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1152050

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether it is his policy to include services to and from Bradford in Northern Powerhouse Rail.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	900127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister pledged in July to fund a new route between Leeds and Manchester. The Northern Powerhouse Rail business case contains a range of options for improving connectivity between Leeds and Manchester, including options which would serve Bradford.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 24/10/2019 14:42:56 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

626090

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Trains: Graffiti
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many trains have been taken out of circulation due to graffiti in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	51189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The Department does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 03/11/2016 12:01:54 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

542270

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways: Infrastructure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what rail infrastructure funding his Department is providing to each region in each of the next three years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	43946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Transport provides funding for rail infrastructure in England and Wales, which makes up part of the total funding requirement for Network Rail to deliver its Control Period 5 commitments between 2014 and 2019. Government funding is not divided by region.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 06/09/2016 10:45:03 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1140263

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Greater London
	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 15 July to Question 273766 on Magistrates' Courts: Greater London, what the utilisation rates were for the adult courts only.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	278938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Courts and Tribunals Service does not differentiate adult and youth work for the purposes of calculating court utilisation. This information is not held.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/07/2019 17:21:52 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1139032

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	County Courts: Lambeth
	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 8 July 2019 to Question 272804 on Court: Sales, if he will place a copy of the valuation report relating to Lambeth County Court in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	277305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Lambeth County Court was occupied by HM Courts and Tribunals Service on a leasehold basis. The figure provided in the Answer to Question 272804 showed the negotiated receipt for the early exit of the leasehold arrangement. The disposal value was market tested through an open market campaign, a site valuation report was not conducted.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/07/2019 11:26:08 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1137199

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Courts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the criteria was for the selection of people to join the review on how the family courts protect children and parents in cases of domestic abuse and other serious offences announced on 21 May 2019; whether one of the criterion was equality of gender representation; for what reason that selection did not include representatives of fathers or men; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	273769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The members of the panel established to gather evidence on the protections provided by the family courts in cases involving domestic abuse and other serious offences were appointed for their expertise on the issue. The panel includes the pre-eminent academics; senior judiciary; Women’s Aid to represent victims; the Chief Social Worker and the Association of Children’s Lawyers to represent practitioners. The panel will launch a public call for evidence open to all individuals and organisations, and is considering other mechanisms for gathering the full range of views on the issues.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/07/2019 16:28:47 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1137198

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Camberwell and Peckham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has sold Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court building.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	273768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service has exchanged contracts on the sale of Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court. The sale will only be completed following the closure of the court and once vacant possession has been confirmed.</p><p> </p><p>The decision to close Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court was not taken lightly and followed a public consultation that concluded the local community will have reasonable access to alternative courts.</p><p> </p><p>All money raised from the sale of the surplus property will be reinvested in the reform of HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/07/2019 16:26:43 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1137197

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Camberwell and Peckham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made on plans to relocate of the work of Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court to other courts following the closure of that court; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	273767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The decision to close Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court was not taken lightly and followed a public consultation that concluded the local community will have reasonable access to alternative courts.</p><p> </p><p>Hearings for those under the age of 18 have already been relocated to Bromley Magistrates’ Court and plans are being finalised to transfer the remaining workload to Croydon Magistrates’ Court and Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court.</p><p> </p><p>Building works to provide additional court capacity are due to take place at Croydon later this year. We anticipate this will require the temporary relocation of court operations from Croydon as the work is completed and we are in process of engaging with court users to assist with the development of these plans.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/07/2019 16:12:10 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1137196

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the court utilisation rate was at (a) Camberwell Green and (b) Croydon Magistrates Court in each of the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	273766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>Court utilisation rates are provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Camberwell Green Magistrates’ and Youth Court</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Building utilisation rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan – Dec 2017</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>75%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan – Dec 2018</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>66%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Croydon Magistrates’ Court</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Building utilisation rate</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan – Dec 2017</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan – Dec 2018</p></td><td colspan="4"><p>61%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The utilisation quoted is for all jurisdictions (work type) sharing the Magistrates' Court building, and not just for Magistrates' work. Availability is calculated as 2.5 hours per session per working day, and there are generally 2 sessions per working day, giving a notional 5-hour sitting day.</p><p>Available Hours represents the hours notionally available, irrespective of whether subsequently utilised for crime, civil, family or tribunal hearings.</p><p> </p><p>The Utilisation Rate represents the total utilisation of the notional capacity of each venue, of which magistrates court hearings will therefore only be a subset. The availability figure ignores all short-term unavailability as a result, for example, of being out of use due to local/temporary building work, or use by other organisations. Utilisation is only recorded for hearings in HMCTS-controlled or owned Court/hearing rooms where parties were physically present.</p><p> </p><p>The utilisation rate is calculated as the total hours used divided by the number of notionally available hours. The data was produced from the HMCTS Performance Database on 8 July 2019.</p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and is the best data that is available.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 15/07/2019 16:10:35 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1137195

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Judges: Crown Court
	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 adequacy of the number of judges available to conduct criminal cases in crown courts.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	273765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>Last year Crown Court trial waiting times were at their lowest since 2014, with this year’s allocation of sitting days reflecting this.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that we need around 82,300 sitting days in the Crown Court in England and Wales in the financial year 2019/20 and have the judges needed to deliver this level of sitting.</p><p> </p><p>This estimate is based on how much resource is required to deal with the number of cases expected to be received in 2019/20 and reflects falling demand in the Crown Court. We will continue to review demand and performance in the Crown Court and will ensure it has the resources it requires.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 10/07/2019 16:26:05 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies