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1505374

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date	06/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his timetable is for introducing legislative proposals on Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Bob Seely
uin	48492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>I refer to my answer to the Hon. Member for Croydon North on 7 September, the Government is currently considering options in relation to SLAPPs.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 20/09/2022 15:37:12 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1505378

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Powers of Attorney: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he will take to tackle delays to the processing of documents for Lasting Power of Attorney applications.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	48488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is working to reduce the length of time that customers are currently waiting for their Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) to be registered. In order to tackle the backlog of applications that arose during the pandemic and meet the increased demand for services, OPG have hired extra staff and teams are working overtime and across multiple shift patterns to ensure customers receive their LPAs as quickly as possible. OPG have also introduced process efficiencies and continue to make sure they are doing all they can to improve the application journey for customers. The number of LPAs being registered each month is now back to pre-pandemic levels.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 20/09/2022 15:38:12 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1505379

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the previous Secretary of State’s announcement on Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) cases on 20 July 2022, when he will bring forward legislative proposals on SLAPPs.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	48194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>I refer to my answer to the Hon. Member for Croydon North on 7 September, the Government is continuing to explore options in relation to SLAPPs.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 20/09/2022 15:38:59 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1505687

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Law Commission review Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law, published on 19 July, which has called for legal recognition for humanist marriages.
tabling member printed	Lord Low of Dalston
uin	HL2228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>The Law Commission report published on 19 July 2022 did not consider the question of whether non-religious belief organisations, including Humanists, should be able to conduct legally binding weddings. The report contains 57 recommendations for legislative reform .</p><p>We must now take the time to consider the Law Commission’s recommendations fully. As has been set out in Parliament, marriage will always be one of our most important institutions, and we have a duty to consider the implications of any changes to the law in this area very carefully, including balancing the needs and interests of all groups. We will publish a response to the report in due course</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 20/09/2022 10:45:36 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	3803 label Biography information for Lord Low of Dalston

1505688

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the announcement on marriage reform by the Northern Ireland Department of Finance on 1 July affects legal recognition for humanist marriages in England and Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Low of Dalston
uin	HL2229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>Since marriage is a devolved matter, any decisions regarding humanist marriages in Northern Ireland will not impact marriage laws in England and Wales.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 20/09/2022 13:50:41 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	3803 label Biography information for Lord Low of Dalston

1504792

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans to allow historical sexual abuse victims to have a character witness during trial.
tabling member constituency	South Shields
tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
uin	47553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>The Department does not currently have any plans to allow historical sexual abuse victims to have a character witness during trial. In criminal trials, including those involving accusations of historical sexual abuse, rules of evidence do not permit the admission of evidence of the good character of a prosecution witness in order to bolster their credibility, even when they are the complainant.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 13/09/2022 15:45:02 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

1504825

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Support Through Court: Finance
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 continue providing funding to the charity Support Through Court.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	47550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not directly fund the charity Support Through Court. Since 2014, the MoJ has invested more than £20 million in support for litigants in person in both the civil and family courts, which has mostly been administered on behalf of the department by the Access to Justice Foundation.</p><p>Successful applications for the Help Accessing Legal Support Grant, which the MoJ is funding and will inject £3.2 million into the legal advice sector by March 2023, will be informed by the end of September.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 08/09/2022 16:54:53 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1504947

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security and Child Support Tribunal: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total cost to (a) his Department and (b) HM Courts & Tribunal Service was of administering appeals in the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal in each year since 2012-13 for (i) all cases, (ii) Work Capability Assessment cases and (iii) Personal Independent Payment decision cases.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	47646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <p>With respect to part (a) of the question, it is confirmed that the costs of administering appeals in the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal are recorded by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service and not by the Ministry of Justice as a department.</p><p>With respect to part (b) of the question, the total cost to HM Courts &amp; Tribunal Service of administering appeals in the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal in each year since 2012-13 for (a) all cases was:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Social Security &amp; Child Support Tribunal</p></td><td><p>139,720,428</p></td><td><p>87,357,366</p></td><td><p>92,554,070</p></td><td><p>105,776,214</p></td><td><p>121,482,762</p></td><td><p>117,804,233</p></td><td><p>121,771,734</p></td><td><p>104,792,533</p></td><td><p>100,057,460</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The total cost to HM Courts &amp; Tribunal Service of administering appeals in the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal in each year since 2012-13 specifically for (b) Work Capability Assessment cases and (c) Personal Independent Payment decision cases is not held at the requested level of granularity.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 20/09/2022 15:51:33 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1504948

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security and Child Support Tribunal: Costs
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 estimate of the average cost per disposed case in the Social Security & Child Support Tribunal in each year since 2012-13 for (a) all cases, (b) Work Capability Assessment cases and (c) Personal Independent Payment decision cases.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	47647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2022 answer text <p>Regarding part (a) of the question, the estimated average cost per case disposed of by the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal in each year since 2012-13 for all cases was:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2021-22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Cost (£)</p></td><td><p>139,720,428</p></td><td><p>87,357,366</p></td><td><p>92,554,070</p></td><td><p>105,776,214</p></td><td><p>121,482,762</p></td><td><p>117,804,233</p></td><td><p>121,771,734</p></td><td><p>104,792,533</p></td><td><p>100,057,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Disposals - all cases</p></td><td><p>543,609</p></td><td><p>150,978</p></td><td><p>156,535</p></td><td><p>190,071</p></td><td><p>214,478</p></td><td><p>206,402</p></td><td><p>192,352</p></td><td><p>136,080</p></td><td><p>91,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Average Cost per disposal</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>579</p></td><td><p>591</p></td><td><p>557</p></td><td><p>566</p></td><td><p>571</p></td><td><p>633</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>1,091</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Total disposals include clearances of appeals that take place at hearing, or those cleared without a hearing. This estimated average cost per case is therefore based on all case types and will not be a true indication of unit cost by type.</p><p>Financial information is held on the cost of the overall First-Tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support Appeal), which includes the cost of administering Work Capability Assessment cases and Personal Independence Payment decision appeals but is not available at the requested level of granularity to provide an average cost per disposal for individual benefit types.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 13/09/2022 15:49:52 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1504953

registered interest
date	05/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the rate of sickness absence was for (a) legal advisers, (b) court associates and (c) court clerks in each month since the Common Platform was introduced in the workplaces of those staff broken down by (i) role and (ii) grade.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	47616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The MoJ does not hold the information in the scope of the question. The data held in the HR database does not fully reflect the specified job titles, and as such the information in respect of sickness absence for the specified roles at Common Platform sites cannot be extracted.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 08/09/2022 16:56:10 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts