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443911

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Pest Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many complaints have been received from prisoners of pest infestation in prisons in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	21809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 15/01/2016 12:02:51 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

443914

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	G4S
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the status is of the Serious Fraud Office's investigation into G4S over fraud in the prisoner tagging contracts.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	21994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office investigation relating to G4S prisoner tagging is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 15/01/2016 11:40:06 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

443403

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Advisory Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the evaluation and recommendations of the Law Commission on the Advice Services Transition Fund.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	21627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>The aim of the Advice Services Transition Fund (ASTF) was to support the sector to be able to respond with confidence to the challenges presented by the changing funding environment.</p><p>The Fund was always intended to support time limited transformational activity. Cabinet Office is not in a position to commit longer-term funding to support the core-running costs of advice services. However, the fund has supported organisations to transition to more collaborative working. We will also be working with the Big Lottery Fund to ensure that learning is identified and shared across the advice services sector. This work aligns with recommendations outlined in the Low Commission report.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 18/01/2016 09:21:06 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

443476

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department has taken to develop protocols with (a) the Department for Work and Pensions, (b) the Home Office and (c) other government departments and agencies to improve the quality of decision making to reduce the number of assessments overturned on appeal.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	21636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>Following a successful pilot, the practice in the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal has been for judges to provide a brief summary of reasons for their decision. This is helping the Department for Work and Pensions with decision making. In the Immigration and Asylum Chamber, and in other tribunals, judges routinely give full written reasons for their decisions and Ministry of Justice officials regularly meet with colleagues from the Home Office and other government departments to discuss any underlying reasons that may be contributing to high overturn rates.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 15/01/2016 11:23:36 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

443281

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Injury: Medical Treatments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the changes to personal injury law and procedure announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 on the level of costs and changes for treatment for personal injury resourced by the NHS; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	21524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government received and analysed data from numerous sources when formulating the announcement in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. We will continue to work with a wide range of stakeholders including other Government departments, solicitors and insurers in taking forward the new reform package. The Government will consult on the detail of these measures in due course. The consultation will be accompanied by an impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 15/01/2016 11:11:28 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

443315

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Juries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2016 to Question 20564, how many people were charged with jury (a) intimidation and (b) tampering in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	21435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>Section 51 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 creates two offences:</p><p>S.51(1) creates an offence directed at acts against a person who assists in an investigation of an offence or who is a witness or potential witness or juror or potential juror whilst an investigation or trial is in progress</p><p>S.51(2) creates an offence directed at acts against a person who assisted in an investigation of an offence or who was a witness or juror after an investigation or trial has been concluded.</p><p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) identify the number of offences in which a prosecution commenced and reached a first hearing in the magistrates’ courts, rather than the number of defendants prosecuted. A single defendant may be prosecuted for multiple offences.</p><p>The number of offences charged under s.51(1) and s.51(2) are as follows:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2014-2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 51(1)</p></td><td><p>Intimidate a witness / juror</p></td><td><p>3,275</p></td><td><p>2,630</p></td><td><p>2,148</p></td><td><p>2,066</p></td><td><p>2,202</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 51(2)</p></td><td><p>Do an act which harmed a witness / juror</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 51(2)</p></td><td><p>Threaten a witness / juror</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The proportion of CPS cases that result in a guilty plea has increased from 67.2% in 10/11 to 74.5% in 14/15 which means that there are fewer cases that are likely to be subject to the sorts of acts covered by s.51(1) during the course of the prosecution.</p><p>Also, s.51(1) covers intimidation of juror or potential jurors. The number of crown court trials have also been reducing over the period in question by 9.5%, again resulting in fewer cases where S.51(1) offences are likely to apply.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 13/01/2016 15:14:30 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

443319

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Personal Injury: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will meet with representative bodies of people acting for personal injury complainants to discuss the outcome of his discussions with the insurance industry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	21525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government continues to work with a wide range of stakeholders in taking forward the whiplash reform package announced by the Chancellor in his Autumn Statement in November 2015. Officials met with representative bodies for claimant solicitors in December 2015 and a ministerial meeting is planned for the end of January 2016. They will have a further opportunity to comment when we consult on the detail of the reforms in due course.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 15/01/2016 11:19:13 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

443332

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
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: Personal Injury
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to proposed changes in personal injury law and procedure announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what assessment he has made of the level of potential reduction in recoupment of social security benefits paid to personal injury victims following such changes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	21498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>DWP officials have been working with the Ministry of Justice to assess the potential impact of the proposed changes to personal injury legislation on the level of recoupment of social security benefits paid by the compensator to DWP. The early analysis indicates that the vast majority of personal injury victims who claim compensation for whiplash do not claim DWP benefits which are recoverable under the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997. Therefore, if this trend continues, the potential changes to the personal injury legislation will have a minimal impact on the level of recoupment of social security benefits. DWP officials will continue to work with the Ministry of Justice as the proposed changes to personal injury legislation are developed and progressed.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 14/01/2016 13:11:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

442255

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Ben Goldsmith
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he has (a) had a meeting or (b) had a telephone conversation with Ben Goldsmith in his Ministerial capacity since 1 October 2015; and what was discussed on each such occasion.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	20716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><br /><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-giftsand-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-giftsand-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/01/2016 17:14:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

442347

registered interest
date	04/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	NHS: Negligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of delaying the introduction of a fixed recoverable costs regime for medical negligence cases until the planned reductions in costs resulting from the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 have been made.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	20718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>The intention is to introduce fixed recoverable costs (FRC) for clinical negligence claims from 1 October 2016, following the outcome of the public consultation. The Department is aware that there are pre-Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 cases in the system and will be for a number of years. However, FRC for clinical negligence is not a new concept and had been proposed by Lord Woolf and Lord Justice Jackson in 1996 and 2009 respectively in order to better manage clinical negligence claims through the legal process.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 12/01/2016 14:45:01 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter