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967413

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date	04/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many instances of crowdfunding to cover the cost of legal representation for families involved in inquests have taken place in the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL9913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is aware that there have been instances of crowdfunding to cover the cost of legal representation at inquest proceedings, for example at the inquests into the deaths of those who died in the Birmingham pub bombings and the inquests of the victims of Stephen Port, but the Department does not routinely collect information on instances of crowdfunding.</p><p>We are currently undertaking a review of the provision of legal aid for inquests, due to be published by the end of the year alongside the wider review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:48:00 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

967414

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Stephen Port
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria were used in the assessment of legal aid support to families involved in the inquests covering the deaths of the victims of Stephen Port.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL9914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>The Legal Aid Agency (LAA) is not aware of having received any applications to date for public funding for representation at an inquest from the families of the victims of Stephen Port.</p><p> </p><p>When assessing such applications in general, the Director of Legal Aid Casework (DLAC) must have regard to the Lord Chancellor’s guidance set out under section 4(3) of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offender’s Act (LASPO) 2012. The criteria applied by the Legal Aid Agency are outlined under Section 10 of LASPO. The DLAC must also determine whether an applicant meets the financial eligibility test as provided in the Civil Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Payment for Services) Regulations 2013, or decide whether to waive financial eligibility and/or contribution to costs in whole or in part, as well as satisfy the merits criteria set out in the Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2013.</p><p> </p><p>An application for legal aid may be submitted to the LAA in order for such a determination to be made.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:47:52 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

967511

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Advice and Care Trust
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Catholic Prison Advice and Care Trust in the last five years; and what assessment they have made of the work of that charity.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>We have a longstanding relationship with the Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT), and we recognise the crucial role that they, and other Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations, carry out in supporting offenders and delivering rehabilitative services. I am pleased to note, too, that PACT have recently been awarded the contract for the provision of family engagement services for the female estate.</p><p>We will continue to engage with PACT as we take forward Lord Farmer’s recommendations as part of our wider prison reform agenda.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/09/2018 08:47:47 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

942910

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on people on remand of the reduction under universal credit in the period for which they can claim housing benefit from 12 to six months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	David Hanson
uin	164891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>There are no current assessments either by the Ministry of Justice or the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that having somewhere stable to live on release from prison can be a critical factor in supporting rehabilitation and reducing homelessness, and this is particularly acute for short-sentenced offenders. This is why Universal Credit continues to pay housing support for up to 6 months to support those benefit recipients who are imprisoned, whether on remand and/or sentenced.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/11/2018 15:23:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson

825494

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Carillion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what savings his Department has made through its contract with Carillion compared with the projected cost of continuing to provide maintenance in-house in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	123633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>There was an underestimation of the historical costs of maintenance and services, which meant that more of the award has been spent on maintenance and services rather than efficiency savings. As a result, the contract has not delivered the anticipated savings.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/11/2018 17:48:03 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon