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77328

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Mass Media: Subscriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels the Law Officers' Departments fund.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Department has a contract with the Parliamentary Television Service. The other Law Officers’ Departments do not have any television subscriptions.</p><p>A table listing the online and print magazines subscribed to by the Law Officer’s Departments has been deposited in the Library of the House. HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate do not have any magazine subscriptions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 21/07/2014 15:03:00 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name PQ205336 - AGO magazines and publications.docx title AGO - LOD's subscriptions
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77329

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many awaydays the Law Officers' Departments have held for officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date; and what the cost was of each such event.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office held an away day in each of 2013 and 2014, but at zero cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol) Board held an all day off-site business meeting in June 2014. Some TSol teams have similarly held off-site business meetings details of which are not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate has not held any away days during this period.</p><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) held an away day for its senior management team on 26-27 November 2013. The SFO has not held any other away days for staff in 2013 and 2014 to date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not centrally record the number of away days which its staff may have attended and this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 21/07/2014 14:48:07 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77330

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much has been spent on what (a) media training and (b) social media training for (i) him and (ii) Ministers in the Law Officers' Departments since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>Ministers in the Attorney General's Office have not received any media or social media training which incurred expenditure from the public purse since the general election in 2010. There are no ministers in the other Law Officers' Departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 15/07/2014 09:18:10 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77331

registered interest
date	11/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much has been spent on refurbishing (a) gymnasium and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration in (i) the Law Officers' Departments and (ii) buildings owned by the Law Officers' Departments in (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has not spent anything on refurbishment of gymnasiums, leisure facilities or cafeterias in 2013 or 2014. The CPS spent £149,780 in financial year 2013/4 on interior decoration on a mix of refurbishment and other works on premises on its estate. Nothing has been spent in the current financial year to date. The CPS did not spend anything on interior decoration on buildings that it owns in either period.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) rents office space in a 1930s building in Cockspur Street. Its office has no gymnasium, leisure facilities or cafeteria. The SFO moved to this office in 2012/13 after it was refurbished to meet its needs. Any interior decoration was incidental to the overall refurbishment project. The SFO does not hold information on the proportion of refurbishment costs attributable to interior decoration.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2013/14, the SFO took over an additional floor in the building containing its office in order to be able to accommodate staff dealing with some of its newly-opened major investigations. That floor, too, required refurbishment. Again, the SFO does not hold information on the proportion of the refurbishment costs attributable to interior decoration, but can indicate that the cost of painting existing walls amounted to £9k plus VAT. Nothing has been spent on interior decoration in 2014/15 to date.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Treasury Solicitor’s department (TSol) did not incur any expenditure on gymnasium or leisure facilities at its offices during the past two years</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The floor in the main cafeteria within its main at One Kemble Street was replaced in April 2014 for health and safety reasons, at a cost of £42,282.55 (inclusive of VAT). No other refurbishment works have taken place in 2013 and 2014 within the cafeterias.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Interior decorations undertaken within the three buildings leased by TSol are included in the annual service charge payable to the relevant landlord. In the One Kemble Street office, itemised works specific to TSol totalled £187 in 2013 and £0.00 to date in 2014. No interior decorative works have taken place in Croydon or Taunton.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate are tenants of TSol and based at the One Kemble Street building. They have not incurred any separate expenditure during the past two years.</p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is based in one building in Victoria Street, which is leased. There has been no expenditure on gymnasium and leisure activities or on a cafeteria in 2013 or 2014 to date. AGO has incurred no expenditure on internal decoration in 2013 or 2014 to date.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 22/07/2014 16:09:52 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

77214

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Defender Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the agreement recently reached with the Criminal Bar on the future role of the Public Defender Service.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	205115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Arrangements have been put in place, under which self-employed barristers have been instructed to represent defendants in a number of Very High Cost Cases (VHCCs). Given that normal working relationships have been restored, the Government has confirmed that there is no need to expand the PDS further.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 17/07/2014 14:52:49 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

76249

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept id	58
answering dept short name	Deputy Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Deputy Prime Minister
hansard heading	Lord-Lieutenants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many Lord Lieutenants in England and Wales are (a) from an ethnic minority community, (b) women and (c) from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community; and what steps are being taken to increase the proportion of Lord Lieutenants who are representatives of such communities.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	204621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>There are 21 female Lord-Lieutenants in England and Wales, 38% of the total. The Cabinet Office, which is responsible for the appointment process of Lord-Lieutenants in England, does not keep records concerning Lord-Lieutenants' ethnicity or sexuality.</p><p>The consultation process for the appointment of new Lord-Lieutenants seeks to encourage candidates from the widest possible base, representing all groups within society.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tunbridge Wells answering member printed Greg Clark question first answered 14/07/2014 14:43:35 answering member 1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

65532

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals in social security tribunals in which the appellant was (a) represented and (b) not represented were successful in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	203715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal - Social Security and Child Support (SSCS), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits. The following table shows the number of appeals in which the appellant was represented and the decision was made in the appellant's favour and the number of appeals in which the appellant was not represented and the decision was made in the appellant's favour.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Appellant Represented <sup>1</sup> and Decision in Appellant's favour </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Appellant Not Represented and Decision in Appellant's Favour <sup>2</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45,368 (65%)</p></td><td><p>111,580 (45%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> A representative is any person that the appellant has requested to attend the tribunal.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Provisional and subject to further change.</p><p>Note: The above data are taken from management information in line with published statistics. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale reporting system and are the best data available.</p><p> </p><p>Numbers provided only relate to oral hearings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 08/07/2014 08:22:01 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

65535

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
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, what estimate he has made of the savings from a residence test for claimants of legal aid.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	203695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government does not currently record the residency status of applicants for civil legal aid so cannot accurately estimate the amount of funding currently received by those who would not satisfy the residence test. However, there is likely to be a reduction in legal aid volumes and expenditure from imposing a residence test on civil legal aid, resulting in savings to the legal aid fund.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear that the introduction of the residence test supports the principle that legal aid should only be available to those who have a strong connection to this country. This is fair to the taxpayer who pays for it and will help to restore credibility to our legal aid system.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 07/07/2014 16:32:18 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

64829

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will place in the Library a detailed list of construction projects in courts that have been cancelled since May 2010, including contract details and costs and indicating in each case whether the court was subsequently closed.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	203005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has rigorous appraisal processes in place to ensure that any future estate projects offer value for taxpayers' money and deliver significant improvements to court and tribunal users.</p><p> </p><p>Construction projects in courts that have been cancelled since May 2010 are detailed below. With regards to this information, the following should be noted:</p><p> </p><p>The figures relate to sites acquired before the Spending Review 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Following reviews of anticipated workloads, costs and future benefits, decisions were taken not to proceed with the following construction projects in their planned format as they did not offer taxpayers value for money. No construction costs were incurred and no formal decisions to dispose or develop the sites in a different form have been taken yet.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>None of the courts where the construction projects were cancelled have subsequently closed. For reasons of commercial confidentiality we are unable to provide the contract details.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><thead><tr><td><p>Court</p></td><td><p>Project Description</p></td><td><p>Cost</p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>Aylesbury Crown Court</p></td><td><p>The provision of a new four courtroom Crown court to replace poor existing accommodation and lack of capacity</p></td><td><p>£2.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aylesbury Crown Court</p></td><td><p>Securing lease on a land site for a court construction project</p></td><td><p>£4.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>New 24 courtroom Magistrates' court</p></td><td><p>£11.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>Securing lease on a land site for a court construction project</p></td><td><p>£17.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Bromwich Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>New Magistrates' Courthouse comprising 10 courtrooms</p></td><td><p>£1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>New Magistrates' and County courthouse comprising 8 Magistrates' and Youth Courts, 3 Family Court, 3 Civil Courts and 7 Hearing Rooms</p></td><td><p>£2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bradford Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>The relocation of the existing Bradford Magistrates' Court project as part of the Bradford City Regeneration Scheme funded by Bradford Regeneration at minimal cost to the MoJ*</p></td><td><p>£0.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucester Justice Centre</p></td><td><p>New Criminal Court Centre with 3 Crown Courts and 5 Magistrates' Courts</p></td><td><p>£0.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Snaresbrook Crown Court</p></td><td><p>Provision of 8 new Crown courtrooms at existing Snaresbrook Crown Court</p></td><td><p>£1.9m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sunderland Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>New Crown Court (4 courtrooms), Magistrates'' (8 courtrooms), County Courts (3 courtrooms and 3 District Judgehearing rooms) and 2 Tribunal Hearing Rooms</p></td><td><p>£2.6m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Note: The Bradford Court project is relocating the existing court and is being funded by Bradford Regeneration and the local authority. The project has not been deferred by the MoJ but is on hold until Bradford Regeneration and the local authority can secure further funding from the Government.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 15/07/2014 10:26:31 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

62111

registered interest
date	16/06/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Aarhus Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department collects data on the number and success rate of Aarhus claims made in England and Wales since 1 April 2013; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
uin	200769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Ministry of Justice does not collect judicial review data to this level of detail.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 18/06/2014 15:22:54 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter