is, however, dependent on a number of factors e.g. market, potential future use, location and the fact that some are occupied in part by the police and local authorities which also make disposal difficult. There are temporary costs associated with making sure unused buildings are kept secure and protecting the fabric of the building as well as property rates payable to local councils. The maintenance costs between May 2010 and May 2015 for the courts which were closed under CERP can only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 16 July 2015, HMCTS published a consultation on the provision of court and tribunal estate in England and Wales. The consultation puts forward proposals that aim to reduce surplus capacity by closing courts and tribunals that are unused or underused, or that are simply unsuitable for the services we need to provide from them. The proposals aim to reduce the cost of the estate and reinvest the savings to provide better access to justice.</p><p> </p><p>When disposing of surplus property assets, the Ministry of Justice will always seek to achieve the best available overall value for money for the taxpayer in accordance with government guidelines</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1532 HL1533 HL1534 HL1535 HL1536 question first answered 29/07/2015 16:05:37 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	1867 label Biography information for Baroness Ludford

390846

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Repossession Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time taken is by bailiffs at Wandsworth County Court to execute possession orders; and if he will make it his policy to ensure that all applications made for the execution of county court possession orders by county court bailiffs are carried out within seven days of that application being made.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	7588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service holds provisional management information which shows that Wandsworth County Court take on average five weeks to execute a possession order following the issue of an enforcement application.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not propose to implement time requirements for the execution of the possession order. It is necessary to deal with such applications on a case by case basis to meet the needs of both parties and to manage the safety of County Court Bailiffs.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 30/07/2015 11:35:57 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

390056

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Mental Capacity Forum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Faulks on 10 March (HL Deb, col 646) about the recruitment of a chair of the national mental capacity forum, (1) when the recruitment process was first advertised in national publications by inviting applications for the post; (2) what was the specification of the duties of the chair; (3) whether they will provide a copy of the advertisement; and (4) what stage has been reached in the appointment process.
tabling member printed	Lord Hardie
uin	HL1468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>The advert for the post of chair was advertised on the Cabinet Office’s Centre for Public Appointments website on the 24<sup>th</sup> of March 2015, and is attached. The advert contains the duties of the chair.</p><p> </p><p>We are at the final stages of the recruitment process and will announce the successful candidate after summer recess as we need to allow a 5 week period for the appropriate vetting process to be completed.</p><p> </p><p>Discussions on the membership and composition of the forum will take place with the new chair immediately after the completion of an appointment. We expect the process of determining membership to be complete by the end of September and will hope to convene the first meeting of the forum in November.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 28/07/2015 10:17:07 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks attachment 1 file name Advert for the Post of Chair.pdf title Advert for the Post of Chair
tabling member	2647 label Biography information for Lord Hardie

390057

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	National Mental Capacity Forum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the remarks by Lord Faulks on 10 March (HL Deb, col 646) about the creation of the national mental capacity forum, (1) whether an appointment has been made to the chair of that forum, and if not, when they expect to make such an appointment; (2) how soon after the appointment of the chair they expect the membership and composition of the forum to be discussed; (3) when they expect the process of determining membership to be completed; and (4) on what date they expect the forum to first meet.
tabling member printed	Lord Hardie
uin	HL1469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2015 answer text <p>The advert for the post of chair was advertised on the Cabinet Office’s Centre for Public Appointments website on the 24<sup>th</sup> of March 2015, and is attached. The advert contains the duties of the chair.</p><p> </p><p>We are at the final stages of the recruitment process and will announce the successful candidate after summer recess as we need to allow a 5 week period for the appropriate vetting process to be completed.</p><p> </p><p>Discussions on the membership and composition of the forum will take place with the new chair immediately after the completion of an appointment. We expect the process of determining membership to be complete by the end of September and will hope to convene the first meeting of the forum in November.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks question first answered 28/07/2015 10:16:15 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks attachment 1 file name Advert for the Post of Chair.pdf title Advert for the Post of Chair
tabling member	2647 label Biography information for Lord Hardie

390083

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Divorce: Financial Provision
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to review the law relating to financial provisions on divorce.
tabling member printed	Baroness Deech
uin	HL1495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2015 answer text <p>The Law Commission has undertaken a review of elements of the law in this area and published its report on Matrimonial Property, Needs and Agreements last year, following wide consultation. The review looked in particular at the treatment of nuptial agreements, financial needs and matrimonial property in financial relief cases. The Government is carefully considering the Law Commission’s recommendations and will respond in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Faulks grouped question UIN HL1496 question first answered 29/07/2015 16:01:53 answering member 4183 label Biography information for Lord Faulks
tabling member	3756 label Biography information for Baroness Deech