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172867

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Judicial Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what amount each Government department has spent on external legal fees relating to each case involving substantive judicial review hearings since May 2010; and what the outcome of the proceedings was in each such case.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	220247
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The Treasury Solicitor conducts most, but not all, litigation on behalf of government departments. For example, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs normally conducts its own litigation. In 2014 the Treasury Solicitor acted in about 17846 judicial reviews.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Treasury Solicitor’s Department does not hold central records on the external legal fees paid in each individual case or on the outcome of each such case. Such information could not be created without examining every case file and thus incurring disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In relation to external fees, the Attorney General maintains five panels of junior counsel to undertake civil and EC work for all Government Departments. There are three London panels (an A panel for senior juniors, a B panel for middle juniors and a C panel for junior juniors) together with a Regional panel and a Public International Law panel. This is in addition to First Treasury Counsel (FTC) who exclusively does Government work, and to the Standing Counsel to certain Departments. <br></p><p> </p><p>The hourly rates for panel counsel are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>First Treasury Counsel - £230</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A panel - £120</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>B panel - £80</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>C panel - £60 if under 5 years call and £80 if over 5 years call.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In relation to outcomes, the Ministry of Justice publish figures on the number of Judicial Reviews by each Department up to 2012:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>See Table 4.3 at the link below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/267408/additional-court-tables-2012.xls" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/267408/additional-court-tables-2012.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>This shows the number of cases each year where Government departments were named as first defendant and where the judicial review was granted following a substantive hearing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 14/01/2015 17:46:29 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

168620

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Department for Communities and Local Government: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when he plans to Answer Question 205289 tabled on 11 July 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	217718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>PQ 205289 has been answered today.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 16/12/2014 17:26:20 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

170122

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: G4S and Serco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions (a) Serco and (b) G4S have tendered for contracts let by her Department in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	218568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and an answer could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 17/12/2014 16:41:51 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

170123

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department of Education: Capita
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions Capita Group plc has tendered for contracts let by her Department in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	218566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The information is not held centrally and an answer could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 17/12/2014 16:44:42 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

170375

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: G4S and Serco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many tenders from (a) Serco and (b) G4S for contracts let by her Department were successful in each year since May 2010; how much her Department paid to each of those companies for the execution of contracts in each such year; how many contracts which terminate after 2015 each company holds with her Department; and what the monetary value is of all outstanding contracts between her Department and each company.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	218606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The information, in the form requested, is not held centrally and a full answer could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From the information we do hold centrally we have a total of two contracts with Serco, both of which are due to expire on 31 March 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The amount paid to Serco and G4S since May 2010 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>Financial Year ending March</em></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Year</em></p></td><td><p><em>Serco</em></p></td><td><p><em>G4S</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£22,708,767.65</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£1,859,328.89</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£3,937,575.89</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£2,210,233.65</p></td><td><p>£12,458.31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£600,983.28</p></td><td><p>£466.20 <em>(up to end of November 2014)</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 05/01/2015 11:53:56 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

170377

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Capita
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many tenders from Capita Group plc for contracts let by her Department have been successful in each year since May 2010; how much her Department paid to Capita Group plc for the execution of contracts in each such year; how many contracts which terminate after 2015 Capita Group plc hold with her Department; and what the monetary value is of all outstanding contracts between her Department and Capita Group plc.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	218605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The information, in the form requested, is not held centrally and a full answer could only be provided at disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>From the information the Department does hold, we have two main contracts with organisations in Capita Group, the Learner Support Contract which is due to expire on 31 August 2015 and the Teachers Pensions Administration, which is due to expire on 30 September 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Teachers’ Pension Administration and the Learner Support contracts are both fixed price, but could change over the remaining duration of the contracts. Therefore, at present, the remaining value of the two contracts is £66.97 million.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The amount paid to organisations in the Capita Group since May 2010 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p><em>Financial Year ending March</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Year</em></p></td><td><p><em>Amount</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£125,579,167.14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£24,812,874.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£25,837,711.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£20,828,241.59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>£13,215,946.64 <em>(up to end of November 2014)</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 05/01/2015 17:52:55 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

170456

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Hepatitis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the press release of 28 July 2014, entitled World Hepatitis Day 2014: David Cameron's message, what initiatives his Department has implemented to reduce deaths due to hepatitis C infection.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	218707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Public Health England and NHS England are developing an implementation framework for hepatitis C improvement, for the period 2015-2030. The plan will set high level aims for the public health system towards elimination of hepatitis C related liver disease as a public health concern, with specific, measurable, time bound objectives that feed into this overarching ambition. The Department will support Public Health England and NHS England in delivering the framework.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 218754 question first answered 18/12/2014 17:17:33 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

170129

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: G4S and Serco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions (a) Serco and (b) G4S have tendered for contracts let by her Department in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	218573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>Both Serco and G4S have operated contracts issued by the Home Office under different governments for more than a decade.<br><br>The number of contracts that Serco have tendered for and has been let by the Secretary of State for the Home Department since May 2010 is 5. <br><br>For the purposes of this question we have used the date that the tender process commenced as the relevant date.<br><br>Serco <br>2010/11 – 1<br>2011/12 – 1<br>2012/13 – 1<br>2013/14 – 2<br>2014/15 – 0<br>Total = 5<br><br>The number of contracts that G4S have tendered for and has been let by the Secretary of State for the Home Department since May 2010 is 9. <br><br>For the purposes of this question we have used the date that the tender process commenced as the relevant date.<br><br>G4S<br>2010/11 – 3<br>2011/12 – 1<br>2012/13 – 2<br>2013/14 – 1<br>2014/15 – 2<br>Total = 9</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/01/2015 15:21:39 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

170472

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: G4S and Serco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many tenders from (a) Serco and (b) G4S for contracts let by her Department have been successful in each year since May 2010; how much her Department paid to each of those companies for the execution of contracts in each such year; how many contracts which terminate after 2015 each company hold with her Department; and what the monetary value is of all outstanding contracts between her Department and each company.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	218604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s Transparency Agenda the Home Department publishes all its contracts over £10,000. Contracts are publically available on the Contracts Finder portal. <br><br>www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/<br><br>Contract data fields will contain the information requested. Where any monetary value sections are incomplete, this is because the information has been deemed commercially sensitive and may be detrimental to both the Department or the <br>supplier to release.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 06/01/2015 14:58:24 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

170121

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions (a) Capita Group plc, (b) Serco and (c) G4S have tendered for contracts let by his Department in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Mr Andy Slaughter
	uin	218567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The number of occasions that Capita Group plc, Serco and G4S have tendered for contracts let by the Ministry of Defence in each year since May 2010 is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 05/01/2015 16:30:32 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter