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417728

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Courts: Contempt of Court
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reason contempt of court laws do not apply in the family court.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
	uin	9404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The law relating to contempt of court applies generally to all courts and this includes the family court. The legislation establishing the family court provides that the family court may make any order (including orders punishing for contempt of court) that could be made by the High Court or the county court if the proceedings were in those respective courts; and the powers of judges in the family court to punish for contempt are proportionate to their level of seniority.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/09/2015 13:42:28 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

515583

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to support prisoners with mental health problems.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
	uin	904680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>Providing appropriate treatment at the right time is vital to improve outcomes for people with mental health problems. All new prisoners accepted by a prison are assessed on reception by a health care professional on arrival at the prison. Where appropriate, prisoners may be referred to a range of individual or group mental health interventions. In the most serious cases, prisoners may be transferred to secure hospital on the recommendation of two psychiatrists</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 26/04/2016 15:22:43 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
	tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

533882

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to begin its review of driving sentences and penalties.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
	uin	42261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>The government is aware of concerns about a number of sentencing issues and is committed to making sure sentencing for driving crimes is proportionate within the context of our wider sentencing framework. It is our intention to commence a consultation before the end of the year which will look at driving offences and penalties.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 13/07/2016 08:46:54 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

576908

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Law: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to (a) improve public awareness of the law and (b) make it easier for the law to be understood by people without legal expertise.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
	uin	45310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2016 answer text <p>Information is provided on the ‘crime, justice and the law’ section of the GOV.UK website to help the public be aware of their rights and the law. In addition, the legal services regulators have a duty to promote public understanding of citizens’ legal rights and duties. The regulators have established the “Legal Choices” website, which provides information to help with decisions on whether and how to seek legal advice and the available services the public might choose.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 12/09/2016 15:52:25 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

622271

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Asylum: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate her Department has made of the average cost in the last 12 months of an asylum appeal in the (a) First-tier and (b) Upper-tier Tribunal.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
	uin	50355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has estimated the average unit cost of an asylum appeal in the First-tier as £1245 in financial year 2015/16 and £1237 in 2016/17 year to date.</p><p> </p><p>The average unit cost of any appeal to the Upper Tribunal is estimated at £2257 in financial year 2015/16 and £2467 in 2016/17 year to date.</p><p> </p><p>These are operational costs only, excluding corporate overheads.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 31/10/2016 16:54:11 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias

631947

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Asylum: Appeals
	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 31 October 2016 to Question 50355 on asylum: Appeals, what estimate her Department has made of the average cost to the public purse of an asylum appeal, including all corporate overheads in the (a) First-tier and (b) Upper-tier Tribunal in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Dr Tania Mathias
	uin	52425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chambers) are administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS). HMCTS has estimated the average unit cost of an asylum appeal in the First-tier including all corporate overhead as £1840 in financial year 2015/16. The average unit cost of any appeal to the Upper Tribunal including all corporate overhead is estimated as £3443 in financial year 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p>Cost estimates provided are the latest available.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 06/12/2016 11:14:15 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	4404 label Biography information for Dr Tania Mathias