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	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Courts: Closures
	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 23 April 2018 to Question 136450 on court closures, if he will publish the postcodes of the courts listed that closed between the 2010-11 and 2016-17 financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
	tabling member printed	Yvette Cooper
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	147811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>I provide below a list of court closures for financial years 2010-11 to 2016-17 with the corresponding building postcode.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Courts and tribunals closed during 2010-2011 financial year</strong></p><p>Wantage Magistrates’ Court, OX12 8EQ</p><p> </p><p><strong>Courts and tribunals closed during 2011–2012 financial year</strong></p><p>Aberdare County Court, CF44 0JE</p><p>Aberdare Magistrates Court, CF44 0NG</p><p>Abertillery Magistrates Court, NP13 1PB</p><p>Acton Magistrates Court, W3 8PB</p><p>Alnwick Magistrates Court (FPC), NE66 1UJ</p><p>Amersham Magistrates Court, HP6 5AJ</p><p>Ammanford Magistrates Court, SA18 2NP</p><p>Ashford County Court, TN23 1QQ</p><p>Ashford Magistrates Court, TN23 1QS</p><p>Balham Youth Court, SW17 7BD</p><p>Barking &amp; Dagenham Magistrates Court, IG11 8EW</p><p>Barry Magistrates Court, CF63 4SX</p><p>Batley &amp; Dewsbury Magistrates Court (FPC), WF13 1JP</p><p>Bingley (Keighley) Magistrates Court, BD1 1LA</p><p>Bishop Auckland County Court, DL14 6LD</p><p>Bishop Auckland Magistrates Court, DL14 6LD</p><p>Blandford Forum Magistrates Court, DT11 7HR</p><p>Blaydon Magistrates Court, NE8 1DT</p><p>Brentford Magistrates Court, TW8 8EN</p><p>Bridgwater Magistrates Court, TA6 3YL</p><p>Camborne Magistrates Court, TR14 8SL</p><p>Cardigan Magistrates Court, SA43 1BU</p><p>Cheltenham County Court, GL1 2DE</p><p>Chepstow County Court, NP16 5PB</p><p>Chepstow Magistrates Court, NP16 5PJ</p><p>Chorley County Court, PR7 1JE</p><p>Cirencester Magistrates Court, GL7 2PL</p><p>Coalville Magistrates Court, LE67 3DP</p><p>Coleford Magistrates Court, GL16 8BQ</p><p>Consett County Court, DH8 5AU</p><p>Cromer Magistrates Court, NR27 9EB</p><p>Daventry Magistrates Court, NN11 4BS</p><p>Dewsbury County Court, WF13 2PE</p><p>Didcot Magistrates Court, OX11 8XD</p><p>Ely Magistrates Court, CB7 4EG</p><p>Epping Magistrates Court, CM16 4LN</p><p>Epsom County Court, KT17 1DN</p><p>Epsom Magistrates Court, KT17 1DN</p><p>Evesham County Court, WR11 4EE</p><p>Flint Magistrates Court, CH6 5AY</p><p>Frome Magistrates Court, BA11 4JG</p><p>Goole County Court, DN14 5AE</p><p>Goole Magistrates Court, DN14 5AB</p><p>Gosforth Magistrates Court, NE3 4ES</p><p>Grantham County Court, NG31 7SB</p><p>Gravesend County Court, DA12 2DU</p><p>Grays Magistrates Court, RM17 5DA</p><p>Guisborough (East Langbaurgh) Magistrates Court, TS14 6HX</p><p>Halesowen Magistrates Court, B63 3DA</p><p>Harlow County Court, CM20 1UW</p><p>Harrow Magistrates Court, HA1 2JY</p><p>Haywards Heath County Court, RH16 1YZ</p><p>Hemel Hempstead Magistrates Court, HP1 1HF</p><p>Hitchin County Court, SG5 2JR</p><p>Honiton Magistrates Court, EX14 1LZ</p><p>Houghton-Le-Spring Magistrates Court, DH4 5BL</p><p>Huntingdon County Court, PE29 3BD</p><p>Ilford County Court, IG1 1TP</p><p>Ilkeston Magistrates Court, DE7 5HZ</p><p>Keighley County Court, BD21 3SH</p><p>Kidderminster County Court, DY10 1QT</p><p>Kingston-upon-Thames Magistrates Court, KT1 1EU</p><p>Knowsley Magistrates Court, L36 9XY</p><p>Lewes Magistrates Court, BN7 2PG</p><p>Liskeard Magistrates Court, PL14 6RF</p><p>Llandovery Magistrates Court, SA20 0AB</p><p>Llangefni Magistrates Court, LL77 7TW</p><p>Llwynypia Magistrates Court, CF40 2ER</p><p>Lowestoft County Court (FPC), NR32 1HJ</p><p>Ludlow County Court, SY8 1AQ</p><p>Ludlow Magistrates Court, SY8 1AZ</p><p>Lyndhurst Magistrates Court, SO43 7AY</p><p>Market Drayton Magistrates Court, SY2 5NX</p><p>Market Harborough Magistrates Court, LE16 7NH</p><p>Melton Mowbray County Court, LE13 1NH</p><p>Melton Mowbray Magistrates Court, LE13 1NH</p><p>Mid-Sussex (Haywards Heath) Magistrates Court, RH16 4BA</p><p>Newark County Court, NG24 1LD</p><p>Newark Magistrates Court (FPC), NG24 1LD</p><p>Newbury County Court, RG14 5QT</p><p>Northwich County Court (same building as Mags), CW9 5ES</p><p>Northwich Magistrates Court (FPC) (same as County), CW9 5ES</p><p>Oswestry County Court, SY11 1PZ</p><p>Oswestry Magistrates Court, SY11 1RP</p><p>Penrith County Court (same building as Mags), CA11 7QL</p><p>Penrith Magistrates Court (same building a County), CA11 7QL</p><p>Penzance County Court, TR18 4JH</p><p>Penzance Magistrates Court, TR182QD</p><p>Pontypool County Court, NP4 6NZ</p><p>Poole County Court, BH15 2NS</p><p>Pwllheli Magistrates Court, LL53 5ED</p><p>Rawtenstall County Court, BB4 7RT</p><p>Rawtenstall Magistrates Court, BB4 6RD</p><p>Redditch County Court, B97 4AB</p><p>Retford Magistrates Court, DN22 6BL</p><p>Rochdale Magistrates Court (FPC), OL16 1AR</p><p>Rugby County Court, CV21 2RN</p><p>Rugby Magistrates Court, CV21 2DH</p><p>Runcorn County Court, WA7 2HA</p><p>Rutland Magistrates Court, LE15 6DF</p><p>Salford County Court, M5 4RR</p><p>Salford Magistrates Court (FPC), M3 6DJ</p><p>Shrewsbury County Court, SY1 1NA</p><p>Sittingbourne Magistrates Court, ME10 1DR</p><p>Skegness County Court, PE25 2TF</p><p>Southport (North Sefton) Magistrates Court, PR9 0LP</p><p>Southport County Court, PR9 0PU</p><p>Stourbridge County Court, DY8 1QL</p><p>Stratford Upon Avon County Court, CV37 6PA</p><p>Sudbury Magistrates Court, CO10 1QN</p><p>Sutton Coldfield Magistrates Court, B74 2NS</p><p>Sutton Magistrates Court, SM6 0JA</p><p>Swaffham Magistrates Court, PE37 7NH</p><p>Tamworth County Court, B79 7AL</p><p>Tamworth Magistrates Court, B79 7AR</p><p>Thetford Magistrates Court, IP24 3AQ</p><p>Totnes Magistrates Court, TQ9 5JY</p><p>Towcester Magistrates Court, NN12 6DE</p><p>Tynedale (Hexham) Magistrates Court (FPC), NE46 3NB</p><p>Wellingborough County Court, NN8 4NF</p><p>West Bromwich Magistrates Court, B70 8ED</p><p>Whitehaven County Court, CA28 7NU</p><p>Whitehaven Magistrates Court, CA28 7PA</p><p>Wimborne Magistrates Court, BH21 1JW</p><p>Wisbech Magistrates Court, PE13 3DE</p><p>Witney Magistrates Court, OX28 6JH</p><p>Woking Magistrates Court, GU22 7YL</p><p>Woolwich Magistrates Court, SE18 6QY</p><p>Worksop County Court, S80 1LN</p><p> </p><p><strong>Courts and tribunals closed during year 2012-2013 financial year </strong></p><p>Burton Upon Trent County Court, DE14 1BP</p><p>Haringey Magistrates Court, N6 4HS</p><p>Pontefract County Court, WF8 1RJ</p><p>Pontefract Magistrates Court (FPC), WF8 1BW</p><p>Stoke on Trent Magistrates Court, ST4 3BX</p><p>Selby Magistrates Court, YO8 4QB</p><p>Trowbridge County Court, BA14 8DB</p><p> </p><p><strong>Courts and tribunals closed during 2013-2014 financial year</strong></p><p>Abergavenny Magistrates' Court, NP7 5DL</p><p>Andover Magistrates Court, SP10 2AB</p><p>Denbigh Magistrates Court, LL16 3UU</p><p>North Liverpool Community Justice Centre, L5 2QD</p><p>Tower Bridge Magistrates Court, SE1 2JY</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Courts and tribunals closed during 2014-15 financial year</strong></p><p>Alton Magistrates’ Court, GU34 1EA</p><p>Bracknell Magistrates’ Court, RG12 1AF</p><p>Bury St Edmunds Tribunal, IP33 2AQ</p><p>Knutsford Crown Court, WA16 0PB</p><p>Neath Magistrates’ Court, SA11 1RF</p><p>Newcastle Tribunal - Quayside House, NE1 3DX.</p><p>Spalding Magistrates’ Court, PE11 1BE</p><p> </p><p><strong>Courts and tribunals closed during 2015-2016 financial year</strong></p><p>Accrington County Court, BB5 2BH</p><p>Accrington Magistrates' Court, BB5 2BH</p><p>Aldershot &amp; Farnham County Court, GU11 1SS</p><p>Arcade Chambers - Aldershot Tribunal, GU11 1DZ</p><p>Basildon Acorn House - Basildon Tribunal, SS14 1AH</p><p>Cambridge RPTS Tribunal, CB22 5LD</p><p>Cambridge Tribunal - Eastbrook House, CB2 2DJ</p><p>Chesterfield County Court, S41 7TW</p><p>Chesterfield St Marys Court - Chesterfield Tribunal, S41 7TD</p><p>Doncaster Tribunal - Portland Place, DN1 3DF</p><p>Epsom Tribunal, KT17 1HF</p><p>Harrogate County Court, HG1 1EL</p><p>Hereford County Court, HR4 9BA</p><p>Norwich Tribunal - Elliot House, NR1 3TZ</p><p>Richmond upon Thames Magistrates' Court, TW9 2RF</p><p>Shrewsbury Magistrates' Court, SY2 5NX</p><p>Solihull Magistrates' Court, B91 3RD</p><p>The Crescent Centre - Bristol Tribunal, BS1 6EZ</p><p>Waltham Forest Magistrates' Court, E17 4NX</p><p>Worksop Magistrates' Court, S80 2AJ</p><p> </p><p><strong>Courts and tribunals closed during 2016-2017 financial year</strong></p><p>Aylesbury Magistrates and County Court, HP21 7QZ</p><p>Barnstaple Magistrates' and County Court (Crown part only), EX31 1DX</p><p>Bournemouth Magistrates' Court, BH1 1LA</p><p>Brecon Law Courts, LD3 7HR</p><p>Bridgend Law Courts, CF31 4AJ</p><p>Burton upon Trent Magistrates' Court, DE14 1NZ</p><p>Bury St Edmunds Crown &amp; Magistrates' Court, IP33 1HF</p><p>Buxton Magistrates' &amp; County Court, SK17 6EY</p><p>Caerphilly Magistrates' Court, CF83 2XA</p><p>Carmarthen Law Courts (The Guildhall), SA31 1PR</p><p>Consett Magistrates' Court, DH8 6LY</p><p>Corby Magistrates' Court, NN17 1SQ</p><p>Dartford Magistrates' Court, DA1 2JW</p><p>Dolgellau Crown &amp; Magistrates' Court, LL40 1AU</p><p>Doncaster County Court, DN1 3HT</p><p>Dorchester Crown Court (Weymouth &amp; Dorchester Combined), DT4 8BS</p><p>Durham Elvet House - Durham Tribunal, DH1 3AT</p><p>Fareham Magistrates' Court, PO16 7TL</p><p>Feltham Magistrates' Court, TW13 5AF</p><p>Gloucester Magistrates' Court, GL1 1UB</p><p>Grantham Magistrates' Court, NG31 7SB</p><p>Greenwich Magistrates' Court, SE10 8PG</p><p>Halifax County Court, HX1 2JJ</p><p>Halifax Magistrates' Court (Calderdale), HX1 2AN</p><p>Hammersmith Magistrates' and County Court (County Court Only), W6 8DN</p><p>Hartlepool Magistrates' &amp; County Court, TS24 8AG</p><p>Hinckley Magistrates' Court, LE10 1NZ</p><p>Kettering Magistrates' Court, NN15 7QP</p><p>King's Lynn County Court, PE30 1ES</p><p>Lowestoft Magistrates' Court, NR32 1HJ</p><p>Macclesfield County Court, SK11 7NA</p><p>Macclesfield Magistrates' Court, SK10 2AB</p><p>Middlesbrough Centre North East - Middlesbrough Tribunal, TS1 2RX</p><p>Morpeth &amp; Berwick County Court, NE61 1LA</p><p>Neath and Port Talbot Civil and Family Court, SA11 3BN</p><p>Oldham Magistrates' Court, OL1 1QE</p><p>Ormskirk Magistrates' Court, L39 2BJ</p><p>Pocock Street Tribunals Hearing Centre, SE1 0BW</p><p>Pontypridd Magistrates' Court, CF37 1SD</p><p>Prestatyn Magistrates' Court, LL19 7TE</p><p>Redhill Magistrates' &amp; Reigate County Court, RH1 6DH</p><p>Rhyl County Court, LL18 3LA</p><p>Rotherham Magistrates' &amp; County Court, S60 1YW</p><p>Runcorn (Halton) Magistrates' Court, WA7 2HA</p><p>Sandwell Magistrates' Court, B69 4JN</p><p>Scunthorpe Magistrates' &amp; County Court, DN15 6LJ</p><p>Skegness Magistrates' Court, PE25 1BH</p><p>Southampton Barrack Block, SO15 2SH</p><p>St Helens Magistrates' Court, WA10 1SZ</p><p>Stroud Magistrates' Court, GL5 1ET</p><p>Swansea Crown Court (Guildhall), SA1 4PE</p><p>Tameside Magistrates' &amp; County Court (County Part Only), OL6 7TP</p><p>Taunton Blackdown House - Taunton Tribunal, TA1 2PX</p><p>Tottenham Magistrates' Court, N17 6RT</p><p>Trafford Magistrates' Court &amp; Altrincham County Court, M33 7NR</p><p>Tunbridge Wells County Court, TN1 1DP</p><p>Wakefield &amp; Pontefract Magistrates' Court, WF1 2TW</p><p>Warrington Combined Court (County Part Only), WA1 1UR</p><p>Warrington Magistrates' Court, WA1 1LQ</p><p>West Berkshire Magistrates' Court (Newbury), RG17 7TQ</p><p>Weymouth &amp; Dorchester Combined Court Offices (Westwey House), DT4 8TE</p><p>Wrexham Rhyd Broughton (Tribunal), LL13 7YP</p><p>Yate Magistrates' Court (North Avon), BS37 4PY</p><p>Yeovil County Court, BA20 2QD</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/06/2018 11:34:25 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	420 label Biography information for Yvette Cooper

911199

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Justice Board
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the (a) membership is of and (b) chairing arrangements are for the Family Justice Board.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	147778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Board is jointly chaired by myself and my counterpart at the Department for Education, the honourable member for Stratford-on-Avon. Its members are senior stakeholders from across the family justice system.</p><p>The current membership and more information about its role can be found at the link below. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/family-justice-board#membership" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/family-justice-board#membership</a></p><p>The table below contains the dates of the Family Justice Board meetings held from inception when it was independently chaired by Sir David Norgrove.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FJB1</p></td><td><p>29/03/12</p></td><td><p>FJB12</p></td><td><p>08/04/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB2</p></td><td><p>09/05/12</p></td><td><p>FJB13</p></td><td><p>12/06/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB3</p></td><td><p>08/08/12</p></td><td><p>FJB14</p></td><td><p>02/10/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB4</p></td><td><p>14/11/12</p></td><td><p>FJB15</p></td><td><p>19/12/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB5</p></td><td><p>21/01/13</p></td><td><p>FJB16</p></td><td><p>30/03/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB6</p></td><td><p>11/03/13</p></td><td><p>FJB17</p></td><td><p>07/07/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB7</p></td><td><p>30/04/13</p></td><td><p>FJB18</p></td><td><p>29/09/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB8</p></td><td><p>25/06/13</p></td><td><p>FJB19</p></td><td><p>15/12/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB9</p></td><td><p>14/10/13</p></td><td><p>FJB20</p></td><td><p>23/03/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB10</p></td><td><p>16/12/13</p></td><td><p>FJB21</p></td><td><p>27/06/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB11</p></td><td><p>13/02/14</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below contains the dates of the Family Justice Board since the Board has been chaired jointly by Ministers.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FJB1</p></td><td><p>07/11/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB2</p></td><td><p>08/03/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB3</p></td><td><p>06/06/18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will arrange to publish the minutes in due course at the weblink above.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 147779 question first answered 04/06/2018 09:47:22 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

911200

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Justice Board
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on what dates the Family Justice Board has met since its inception; and if he will publish the minutes of those meetings.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	147779
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Board is jointly chaired by myself and my counterpart at the Department for Education, the honourable member for Stratford-on-Avon. Its members are senior stakeholders from across the family justice system.</p><p>The current membership and more information about its role can be found at the link below. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/family-justice-board#membership" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/family-justice-board#membership</a></p><p>The table below contains the dates of the Family Justice Board meetings held from inception when it was independently chaired by Sir David Norgrove.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FJB1</p></td><td><p>29/03/12</p></td><td><p>FJB12</p></td><td><p>08/04/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB2</p></td><td><p>09/05/12</p></td><td><p>FJB13</p></td><td><p>12/06/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB3</p></td><td><p>08/08/12</p></td><td><p>FJB14</p></td><td><p>02/10/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB4</p></td><td><p>14/11/12</p></td><td><p>FJB15</p></td><td><p>19/12/14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB5</p></td><td><p>21/01/13</p></td><td><p>FJB16</p></td><td><p>30/03/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB6</p></td><td><p>11/03/13</p></td><td><p>FJB17</p></td><td><p>07/07/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB7</p></td><td><p>30/04/13</p></td><td><p>FJB18</p></td><td><p>29/09/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB8</p></td><td><p>25/06/13</p></td><td><p>FJB19</p></td><td><p>15/12/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB9</p></td><td><p>14/10/13</p></td><td><p>FJB20</p></td><td><p>23/03/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB10</p></td><td><p>16/12/13</p></td><td><p>FJB21</p></td><td><p>27/06/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB11</p></td><td><p>13/02/14</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below contains the dates of the Family Justice Board since the Board has been chaired jointly by Ministers.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FJB1</p></td><td><p>07/11/16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB2</p></td><td><p>08/03/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FJB3</p></td><td><p>06/06/18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will arrange to publish the minutes in due course at the weblink above.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 147778 question first answered 04/06/2018 09:47:22 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

910319

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Debt Collection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his Department's Answer of 22 May 2018 to Questions 145383 and 145384 on debt collection, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on innocent occupants of residences subject to action by High Court Enforcement Agents where the individual named on the enforcement document has never resided.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	147489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice has not made any assessment of the effect on occupants of residences subject to action by High Court Enforcement Agents, where the individual named on the enforcement document has never lived at that address.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2018, I announced our plan to conduct a call for evidence to inform a review of reforms introduced by the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. The call for evidence will focus on enforcement agent behaviour and will allow those who have had contact with enforcement agents to provide feedback about their experiences.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/06/2018 11:44:24 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

911142

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Suicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to review the law relating to suicide pacts.
	tabling member constituency	Clwyd West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	147827
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to review the law relating to suicide pacts as set out in section 4 of the Homicide Act 1957.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/06/2018 11:35:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones

911265

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the average waiting time for personal independence payments appeals at tribunal in (a) Caernarfon County Court and Family Court, (b) Prestatyn Justice Centre, (c) Chester Magistrates' Court, (d) Chester Civil and Family Justice Centre and (e) Welshpool County Court and Family Court.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	147818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the tables below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>HMCTS VENUES</p></td><td colspan="4"><p><sup>.</sup> Average time (weeks) receipts HMCTS to Outcome<sup>1 </sup>Personal Independence Payment Appeals<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><sup>April - June (Quarter 1)</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>July- September (Quarter</sup><sup> 2) </sup>2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>October to December (Quarter 3)</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>April to December (Quarter 1-3 )</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caernarfon</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prestatyn</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welshpool</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMCTS VENUES</p></td><td><p>Outstanding load of all SSCS appeals as at 31st December 2017<sup> 3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caernarfon</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester</p></td><td><p>944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prestatyn</p></td><td><p>658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welshpool</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Includes cases cleared with and without a tribunal hearing.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Clams (Reassessments).</p><p><sup>3</sup> Provisional data</p><p><sup>4 </sup>The latest period for which data are available</p><p><sup>5</sup> Chester venue is Chester Civil Justice Centre. For the period April-December (Quarter 1-3) 2017_2018 there were no PIP clearances for appeals listed for Chester Magistrates Court.</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 are the best data that is available.</p><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as theses data were run on a different date.</p><p> </p><p>Clearance times, and caseload, are dependent on several factors, such as hearing capacity at the venue closest to the appellant, or the local availability of Tribunal panel members. Other factors might include the availability of the appellant or their representative, or the provision of further evidence. Additionally, a decision on the appeal may be reached after a hearing has been adjourned (which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further evidence), or after a hearing has been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been referred back to the First-tier Tribunal by the Upper Tribunal for disposal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has been working with the Tribunal’s judiciary both to appoint additional judges and panel members and take forward initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance of the Tribunal. These include reviewing current listing practices to increase the number of cases being listed on a Tribunal session, and introducing case management “triage” sessions, with the aim of reducing the time taken for appeals to reach final determination. All these measures will increase the capacity of the Tribunal with the aim of reducing waiting times for appellants.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 147819 question first answered 04/06/2018 11:35:33 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

911266

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of outstanding Social Security and Child Support Tribunals in (a) Caernarfon County Court and Family Court, (b) Prestatyn Justice Centre, (c) Chester Magistrates' Court, (d) Chester Civil and Family Justice Centre and (e) Welshpool County Court and Family Court.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	147819
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is set out in the tables below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>HMCTS VENUES</p></td><td colspan="4"><p><sup>.</sup> Average time (weeks) receipts HMCTS to Outcome<sup>1 </sup>Personal Independence Payment Appeals<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><sup>April - June (Quarter 1)</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>July- September (Quarter</sup><sup> 2) </sup>2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>October to December (Quarter 3)</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3</sup></p></td><td><p><sup>April to December (Quarter 1-3 )</sup> 2017_2018<sup> 3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caernarfon</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prestatyn</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welshpool</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>HMCTS VENUES</p></td><td><p>Outstanding load of all SSCS appeals as at 31st December 2017<sup> 3,4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caernarfon</p></td><td><p>258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester</p></td><td><p>944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chester Magistrates' Court</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prestatyn</p></td><td><p>658</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Welshpool</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup> Includes cases cleared with and without a tribunal hearing.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Clams (Reassessments).</p><p><sup>3</sup> Provisional data</p><p><sup>4 </sup>The latest period for which data are available</p><p><sup>5</sup> Chester venue is Chester Civil Justice Centre. For the period April-December (Quarter 1-3) 2017_2018 there were no PIP clearances for appeals listed for Chester Magistrates Court.</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 are the best data that is available.</p><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as theses data were run on a different date.</p><p> </p><p>Clearance times, and caseload, are dependent on several factors, such as hearing capacity at the venue closest to the appellant, or the local availability of Tribunal panel members. Other factors might include the availability of the appellant or their representative, or the provision of further evidence. Additionally, a decision on the appeal may be reached after a hearing has been adjourned (which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further evidence), or after a hearing has been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons, often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been referred back to the First-tier Tribunal by the Upper Tribunal for disposal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has been working with the Tribunal’s judiciary both to appoint additional judges and panel members and take forward initiatives with potential to increase the capacity and performance of the Tribunal. These include reviewing current listing practices to increase the number of cases being listed on a Tribunal session, and introducing case management “triage” sessions, with the aim of reducing the time taken for appeals to reach final determination. All these measures will increase the capacity of the Tribunal with the aim of reducing waiting times for appellants.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 147818 question first answered 04/06/2018 11:35:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

911075

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 have been discharged from detention following a First-Tier Mental Health Tribunal (a) paper and (b) oral hearing in each of the last five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	147857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The First-Tier Mental Health Tribunal does not centrally record the outcomes of tribunal hearings broken down by whether the case was considered on paper or at an oral hearing. Therefore, this information could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. However, in 2017/18 cases considered on paper composed 2.5% of all hearings in the tribunal.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/06/2018 11:33:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

911076

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has consulted people detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 on proposals by the Tribunal Procedure Committee to give First-Tier Mental Health Tribunals the power to take decisions without an oral hearing where a patient has been automatically referred to a tribunal.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	147858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>When the Tribunal Procedure Committee published the consultation, it was sent to key mental health organisations including MIND, Rethink, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Mental Health Foundation and Mental Health UK so they could consider the proposals and reflect the experience of those detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has not carried out such an assessment of the Committee’s proposal to abolish pre-hearing examinations but awaits the outcome of the consultation. If the Committee decides to make any changes to the rules, the Lord Chancellor will consider the potential impact of those changes before deciding whether to allow the proposed changes to be implemented.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 147859 question first answered 04/06/2018 09:54:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

911077

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Appeals
	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 potential effect of proposals by the Tribunal Procedure Committee to abolish pre-hearing examinations in the First-Tier Mental Health Tribunal on the United Kingdom’s compliance with Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	147859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>When the Tribunal Procedure Committee published the consultation, it was sent to key mental health organisations including MIND, Rethink, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Mental Health Foundation and Mental Health UK so they could consider the proposals and reflect the experience of those detained under the Mental Health Act 1983.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has not carried out such an assessment of the Committee’s proposal to abolish pre-hearing examinations but awaits the outcome of the consultation. If the Committee decides to make any changes to the rules, the Lord Chancellor will consider the potential impact of those changes before deciding whether to allow the proposed changes to be implemented.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 147858 question first answered 04/06/2018 09:54:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley