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536181

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal claims have been made under the Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hours Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 since those regulations came into force.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	42650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2016 answer text <p>There have been no claims made under the Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hours Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 since its introduction on 11 January 2016 to 31 March 2016. Data from April 2016 onwards will be published in due course at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 22/07/2016 11:22:24 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

535559

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons and Probation Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what reasons the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman is not a statutory body.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	42525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>We are carefully considering options for future legislation on prisons, including the role of the current Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, and will announce proposals in due course.</p><p>Previous governments have made unsuccessful attempts to secure a statutory status for the Ombudsman. We are confident that the Ombudsman has been able to operate effectively with full functional independence without statutory status but note the arguments for statutory footing to strengthen their current position.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 42524 question first answered 18/07/2016 11:39:59 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

535564

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the sentencing review of motoring offences and penalties.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	42554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>Both the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Transport are aware of concerns about a number of issues relating to serious driving offences and the maximum penalties those offences carry. The Government are committed to making sure that the courts have sufficient powers to deal with driving offences appropriately and proportionately within the context of our wider sentencing framework. It is our intention to commence a consultation before the end of the year which will look at driving offences and penalties.</p><p>The new Justice Secretary will meet the new Transport Secretary to discuss further in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 42553 42555 42556 question first answered 20/07/2016 14:57:26 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

535565

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the results of the sentencing review of motoring offences and penalties will be published.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	42555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>Both the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Transport are aware of concerns about a number of issues relating to serious driving offences and the maximum penalties those offences carry. The Government are committed to making sure that the courts have sufficient powers to deal with driving offences appropriately and proportionately within the context of our wider sentencing framework. It is our intention to commence a consultation before the end of the year which will look at driving offences and penalties.</p><p>The new Justice Secretary will meet the new Transport Secretary to discuss further in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 42553 42554 42556 question first answered 20/07/2016 14:57:26 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

535566

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the proposed purpose is of the review into sentencing of motoring offences and penalties.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	42553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>Both the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Transport are aware of concerns about a number of issues relating to serious driving offences and the maximum penalties those offences carry. The Government are committed to making sure that the courts have sufficient powers to deal with driving offences appropriately and proportionately within the context of our wider sentencing framework. It is our intention to commence a consultation before the end of the year which will look at driving offences and penalties.</p><p>The new Justice Secretary will meet the new Transport Secretary to discuss further in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 42554 42555 42556 question first answered 20/07/2016 14:57:26 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

535567

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if a public consultation on motoring offences and penalties will be conducted as part of the Government's announced sentencing review.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	42556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2016 answer text <p>Both the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Transport are aware of concerns about a number of issues relating to serious driving offences and the maximum penalties those offences carry. The Government are committed to making sure that the courts have sufficient powers to deal with driving offences appropriately and proportionately within the context of our wider sentencing framework. It is our intention to commence a consultation before the end of the year which will look at driving offences and penalties.</p><p>The new Justice Secretary will meet the new Transport Secretary to discuss further in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee grouped question UIN 42553 42554 42555 question first answered 20/07/2016 14:57:27 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

535577

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
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, how many appeals have been granted in a claimant's favour following an assessment prior to a transfer from disability living allowance to personal independence payments.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	42537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Between April 2013, when the Personal Independence Payment was introduced, and March 2016, there were 9,774 reassessment appeals which found in favour of the appellant.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 19/07/2016 16:32:04 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

535601

registered interest
date	12/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to provide legal support to children already in the UK who wish to sponsor their parents to join them, and for other complex reunion cases.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL1148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration issues guidance to help applicants, and the types of evidence requested to accompany an application - such as marriage and birth certificates - will usually be straightforward to collate. For these reasons, there are currently no plans to make changes to the legal aid provision in such cases.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 26/07/2016 13:06:46 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

535274

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, (a) who holds responsibility for training magistrates and (b) how many magistrates have received training on the use of (i) slavery and trafficking risk orders and (ii) slavery and trafficking prevention orders.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	42400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>Judicial training is the responsibility of the Lord Chief Justice and is exercised through the Judicial College.</p><p> </p><p>To fulfil their judicial decision making responsibilities magistrates, their legal advisers and District Judges (Magistrates’ Courts) receive comprehensive induction and continuation training in across the jurisdictions, which includes new legislation.</p><p> </p><p>It is not however possible to identify where magistrates have received standalone or direct training on the use of slavery and trafficking risk orders or slavery and trafficking prevention orders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 14/07/2016 16:15:50 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

535293

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Pharmacy: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many coroners' reports in the last five years have cited over-prescribing by online pharmacies as a (a) cause and (b) contributory cause of death; and what action the Government has taken as a result of those reports.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	42440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>Until 31 March 2013 the Ministry of Justice published twice yearly updates on coroners’ reports to prevent future deaths. The relevant information can be found in the links below to the four reports which cover the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules--10" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules--10</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules-1984" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules-1984</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules--12" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summary-of-reports-and-responses-under-rule-43-of-the-coroners-rules--12</a></p><p> </p><p>Reports since 1 April 2013 are posted on the Chief Coroner’s website at <a href="https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/related-offices-and-bodies/office-chief-coroner/pfd-reports/" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/related-offices-and-bodies/office-chief-coroner/pfd-reports/</a></p><p> </p><p>Any review of the law relating to the operation of on-line prescribing would be the responsibility of the Department of Health.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 42441 question first answered 14/07/2016 16:26:07 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones