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1003576

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of support for the Civil Legal Advice housing and debt telephone service in order to ensure continued provision of specialist advice and assistance through contracted firms and that those firms are properly paid for the services they provide.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	189790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>An assessment of the Civil Legal Advice housing and debt telephone service will be made as part of the Post-Implementation Review of Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, which we intend to publish by the end of the year.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/11/2018 16:59:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1003577

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying the so-called escape fee to the Civil Legal Advice scheme to ensure that advisers are paid above the fixed fees that apply where costs exceed the national fixed fee by a multiplier of three, in line with other parts of the Legal Aid system.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	189791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>There is already an escape fee built into the payment mechanism for the Civil Legal Advice (CLA) scheme. For Discrimination and Special Education Needs cases that fee is set by the service provider, submitted as part of their contract bid and for Family and Housing the LAA set that price at £46 per hour.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/11/2018 15:33:27 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1003583

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Opinion: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has been made of the ability of sponsors to meet the costs of legal advice on completing refugee family reunion applications.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	189787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the private legal costs of individuals to assist with a refugee family reunion application.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/11/2018 17:27:31 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1003667

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) HM Courts and Tribunals Service and (iii) HM Prison and Probation Service in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The following tables provides details of the consumption and costs of electricity and gas for the Ministry of Justice, HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service and HM Prison and Probation Service in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Ministry of Justice</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>11,641</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>3,714</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>8,401</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>3,316</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>11,102</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>2,239</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Consumption and costs for the Ministry of Justice are not directly comparable because of differences in scope. The consumption figures comprise consumption by MoJ HQ, other agencies (excluding HMCTS and HMPPS) and non-departmental public bodies. Costs are for MoJ HQ only.</li></ol><p> </p><p><strong>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>118,111</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p>159,633</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>103,341</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td><td><p>158,038</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>106,571</p></td><td><p>16.4</p></td><td><p>152,425</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>HM Prison and Probation Service</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>317,399</p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td><td><p>739,733</p></td><td><p>28.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>386,905</p></td><td><p>43.8</p></td><td><p>760,559</p></td><td><p>25.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>322,348</p></td><td><p>41.0</p></td><td><p>732,050</p></td><td><p>23.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The MoJ is committed to delivering a sustainable government estate and the department as a whole has reduced its carbon emissions by 35% since 2009-10.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 189715 question first answered 20/11/2018 12:26:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003668

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) HM Courts and Tribunals Service and (iii) HM Prison and Probation Service in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The following tables provides details of the consumption and costs of electricity and gas for the Ministry of Justice, HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service and HM Prison and Probation Service in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Ministry of Justice</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>11,641</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>3,714</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>8,401</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>3,316</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>11,102</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>2,239</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Consumption and costs for the Ministry of Justice are not directly comparable because of differences in scope. The consumption figures comprise consumption by MoJ HQ, other agencies (excluding HMCTS and HMPPS) and non-departmental public bodies. Costs are for MoJ HQ only.</li></ol><p> </p><p><strong>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>118,111</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p>159,633</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>103,341</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td><td><p>158,038</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>106,571</p></td><td><p>16.4</p></td><td><p>152,425</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>HM Prison and Probation Service</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>317,399</p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td><td><p>739,733</p></td><td><p>28.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>386,905</p></td><td><p>43.8</p></td><td><p>760,559</p></td><td><p>25.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>322,348</p></td><td><p>41.0</p></td><td><p>732,050</p></td><td><p>23.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The MoJ is committed to delivering a sustainable government estate and the department as a whole has reduced its carbon emissions by 35% since 2009-10.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 189714 question first answered 20/11/2018 12:26:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003748

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	189576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. <br> <br> Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public-sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public-sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p>The MoJ strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to the Government Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/11/2018 13:02:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1002534

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) number and (b) outcome of appeals against decisions by local authorities on special educational needs, and their preceding education health and care plans, there were (i) in each local authority area and (ii) for each condition in each of the last five years; and what the cost to the public purse was of such appeals in that same period.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	188821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Due to the volume of data required to answer the question in respect of appeals against special education needs decisions made by local authorities, I will arrange for this information, broken down by local authority, to be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the cost to the public purse for these appeals prior to the 2015/16 Financial Year is not available at this time, but I can confirm that the total cost of the operation of the First-tier Tribunal (Special Educational Needs and Disability) (FtT SEND) was:</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16 - £2,983,418</p><p>In 2016/17 - £3,347,986</p><p>In 2017/18 - £4,008,647</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:34:14 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1002549

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Costs: Refugees
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 ability of sponsors to meet legal costs related to applications for refugee family reunion.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	188827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not collect data on the private legal costs of individuals to assist with a refugee family reunion application.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:31:50 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1002587

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Leeds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of (a) personal independence payment and (b) employment support allowance assessment appeals were successful in Leeds in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	188727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>(a) Information about the volumes and outcomes of appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) (SSCS) including (a) Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is published at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</p><p>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS) does not record data based on constituencies. SSCS appeals are listed into the hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home address. The published Tribunals Statistics CSV files provide information about the outcomes of PIP appeals for individual hearing venues including Leeds, where appeals from constituents living in the Leeds area would be heard.</p><p>(b) This information is not held centrally. The Tribunal hears appeals generally against decisions on entitlement to benefit, or its rate of payment. Some Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) decisions may feature an element of assessment against work capability criteria, while other ESA decisions may not. HMCTS does not, therefore, hold the information requested.</p><p>Latest figures indicate that since PIP was introduced, 3.5 million decisions have been made up to June 2018, and of these 9% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned at Tribunals. For ESA, 3.5m ESA (post Work Capability Assessment) decisions have been made between April 2014 and March 2018 and of these 8% have been appealed and 4% have been overturned at tribunals.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:44:51 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1002592

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications for legal aid in criminal cases were refused in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	188740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The answer to this PQ is available within the LAA published Stats on gov.uk at tables 3.1 and 3.2 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-january-to-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/legal-aid-statistics-january-to-march-2018</a>. Please see table below which was extracted from the published stats.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2018 17:34:37 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell