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date	01/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Coronavirus
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 29 January 2021 to Question 140903 on Employment Tribunals Service: Coronavirus, how many single claims have been (a) received by and (b) disposed of by Employment Tribunals since 1 September 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	146988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>Information on single claim receipts and disposals is detailed in weekly management information.</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/hmcts-weekly-management-information-during-coronavirus-march-to-december-2020</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 09/02/2021 15:27:20 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1278703

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the backlog of Employment Tribunal single claims since the covid-19 lockdown announced in March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	140903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>Ensuring access to justice remains a priority for this Government. In response to the pandemic, we are installing new video technology, recruiting more judges and introducing reforms to improve efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has worked closely with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), to implement a package of measures to help Employment Tribunals hear more cases, enable deployment of a greater range of judicial expertise including from non-employment judges, and support greater use of virtual hearings.</p><p> </p><p>As a result, since September 2020, Employment Tribunals have been able to return to pre-Covid levels of sitting days and case disposals, and they are the single largest user of video hearings among tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continues to work closely with Ministry of Justice to ensure the system is equipped for future challenges.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/01/2021 13:16:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1225040

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunals, relating to variations of contract during the covid-19 outbreak, have taken place in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	74664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service do not hold the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 24/07/2020 13:19:48 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1225041

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Employment Tribunals Service: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders on the recommencing of employment tribunals throughout the UK as covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	74665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2020 answer text <p>Employment Tribunals have continued to sit during the covid-19 lockdown restrictions by making use of online and remote technology to hear cases and ensure continued access to justice for users. Face to face hearings are now starting to resume where it is safe to do so in line with comprehensive and ongoing risk assessments. The details of Employment Tribunal receipts and disposals during the period of lockdown restrictions can be found here:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/hmcts-management-information-may-2020</p><p>Having responded effectively to the immediate crisis, HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is now fully focused on recovering its operations to increase courts and tribunals capacity to deal both with normal workloads across jurisdictions and outstanding cases. HMCTS has recently published a progress update on its recovery plans.</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/896779/HMCTS368_recovery_-_COVID-19-_Overview_of_HMCTS_response_A4L_v3.pdf</p><p>The Employment Tribunal Presidents have also published a document setting out how Employment Tribunals operate both now and in the months ahead.</p><p>www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FAQ-edition-date-1-June-2020.pdf</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 74663 question first answered 24/07/2020 13:18:02 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan