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101974

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Divorce: Internet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the announcement on 23 October 2014 by the Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties on more support for separating couples and parents, how much of the new £2 million package will be spent on improving the Government's Sorting Out Separation website.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	212777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making sure that when people separate they do it in the best possible way. Too many people end up fighting expensive and confrontational court battles when they could be helped to resolve their problems outside the courts. However when people do end up in court it is imperative that they have the right advice and information.</p><p> </p><p>The new package of support which I announced on 23 October is aimed at keeping disputes away from court, while those who end up in court will be provided with better support. The £2m funding identified in the announcement will be used to support the increase of legal and practical support for litigants in person in the civil and family courts. This strategy has been agreed with the legal and advice sectors and we are working with them on implementation.</p><p>The funding will not be used to support improvements to the DWP's Sorting out Separation website. This is because we are already working closely with DWP to improve and refine Sorting out Seperation. The DWP has appointed commercial providers with digital expertise to run the new contract for strategic development and improvement of the online service and to raise its profile for online search. MoJ and DWP are working closely with providers as their recommendations are implemented.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 04/11/2014 16:41:29 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

101975

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Divorce
	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 integrate the new supporting separated parents in dispute helpline pilot to be run by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service with the Sorting Out Separation Service and the Child Maintenance Options Service operated by the Department for Work and Pensions.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	212778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2014 answer text <p>The ‘supporting separated parents in dispute helpline’ pilot is complementary to the online Sorting out Separation information and advice service. However, the pilot is different because it will test the provision of tailored information and signposting based on a telephone discussion with an experienced Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) professional. The Cafcass professional will signpost separating parents in dispute to sources of information, advice and support appropriate to their circumstances, which could include Sorting out Separation or the Child Maintenance Options online and telephone service, as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, we are working closely with DWP to improve and refine Sorting out Separation. The DWP has appointed commercial providers with digital expertise to run the new contract for strategic development and improvement of the online service and to raise its profile for online search. MoJ and DWP are working closely with providers as their recommendations are implemented.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 04/11/2014 09:07:21 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

171675

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Interpreters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was spent on professional interpretation services in each prison in England and Wales in 2012; and on how many occasions each such interpretation service was used.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	219419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The percentage success rates for the Capita Translation and Interpreting contract are published and can be found using the below link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-the-use-of-language-services-in-courts-and-tribunals-january-2012-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-the-use-of-language-services-in-courts-and-tribunals-january-2012-december-2013</a></p><p>Please find below a table showing the number of assignments and total spend in 2012 in each prison on professional interpretation through the MoJ Language Services Contract with Capita Translation and Interpreting.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Spend 2012 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of assignments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Nottingham</p></td><td><p>£317.77</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Nottingham</p></td><td><p>£162.76</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Ranby</p></td><td><p>£155.01</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Stocken</p></td><td><p>£94.24</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Sudbury</p></td><td><p>£668.23</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP The Mount</p></td><td><p>£69.75</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Wellingborough</p></td><td><p>£223.50</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Foston Hall</p></td><td><p>£72.32</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IRC Morton Hall</p></td><td><p>£36.25</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Whatton</p></td><td><p>£37,893.56</p></td><td><p>135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>MoJ Shared Services</p></td><td><p>£4,635.61</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Bure</p></td><td><p>£153.01</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Highpoint</p></td><td><p>£33.58</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Usk and Prescoed</p></td><td><p>£1,855.39</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP North Sea Camp</p></td><td><p>£253.73</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Norwich</p></td><td><p>£38.67</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Warren Hill</p></td><td><p>£62.00</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMYOI Chelmsford</p></td><td><p>£411.12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Belmarsh</p></td><td><p>£144.99</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Brixton</p></td><td><p>£136.92</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Pentonville</p></td><td><p>£403.03</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>£33,777.91</p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMYOI Feltham</p></td><td><p>£31.00</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Frankland</p></td><td><p>£62.00</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Holme House</p></td><td><p>£86.99</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Garth</p></td><td><p>£155.16</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Liverpool</p></td><td><p>£654.32</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Manchester</p></td><td><p>£1,177.93</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Manchester</p></td><td><p>£1,018.55</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Preston</p></td><td><p>£33.59</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Hindley</p></td><td><p>£217.66</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMYOI Styal</p></td><td><p>£109.07</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Swaleside</p></td><td><p>£496.04</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Downview</p></td><td><p>£130.49</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Reading</p></td><td><p>£4,610.72</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMYOI Cookham Wood</p></td><td><p>£58.00</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Send</p></td><td><p>£129.17</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Channings Wood</p></td><td><p>£124.01</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Leyhill</p></td><td><p>£293.45</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Shepton Mallet</p></td><td><p>£158.99</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP The Verne</p></td><td><p>£94.24</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Hewell</p></td><td><p>£114.17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Long Lartin</p></td><td><p>£5,320.39</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Brinsford</p></td><td><p>£493.54</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMYOI Werrington</p></td><td><p>£86.99</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Leeds</p></td><td><p>£607.58</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Lindholme</p></td><td><p>£485.88</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMP Wakefield</p></td><td><p>£38.75</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Askham Grange</p></td><td><p>£48.33</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI Moorland</p></td><td><p>£1,363.14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMPYOI New Hall</p></td><td><p>£3,182.58</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£102,982.08</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>452</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Interpreters used by the Prison Service are self employed, freelance booked and sourced via the Capita-TI contract. Each assignment constitutes a separate individual booking which can range from one hour to a few days dependent upon the requirement. The value of spend and number of assignments for HMP Wandsworth and HMP Whatton are due to the requirement for a British Sign Language interpreter for a 6 month period in each facility to aid a member of prison service staff with access to work. This requirement, whilst initially paid for by HMPS, was reimbursed by the Department of Work and Pensions.</p><p> </p><p>The interpreting contract was introduced to tackle the inefficiencies and inconsistencies in the previous system. The contract has delivered significant improvements so far and we now have a system that is robust, sustainable and able to deliver a quality service at an affordable level. As a result of the contract, we have spent £27m less in the first two years it has been running, and it continues to reduce the burden on taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 20/01/2015 16:37:46 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

172255

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Interpreters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the success rate in supplying interpreters was under the Capita TI interpreting contract in each month from January 2012 to March 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	219783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The percentage success rates for the Capita Translation and Interpreting contract are published and can be found using the below link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-the-use-of-language-services-in-courts-and-tribunals-january-2012-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-the-use-of-language-services-in-courts-and-tribunals-january-2012-december-2013</a></p><p> </p><p>The interpreting contract was introduced to tackle the inefficiencies and inconsistencies in the previous system. The contract has delivered significant improvements so far and we now have a system that is robust, sustainable and able to deliver a quality service at an affordable level. As a result of the contract, we have spent £27m less in the first two years it has been running, and it continues to reduce the burden on taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 09/01/2015 14:44:51 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

45695

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) 20 highest and (b) 20 lowest value contracts awarded by his Department were in each financial year since 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	194226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Under this Government's transparency programme, contracts are published on Contracts Finder which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

61793

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Official Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	200490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department is not able to provide this information without incurring disproportionate cost because this would require extensive searches of all current and former Ministers' diaries over this period and further research to confirm the purpose of each visit.</p><p> </p><p>I can confirm that Ministers from this Department go on regular visits which are relevant to their portfolios, including to courts and tribunals, prisons, probation services and a wide range of organisations connected to the Department's work.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 19/06/2014 15:35:09 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

65357

	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	Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer from Kevin Sadler to question 147 from the Work and Pensions Committee on 7 May 2014, what the predicted cost was of (a) employment and support allowance appeals, (b) such appeals borne by the Department for Work and Pensions and (c) such appeals borne by HM Treasury in the financial year 2009-10.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	203617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits, including Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(1) (a) In 2008 the DWP estimated that there would be an extra 21,000 appeals annually as a result of the introduction of ESA. An extra £4m funding from DWP was initially agreed to cover these costs in the period 2009/10. HMCTS does not hold the information on other funding sources for ESA alone.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>(2) The following table shows the estimated cost of ESA appeals to HMCTS in each year since 2008/09 until 2012/13 (the latest period for which data has been published). The estimated costs were calculated by multiplying the average cost of an individual SSCS tribunal case in that year by the number of ESA appeals disposed of during the year. The Tribunal receives funding from the Ministry of Justice through HMCTS, the DWP and the National Insurance Fund from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, as set out in the table below. However, the figures are for funding for the SSCS Tribunal overall as it is not possible to separate specific funding for each benefit type.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Appeal costs and funding</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated Total ESA Cost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Overall Funding from DWP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Overall Funding from HMRC (through the National Insurance Fund)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Overall Funding from HMCTS </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>£0.03M ¹</p></td><td><p>£1M</p></td><td><p>£24M</p></td><td><p>£43M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£21M</p></td><td><p>£9M</p></td><td><p>£42M</p></td><td><p>£31M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11*</p></td><td><p>£42M</p></td><td><p>£21M</p></td><td><p>£42M</p></td><td><p>£28M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£47M</p></td><td><p>£26M</p></td><td><p>£43M</p></td><td><p>£30M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£66M</p></td><td><p>£29M</p></td><td><p>£41M</p></td><td><p>£45M</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Note: Tribunals Service until April 2011.</p><p>¹ Figures have been rounded to the nearest million except where numbers are lower than £0.1m, where the number to the nearest £10,000 has been quoted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 203618 question first answered 15/07/2014 09:00:52 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

65358

	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	Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Answer from Kevin Sadler to question 147 from the Work and Pensions Committee on 7 May 2014, what the cost is of (a) employment and support allowance appeals, (b) such appeals borne by the Department for Work and Pensions and (c) such appeals borne by HM Treasury in each year since 2008-09.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	203618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits, including Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(1) (a) In 2008 the DWP estimated that there would be an extra 21,000 appeals annually as a result of the introduction of ESA. An extra £4m funding from DWP was initially agreed to cover these costs in the period 2009/10. HMCTS does not hold the information on other funding sources for ESA alone.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>(2) The following table shows the estimated cost of ESA appeals to HMCTS in each year since 2008/09 until 2012/13 (the latest period for which data has been published). The estimated costs were calculated by multiplying the average cost of an individual SSCS tribunal case in that year by the number of ESA appeals disposed of during the year. The Tribunal receives funding from the Ministry of Justice through HMCTS, the DWP and the National Insurance Fund from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, as set out in the table below. However, the figures are for funding for the SSCS Tribunal overall as it is not possible to separate specific funding for each benefit type.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Appeal costs and funding</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated Total ESA Cost</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Overall Funding from DWP</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Overall Funding from HMRC (through the National Insurance Fund)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Overall Funding from HMCTS </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>£0.03M ¹</p></td><td><p>£1M</p></td><td><p>£24M</p></td><td><p>£43M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£21M</p></td><td><p>£9M</p></td><td><p>£42M</p></td><td><p>£31M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11*</p></td><td><p>£42M</p></td><td><p>£21M</p></td><td><p>£42M</p></td><td><p>£28M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£47M</p></td><td><p>£26M</p></td><td><p>£43M</p></td><td><p>£30M</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£66M</p></td><td><p>£29M</p></td><td><p>£41M</p></td><td><p>£45M</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Note: Tribunals Service until April 2011.</p><p>¹ Figures have been rounded to the nearest million except where numbers are lower than £0.1m, where the number to the nearest £10,000 has been quoted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 203617 question first answered 15/07/2014 09:00:52 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

91316

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Domestic Visits
	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 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 711W, on official visits, what domestic visits he has made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	208682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Department is not able to provide this information as it would incur disproportionate cost. The Justice Secretary has been on a significant number of domestic visits in the 18 months since January 2013. This would require extensive diary searches and work to compile the information. The Justice Secretary and members of the Ministerial team regularly visit courts, prisons and probation trusts and other organisations relevant to the Ministry of Justice’s business. The purpose of these visits is to meet frontline staff and stakeholders, discuss their work, and to inform the development of policy.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 24/09/2014 11:28:40 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore