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997573

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: Legal Aid Scheme
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 applications for exceptional case funding for legal aid for inquests that have been refused and subsequently granted following an appeal.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	185680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>185680: Between the inception of the legal aid scheme in April 2013 to the most recent period for which published statistics are available (June 2018), a total of 100 applications for exceptional case funding for inquests were subsequently granted (or granted in part) following a review.</p><p>185681: The average time elapsed between an application for exceptional case funding for an inquest being received and a decision being given, for the five complete financial years since the inception of the ECF scheme, is shown below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Average working days (including time spent on hold)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 185681 question first answered 05/11/2018 17:36:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

997574

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average length of time between an application for legal aid for inquests under the exceptional case funding scheme and a decision made was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	185681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>185680: Between the inception of the legal aid scheme in April 2013 to the most recent period for which published statistics are available (June 2018), a total of 100 applications for exceptional case funding for inquests were subsequently granted (or granted in part) following a review.</p><p>185681: The average time elapsed between an application for exceptional case funding for an inquest being received and a decision being given, for the five complete financial years since the inception of the ECF scheme, is shown below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p>Average working days (including time spent on hold)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 185680 question first answered 05/11/2018 17:36:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

997148

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Trials: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants remanded in custody at a magistrates’ court (a) received an immediate custodial sentence, (b) received a non-custodial sentence, (c) failed to appear, and (d) were acquitted in Wales from 2013 to 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	185087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>Both the above PQs can be answered using the following published data tools from the Criminal Justice Statistics: December 2017 report (published May 2018):</p><p><strong>Remands: Magistrates’ Court</strong> <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733986/remands-magistrates-tool-2017-update.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733986/remands-magistrates-tool-2017-update.xlsx</a></p><p><strong>Remands: Crown Court</strong> <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733988/remands-crown-court-tool-2017-update.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733988/remands-crown-court-tool-2017-update.xlsx</a></p><p><strong>To limit the data to Wales in the above tools, select Welsh Police forces from the ‘Police Force Area’ filter.</strong> Outcomes of those remanded in custody can be determined using the <strong>‘Outcome’</strong> filter.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 185088 question first answered 02/11/2018 11:11:15 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

997149

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Trials: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many defendants remanded in custody at Crown Court in Wales in each year from 2013 to 2017 (a) received an immediate custodial sentence, (b) received a non-custodial sentence, (c) failed to appear, and (d) were acquitted.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	185088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>Both the above PQs can be answered using the following published data tools from the Criminal Justice Statistics: December 2017 report (published May 2018):</p><p><strong>Remands: Magistrates’ Court</strong> <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733986/remands-magistrates-tool-2017-update.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733986/remands-magistrates-tool-2017-update.xlsx</a></p><p><strong>Remands: Crown Court</strong> <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733988/remands-crown-court-tool-2017-update.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733988/remands-crown-court-tool-2017-update.xlsx</a></p><p><strong>To limit the data to Wales in the above tools, select Welsh Police forces from the ‘Police Force Area’ filter.</strong> Outcomes of those remanded in custody can be determined using the <strong>‘Outcome’</strong> filter.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 185087 question first answered 02/11/2018 11:11:15 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

997198

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
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 much of the proposed additional money for the Advocates' Graduated Fee scheme the Government plans to allocate from (a) existing Ministry of Justice and (b) new Treasury funding.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	184994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>Additional funding for the Advocates’ Graduated Fee Scheme forms part of the wider funding discussions the department is having with HM Treasury.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 02/11/2018 11:03:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 82641 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

997352

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether EEA nationals who (a) have a positive reasonable grounds decision as a potential victim in the National Referral Mechanism and (b) have a positive conclusive grounds decision as a victim of trafficking or modern slavery, will be entitled to legal aid for immigration advice under paragraphs 32 and 32A of Schedule 1 Part 1 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 to make an application to (i) confirm their EU law rights and (ii) for Settled Status.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	185051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>There is specific legal aid provision for victims of modern slavery and human trafficking for immigration advice and representation, including assistance with applications for leave to enter or remain, subject to means and merits.</p><p>The EU Settlement Scheme will provide a streamlined, user-friendly process, in line with the draft Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union published on 19 March 2018, for resident EU citizens and their family members to obtain the UK immigration status which they will require in order to remain in the UK beyond the end of the planned implementation period on 31 December 2020. For those EU citizens who might need additional help when applying under the scheme, the Home Office has announced a grant scheme for the voluntary and community sector which will help to ensure support is available.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/11/2018 17:57:20 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

997354

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether for the purpose of legal aid eligibility (a) an application for a derivative rights of residence card and (b) a residence or permanent residence card or confirmation of settled status or pre settled status, are equivalent to an application for leave to enter or remain; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	185053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The EU Settlement Scheme will provide a streamlined, user-friendly process, in line with the draft Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union published on 19 March 2018, for resident EU citizens and their family members to obtain the UK immigration status which they will require in order to remain in the UK beyond the end of the planned implementation period on 31 December 2020. An application for a residence card is not an application for leave to enter or remain and legal aid to assist with such an application is outside the scope of the legal aid scheme. Exceptional case funding may be available where there is a breach, or risk of a breach, of EU law or ECHR rights</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/11/2018 17:57:44 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

995561

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Trials: Wales
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 not guilty pleas entered by defendants accused of (a) violence against a person or persons, (b) sexual offences, (c) robbery, (d) theft offences, (e) criminal damage and arson, (f) drug offences, (g) possession of a weapon or weapons, (h) public order offences, (i) miscellaneous crimes against society, (j) fraud offences, (k) summary offences involving motoring, (l) summary offences not involving motoring appearing at Crown Court in Wales in each year from 2013 to 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	184418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Please refer to the tables provided for the number of defendants entering not guilty pleas at Crown Court in Wales broken down by offence group in each year from 2013 to 2017. The number of guilty and not guilty pleas for indictable offences can be created by summing all offence groups except summary non-motoring and summary-motoring.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 184419 question first answered 05/11/2018 10:17:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name Copy of Draft for PQ 184418 184419 tables.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

995562

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Trials: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) guilty pleas and (b) not guilty pleas were entered by defendants accused of indictable offences appearing at Crown Court in Wales in each year from 2013 to 2017.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	184419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>Please refer to the tables provided for the number of defendants entering not guilty pleas at Crown Court in Wales broken down by offence group in each year from 2013 to 2017. The number of guilty and not guilty pleas for indictable offences can be created by summing all offence groups except summary non-motoring and summary-motoring.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 184418 question first answered 05/11/2018 10:17:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer attachment 1 file name Copy of Draft for PQ 184418 184419 tables.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

995613

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
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, what assessment he has made of the number of civilian enforcement officers who have been employed by HM Courts and Tribunals Services in each of the last four quarters.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	184446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of civilian enforcement officers that were employed by HM Courts and Tribunals Services for the last four quarters are:-</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>FTE (Full time Equivalent)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18 Q3 end</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>126.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18 Q4 end</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>120.34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19 Q1 end</p></td><td><p>125</p></td><td><p>116.04</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19 Q2 end</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>108.71</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 05/11/2018 11:27:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts