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788664

registered interest
date	13/11/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Ashfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of employment and support allowance support group appeals in Ashfield constituency resulted in decisions to reject applications being overturned in the last 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	112614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>This information is not readily available at constituency level and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton grouped question UIN 112615 question first answered 16/11/2017 09:44:41 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

783237

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many community orders for non-violent offences have been made in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	111316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The number of offenders sentenced to a community order, in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2016 (latest available), with those sentenced for violence against the person and sexual offences separately identifiable and selectable for 2016 alone, can be found in the Criminal Justice Statistics data tool as part of the Criminal Justice Statistics quarterly (December 2016), linked below, on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 111317 question first answered 13/11/2017 16:49:00 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

783238

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many community orders for violent and sexual offences were made last year.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	111317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <p>The number of offenders sentenced to a community order, in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2016 (latest available), with those sentenced for violence against the person and sexual offences separately identifiable and selectable for 2016 alone, can be found in the Criminal Justice Statistics data tool as part of the Criminal Justice Statistics quarterly (December 2016), linked below, on gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2016</a></p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab grouped question UIN 111316 question first answered 13/11/2017 16:49:01 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

783239

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children and young people aged 18 to 24 have been granted legal aid under the exceptional care funding mechanism in each year since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	111318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="7"><p><strong>ECF applications granted<sup>1</sup>, by age of applicant, April 2013 to June 2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Under 18</p></td><td><p>18-24</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Apr-Jun 2017</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 87 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 255 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><sup>1</sup>Includes Positive Preliminary View and part-grants</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p><sup>2</sup>Age was only recorded from October 2013</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures exclude unknowns, which could contain applicants under 18 or 18-24 years old. Unknowns comprised 18% of all applications in 2013-14 but only between 0% and 2% in each subsequent year. This is because client date of birth was only routinely recorded from October 2013 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>Figures provided are for applications, not applicants. Individuals may submit multiple applications. The ECF scheme began in April 2013 so figures are only available from this date onwards.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 13/11/2017 16:46:15 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

781324

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil proceedings related to housing funded by legal aid were brought in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	110562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>Figures for the volume of acts of assistance are available via the Legal Aid Statistics, found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-january-to-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-january-to-march-2017</a>. The relevant figures are located in column V of table 6.2.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 03/11/2017 14:53:25 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

781325

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on legal help and legal representation for (a) under 18 and (b) 18 to 24 year olds in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	110563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Civil Representation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Under 18 (£)</p></td><td><p>18-24 (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>132,253,922</p></td><td><p>93,060,449</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>152,797,644</p></td><td><p>111,383,481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>178,013,614</p></td><td><p>121,443,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>199,438,792</p></td><td><p>127,022,325</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>171,338,515</p></td><td><p>110,942,980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>155,797,140</p></td><td><p>84,884,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>163,054,161</p></td><td><p>78,088,604</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: The civil representation expenditure figures are based on cases closed within the financial years specified.</p><p>The cases shown within each financial year may have started and concluded within the same financial year, or started within a previous year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Legal Help</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial year</p></td><td><p>Under 18 (£)</p></td><td><p>18-24 (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>13,090,278</p></td><td><p>35,202,873</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>10,187,123</p></td><td><p>29,387,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>7,582,376</p></td><td><p>24,894,974</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>6,295,485</p></td><td><p>18,954,504</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>6,848,206</p></td><td><p>16,416,212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>7,669,573</p></td><td><p>15,655,289</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>8,786,974</p></td><td><p>15,988,592</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Note: The Legal Help figures do not include expenditure on cases handled by the Civil Legal Advice specialist telephone service because it is not possible to calculate the age of clients from the data currently held for this area of work. In 2016/17 this area of work represented around 3% of total Legal Help expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>Civil representation and Legal Help cover civil and family law but not criminal matters.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 03/11/2017 14:55:08 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

781326

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many legal aid-funded cases were started in each local authority area in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	110564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>Figures for the number of legal aid claims and the amount of expenditure in each local authority area are available on an annual basis via the Legal Aid Statistics in the June release found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-january-to-march-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-january-to-march-2017</a> in the file entitled Legal aid statistics England and Wales provider and area data 2016 to 2017. This geographic breakdown is based on the location of the office of the legal aid provider, not the address of the client. The published figures relate to cases closed as opposed to cases started, and cover almost all legal aid schemes, with the exception of telephone advice and police station work. Data on cases started could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The table at Annex A provides the total number of legal aid claims in each local authority for each financial year from 2011-12 until 2016-17.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 03/11/2017 14:51:27 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

780603

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the Government to change the criteria for eligibility for legal aid for victims of domestic violence as a result of the High Court ruling of February 2016.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	110208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>It is vital that victims of domestic violence have access to the help and support they need. Legal aid is available to domestic violence victims with private family law problems where requirements are met and was granted in over 12,000 cases last year. We are considering the findings of a recent internal review of the evidence requirements and will be making an announcement shortly.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 02/11/2017 17:50:38 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

780640

registered interest
date	30/10/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Ashfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of (a) personal independence payment and (b) employment and support allowance appeals in Ashfield constituency resulted in decisions to reject applications being overturned in the last 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	110209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2017 answer text <p>(a) In the last 12 months in the Ashfield constituency the number of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims initially disallowed, where this decision was upheld at mandatory reconsideration (MR), and where the decision was changed at appeal is 30. This figure represents 50% of outcomes of appeals against decisions where the claim was initially disallowed and this was upheld at MR. This figure also represents 4% of all disallowed claims in the Ashfield constituency in this time. Over the same time period, 560 PIP awards were made.</p><p> </p><p>Period covered: August 2016 – July 2017 (latest available data).</p><p> </p><p>(b) The information for Employment Support Allowance (ESA) is not readily available and can only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/11/2017 16:28:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

778841

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Reparation by Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of violent crime were disposed of out of court in each of the last three years; and in how many of those cases restorative justice was used.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	110109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>Data on outcomes, including out of court outcomes, for crimes are published quarterly by the Home Office. Outcomes data for violent crimes in the last three years can be obtained via the open data tables available here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 01/11/2017 17:08:59 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero