The Ministry of Justice expects appeal hearings to take place as quickly as possible and is carrying out a series of initiatives to increase capacity which will help reduce waiting times for appellants in Ashford. Since September 2018, three additional judges have been allocated to Ashford as their primary venue and three further judges have been allocated to Ashford as their secondary venue. Furthermore, from November this year the capacity at the Ashford venue will increase from three hearing rooms to four on a daily basis and from August 2019, appeals to be heard at the Ashford venue can now be heard at a new venue in Hastings, depending on the appellant\u2019s postcode.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-09-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-09-05T15:50:18.087Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-09-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Personal Independence Payment: Appeals"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for personal independence payment appeals to be decided at HM Courts & Tribunals Service Ashford.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4050", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Gordon Henderson"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sittingbourne and Sheppey"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Gordon Henderson"} ], "uin" : "284487"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143156", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143156/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The direct regulation of the legal profession in England and Wales is independent of Government. Regulators in the legal services sector, such as the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board, have strict rules on how individuals and firms should deliver their services. Individuals should approach the relevant regulator directly if they have any specific concerns, and further details can be found on their respective websites.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-09-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-09-05T15:46:10.797Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-09-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Unsolicited Goods and Services: Vulnerable Adults"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that vulnerable people are protected from aggressive or unsolicited sales techniques in the legal services sector.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4667", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mike Amesbury"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Weaver Vale"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mike Amesbury"} ], "uin" : "284832"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143338", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143338/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The department is working closely and meets regularly with HMPPS to consider the impacts on prisons of leaving the EU without a deal.<\/p>
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Preparations include ensuring that our food and retail contracts have alternative arrangements in case of disruption through ports; working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care to make sure that the supply of health products to prisoners is not disrupted; and co-operating with other government departments to prepare for other contingencies.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-09-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-09-05T15:41:53.99Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-09-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Kirklevington Grange Prison: Brexit"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what meetings his Department has had with Kirklevington prison on preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4666", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dr Paul Williams"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stockton South"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dr Paul Williams"} ], "uin" : "284877"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143385", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143385/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The 93% user satisfaction figure for the online probate service is obtained via an exit survey once an application has been submitted.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-09-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-09-05T13:41:08.573Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-09-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Probate: Software"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2019 to Question 278565 on Probate: Computer Software, at what point in the Probate application process is user feedback requested; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4521", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dwyfor Meirionnydd"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Liz Saville Roberts"} ], "uin" : "284794"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143549", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143549/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The organisation was required to provide its details to enable the court to process its possession claims. It would be inappropriate to release such information where it would be likely to prejudice an organisation\u2019s commercial interests.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-09-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-09-05T15:52:10.75Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-09-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Repossession Orders"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to her Department's publication, Mortgage and landlord possession statistics in England and Wales, April to June 2019 (provisional), published on 8 August 2019, which large mortgage provider has driven up the number of home repossessions to their highest level since 2014.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4474", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thirsk and Malton"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Kevin Hollinrake"} ], "uin" : "284958"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143617", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143617/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The table below shows the amounts spent on an accruals basis, by HMCTS on suppliers of interpretation and translation services, on an accruals basis, for the financial years 2015-16 to 2018-19. This list is limited to suppliers with whom HMCTS has spent £25,000 or more in total over the last four years. The amount that HMCTS spent with a further 783 smaller suppliers have been aggregated together.<\/p>
Supplier<\/p><\/td> | 2015-16<\/p><\/td> | 2016-17<\/p><\/td> | 2017-18<\/p><\/td> | 2018-19<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
BOSTICO INTERNATIONAL LTD<\/p><\/td> | 6,294.58<\/p><\/td> | 17,767.20<\/p><\/td> | 49,605.63<\/p><\/td> | 35,982.08<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
CAPITA TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES<\/p><\/td> | 6,563,283.65<\/p><\/td> | 4,270,630.76<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
CLARION INTERPRETING LTD<\/p><\/td> | 35,907.17<\/p><\/td> | 349,568.23<\/p><\/td> | 300,307.47<\/p><\/td> | 394,394.39<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
COMMUNICOURT LTD<\/p><\/td> | 9,306.73<\/p><\/td> | 44,376.98<\/p><\/td> | 57,174.99<\/p><\/td> | 21,708.37<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
CYMEN CYFYNGEDIG<\/p><\/td> | 67,316.00<\/p><\/td> | 65,413.85<\/p><\/td> | 78,203.20<\/p><\/td> | 58,382.18<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
FLEX LANGUAGE SERVICES LTD<\/p><\/td> | 49.06<\/p><\/td> | 6,662.49<\/p><\/td> | 20,128.59<\/p><\/td> | 19,650.47<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
GLOBAL LANGUAGE SERVICES LTD<\/p><\/td> | 2,217.78<\/p><\/td> | 24,683.79<\/p><\/td> | 10,290.89<\/p><\/td> | 31,216.58<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
LANGUAGE LINK PLUS LTD<\/p><\/td> | 6,562.39<\/p><\/td> | 4,482.45<\/p><\/td> | 9,181.68<\/p><\/td> | 32,905.71<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
LOMER TRANSLATIONS & INTERPRETING LTD<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 33,539.00<\/p><\/td> | 130,663.10<\/p><\/td> | (1,926.91)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 20,938.97<\/p><\/td> | 83,925.25<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
R LALLAH<\/p><\/td> | 16,885.90<\/p><\/td> | 7,018.50<\/p><\/td> | 1,474.50<\/p><\/td> | 411.40<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
ONE STOP LANGUAGE SERVICES LTD<\/p><\/td> | 187,747.93<\/p><\/td> | 351,639.63<\/p><\/td> | 471,520.64<\/p><\/td> | 425,282.12<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
TERPTREE LTD<\/p><\/td> | 16,332.00<\/p><\/td> | 13,304.00<\/p><\/td> | 30,696.00<\/p><\/td> | 34,788.00<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
THE LANGUAGE SHOP - LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 139,399.80<\/p><\/td> | 254,092.87<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
THEBIGWORD INTERPRETING SERVICES LTD<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 4,130,721.96<\/p><\/td> | 9,683,913.69<\/p><\/td> | 8,565,658.58<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
TRANSLATE UK LTD<\/p><\/td> | 58,534.63<\/p><\/td> | 52,499.10<\/p><\/td> | 176,306.19<\/p><\/td> | 415,314.41<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
TRIANGLE SERVICES LTD<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 12,491.95<\/p><\/td> | 30,330.64<\/p><\/td> | 9,588.08<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
UK LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS LTD<\/p><\/td> | 13,628.95<\/p><\/td> | 49,926.65<\/p><\/td> | 22,730.04<\/p><\/td> | 106,362.65<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
UK TRANSLATION SERVICES LTD<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 43,769.10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
WESSEX TRANSLATIONS LTD<\/p><\/td> | 4,820.85<\/p><\/td> | 2,285.23<\/p><\/td> | 17,470.33<\/p><\/td> | 26,843.62<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
783 other smaller suppliers<\/p><\/td> | 123,061.68<\/p><\/td> | 225,843.59<\/p><\/td> | 174,397.05<\/p><\/td> | 526,267.06<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4362", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Edward Argar"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Charnwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Edward Argar"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-09-05", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-09-05T15:54:11.777Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Justice"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-09-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Translation Services: Finance"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much funding was allocated to each provider of translation services in each financial year since 2010-11.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3924", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bolton South East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Yasmin Qureshi"} ], "uin" : "285249"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143944", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1143944/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The table below shows the proportion of the ministry\u2019s capital funding which was switched to resource funding, as agreed with HM Treasury at the Supplementary Estimate in each year from 2015/16 to 2018/19.<\/p> <\/p>
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