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909022

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Small Claims: Electronic Government
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 25 April 2018 to Question 136859 on Small Claims: Electronic Government, where his Department has established a telephone helpline for claimants to contact to discuss those cases.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	146229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>A telephone helpline has been established for claimants and defendants who require assistance with the money claims process. This helpline is supported by Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) staff based in the County Court Business Centre in Northampton.</p><p> </p><p>A press release advertising the launch of this new service on Gov.uk was published on the 6 April, and sent to key media outlets. In addition, Susan Acland-Hood, HMCTS Chief Executive Officer, wrote to key stakeholders, and I wrote to the Chair of the Justice Select Committee to inform the Committee of the new service.</p><p> </p><p>The new <em>Online Money Claims Service</em> allows Litigants in Person to issue, respond and settle claims for under £10,000 online. Existing <em>Money Claims Online</em> users can also use the new service to issue new claims. 90% of users of the new system are satisfied or highly satisfied.</p><p> </p><p>The telephone service has been fully operational since 26 March 2018. Service performance and call volumes are constantly monitored to ensure resources are allocated to match demand.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 146230 146231 146232 question first answered 24/05/2018 16:09:00 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

909023

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Small Claims: Electronic Government
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 25 April 2018 to Question 136859, on Small Claims: Electronic Government, what steps he is taking to publicise the launch of the new online money claims service.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	146230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>A telephone helpline has been established for claimants and defendants who require assistance with the money claims process. This helpline is supported by Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) staff based in the County Court Business Centre in Northampton.</p><p> </p><p>A press release advertising the launch of this new service on Gov.uk was published on the 6 April, and sent to key media outlets. In addition, Susan Acland-Hood, HMCTS Chief Executive Officer, wrote to key stakeholders, and I wrote to the Chair of the Justice Select Committee to inform the Committee of the new service.</p><p> </p><p>The new <em>Online Money Claims Service</em> allows Litigants in Person to issue, respond and settle claims for under £10,000 online. Existing <em>Money Claims Online</em> users can also use the new service to issue new claims. 90% of users of the new system are satisfied or highly satisfied.</p><p> </p><p>The telephone service has been fully operational since 26 March 2018. Service performance and call volumes are constantly monitored to ensure resources are allocated to match demand.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 146229 146231 146232 question first answered 24/05/2018 16:09:00 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

909024

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Small Claims: Electronic Government
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 25 April 2018 to Question 136859 on Small Claims: Electronic Government, whether existing money claims online users will have access the new online money claims service.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	146231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>A telephone helpline has been established for claimants and defendants who require assistance with the money claims process. This helpline is supported by Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) staff based in the County Court Business Centre in Northampton.</p><p> </p><p>A press release advertising the launch of this new service on Gov.uk was published on the 6 April, and sent to key media outlets. In addition, Susan Acland-Hood, HMCTS Chief Executive Officer, wrote to key stakeholders, and I wrote to the Chair of the Justice Select Committee to inform the Committee of the new service.</p><p> </p><p>The new <em>Online Money Claims Service</em> allows Litigants in Person to issue, respond and settle claims for under £10,000 online. Existing <em>Money Claims Online</em> users can also use the new service to issue new claims. 90% of users of the new system are satisfied or highly satisfied.</p><p> </p><p>The telephone service has been fully operational since 26 March 2018. Service performance and call volumes are constantly monitored to ensure resources are allocated to match demand.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 146229 146230 146232 question first answered 24/05/2018 16:09:00 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

909025

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Small Claims: Electronic Government
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 efficacy of the telephone service accompanying the money claims online system; and whether that service is fully operational.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	146232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>A telephone helpline has been established for claimants and defendants who require assistance with the money claims process. This helpline is supported by Her Majesty’s Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) staff based in the County Court Business Centre in Northampton.</p><p> </p><p>A press release advertising the launch of this new service on Gov.uk was published on the 6 April, and sent to key media outlets. In addition, Susan Acland-Hood, HMCTS Chief Executive Officer, wrote to key stakeholders, and I wrote to the Chair of the Justice Select Committee to inform the Committee of the new service.</p><p> </p><p>The new <em>Online Money Claims Service</em> allows Litigants in Person to issue, respond and settle claims for under £10,000 online. Existing <em>Money Claims Online</em> users can also use the new service to issue new claims. 90% of users of the new system are satisfied or highly satisfied.</p><p> </p><p>The telephone service has been fully operational since 26 March 2018. Service performance and call volumes are constantly monitored to ensure resources are allocated to match demand.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 146229 146230 146231 question first answered 24/05/2018 16:09:00 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

906407

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Rare Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase investment in research into rare conditions.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	145326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government supports research into common and rare diseases through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). In 2016 my Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care announced a £816 million investment in the NIHR Biomedical Research Centres, over five years from 1 April 2017, which has been awarded to 20 leading National Health Service and university partnerships across England. Each of the 20 NIHR Biomedical Research Centres hosts the development of new, ground-breaking treatments, diagnostics, prevention and care for patients in a wide range of diseases and has considerable expertise, capacity and activity in research for rare diseases.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR Clinical Research Network is available to support the set-up and timely delivery of commercial and non-commercial studies and trials in England which would include studies on rare diseases.</p><p> </p><p>Rare diseases patients also benefit from the pioneering research as part of the 100,000 Genomes Project. As of late 2017, over 2,000 researchers in 342 United Kingdom and international institutions were part of Genomics England’s Clinical Interpretation Partnership, which have been set up improve understanding of genomic medicine and its application to healthcare; improve understanding of diseases; and lead the way to developing new diagnostics and treatments.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 24/05/2018 11:11:09 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

906409

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Trigeminal Neuralgia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase investment in research into trigeminal neuralgia.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	145327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department funds research mainly through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The usual practice of the NIHR and other research funders is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including on trigeminal neuralgia.</p><p> </p><p>Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. The amount of NIHR funding in a disease area therefore depends on the quality and volume of scientific activity.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR Clinical Research Network is available to support the set-up and timely delivery of commercial and non-commercial studies and trials in England which would include studies on trigeminal neuralgia. The NIHR has previously funded research projects on chronic facial pain as part of the range of NIHR training schemes that support future research leaders and would welcome further applications for training awards based on research on trigeminal neuralgia.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 145329 question first answered 23/05/2018 11:06:01 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

906410

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Trigeminal Neuralgia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase awareness among (a) clinicians and (b) the public of trigeminal neuralgia.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	145328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>General practice is where most patients with trigeminal neuralgia are likely to be first seen and the condition is identified as a key area of clinical knowledge in the Royal College of General Practitioners (GP) Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) content guide. The AKT is a summative assessment of the knowledge base that underpins general practice in the United Kingdom within the context of the National Health Service and is a key part of GPs’ qualifying exams. The AKT content guide can be found at the following link:</p><p><br> <a href="http://www.rcgp.org.uk/training-exams/mrcgp-exams-overview/mrcgp-applied-knowledge-test-akt.aspx" target="_blank">www.rcgp.org.uk/training-exams/mrcgp-exams-overview/mrcgp-applied-knowledge-test-akt.aspx</a> <br></p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has produced an online Clinical Knowledge Summary (CKS) on the diagnosis and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia to support clinicians in the management of the condition. In 2013, NICE also published the clinical guideline ‘Neuropathic pain in adults: pharmacological management in non- specialist settings’ which provides advice to clinicians on the management of conditions such as trigeminal neuralgia. Both the CKS and the guideline, which is also available in a format suitable for patients, can be found at the following links:</p><p><br> <a href="https://cks.nice.org.uk/trigeminal-neuralgia" target="_blank">cks.nice.org.uk/trigeminal-neuralgia</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg173" target="_blank">www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg173</a></p><p> </p><p>NHS England has also published a commissioning policy for the use of stereotactic radiosurgery in the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. This may be appropriate for some patients where pharmaceutical management does not work or is not tolerated. The commissioning policy can be found at the following link:</p><p><br> <a href="http://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/d05-p-b.pdf" target="_blank">www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/d05-p-b.pdf</a> <br> <br> Finally, NHS Choices provides information for patients and the public on a wide range of conditions, including trigeminal neuralgia. This covers causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. The NHS Choices page can be found at the following link:</p><p><br> <a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/trigeminal-neuralgia/" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/conditions/trigeminal-neuralgia/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 23/05/2018 15:34:42 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

906411

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Trigeminal Neuralgia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's policy is on commissioning research into trigeminal neuralgia.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	145329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>The Department funds research mainly through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The usual practice of the NIHR and other research funders is not to ring-fence funds for expenditure on particular topics. The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including on trigeminal neuralgia.</p><p> </p><p>Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality. The amount of NIHR funding in a disease area therefore depends on the quality and volume of scientific activity.</p><p> </p><p>The NIHR Clinical Research Network is available to support the set-up and timely delivery of commercial and non-commercial studies and trials in England which would include studies on trigeminal neuralgia. The NIHR has previously funded research projects on chronic facial pain as part of the range of NIHR training schemes that support future research leaders and would welcome further applications for training awards based on research on trigeminal neuralgia.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 145327 question first answered 23/05/2018 11:06:01 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

905472

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates: Age
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make it his policy to increase the maximum age for magistrates.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	144898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/05/2018 answer text <p>The magistracy is an integral part of the judiciary and therefore, as for all judicial office holders appointed since 1995, magistrates are subject to a uniform mandatory retirement age of 70. This has been the policy of successive Lord Chancellor’s since 1995. The government’s response to the recent report of the Lords Constitution Committee indicated that further consideration would be given to the arguments in favour of, and against, a change to the judicial mandatory retirement age. That consideration is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 29/05/2018 13:40:09 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 60355 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

905473

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Opening Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to allow courts in England and Wales to hear cases (a) in the evening and (b) at weekends.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	144899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>Magistrates’ Courts across England and Wales routinely sit on Saturdays to hear custody cases and warrants where required.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service Reform Programme, a series of pilots have been proposed to test options for hearing cases in the Crown Court, Magistrates’ Courts and Civil &amp; Family courts between 8am to 8:30pm. I am considering the feedback on the proposals and will make an announcement in due course.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 23/05/2018 16:08:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson