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registered interest
date	01/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Homicide: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his planned timetable is for the publication of his Department's review of domestic homicide sentencing; and whether he plans to take steps to amend his Department's policies in this area.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	75741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>Last year, the government commissioned an independent expert, Clare Wade KC, to undertake a review of domestic homicide sentencing. The review was delivered to the department in June this year.</p><p>The Review examines a number of important and complex issues. Therefore prior to publication, the government is carefully considering its recommendations and next steps.</p><p>This government is fully committed to ensuring that the sentencing framework responds appropriately to cases of domestic homicide and that sentences reflect the severity of these crimes.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 07/11/2022 12:39:01 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

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registered interest
date	18/11/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Immigration: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the 2020-21 budget is for providing legal aid to people appealing migration decisions.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	77355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>The Lord Chancellor has a duty to ensure that legal aid is made available in accordance with the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (2012), for cases where the relevant criteria, such as the financial eligibility of the applicant and/or the degree of legal merit in their case, is met, where applicable.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice works within HM Treasury allocations as shown in the Main and Supplementary Estimates (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-main-estimates" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-main-estimates</a>) each year. However, the nature of Legal Aid funding means that it is demand led, and as such the MoJ ensures sufficient allocation is made to cover the incurred costs.</p><p>Spend on legal aid since 2010 can be viewed at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/legal-aid-statistics</a>, which currently shows expenditure up to and including June 2021.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 26/11/2021 14:13:01 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

528127

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what EU directives related to his Department's responsibilities are awaiting transposition into UK law.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	40891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>There are currently no EU directives for which MoJ has responsibility awaiting transposition into UK law.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 01/07/2016 13:55:26 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

528128

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which EU (a) legislative and (b) other proposals his Department is leading negotiations on for the Government in the Council of the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	40911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2016 answer text <p>This Department is currently leading negotiations on the following legislative proposals:</p><ul><li>Proposal for a Council Decision on a Union position in the EU – the Republic of Albania Stabilisation Council on the participation of the Republic of Albania as an observer in the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights’ work and the respective modalities, within the framework of Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007.</li><li>Proposal for a Council Decision on a Union position in the EU – the Republic of Serbia Stabilisation Council on the participation of the Republic of Serbia as an observer in the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights’ work and the respective modalities, within the framework of Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007<em>.</em></li><li>Ongoing consideration of the European Union’s Accession to the European Convention of Human Rights following Opinion 2/13 of the CJEU.</li></ul><p>The following are ongoing negotiations within my department’s remit that the UK does not participate in. My department, however, monitors the negotiations to ensure that these proposals do not negatively impact UK interests.</p><ul><li>Council Regulation on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law and the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions in matters of Matrimonial Property Regimes.</li></ul><ul><li>Council Regulation on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law and the Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions in matters of the Property Consequences of Registered Partnerships.</li></ul><ul><li>Directive on Provisional Legal Aid for Suspects or Accused persons Deprived of Liberty and Legal Aid in European Arrest Warrant Proceedings.</li></ul> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 01/07/2016 13:55:29 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

106375

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much was raised in fines for road traffic offences in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2013-14.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	213200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>This Government takes recovery and enforcement of financial impositions very seriously and remains committed to finding new ways to ensure impositions are paid and to trace those who do not pay. This is why there has been a year on year increase in the amount of financial penalties collected over the last three years.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible to state how much was collected for specific offences without incurring disproportionate costs as this answer could only be provided by a manual search of all live and closed fine accounts.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/11/2014 17:05:45 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

89788

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new EU directives and regulations have been transposed into UK law by his Department since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	207264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Since May 2010, my Department has transposed five EU Directives into UK law.</p><p> </p><p>In the same period, two EU Regulations with application to the UK (either where the UK has exercised its Title V Justice and Home Affairs opt-in, or where no opt-in exists) have come into force and now apply. Two further Regulations in which the UK will participate have come into force, but do not yet apply.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 05/09/2014 12:12:45 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

78935

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within his Department's responsibility.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	206661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The UK has never been fined in relation to a breach of European Law. However, the European Court of Justice ruled on 13 February 2014 (Case C-530/11) that the UK was in breach of its obligations under the Public Participation Directive to ensure the costs of going to court in respect of environmental matters are not prohibitively expensive. The Department is currently in discussion with the European Commission regarding the Court’s judgment.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 05/09/2014 15:38:42 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

48349

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what levels of stock his Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	196212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) does not record levels of stock held of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables. This information could only be collated at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood