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837673

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to offer support to relatives who are dissatisfied with the result of an inquest.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	903848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice’s Guide to Coroner Services, which is aimed at bereaved families, sets out how inquest conclusions can be challenged. There are two ways of doing so: either through an application to the High Court with the authority of the Attorney General, or by way of judicial review. The Guide is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-coroner-services-and-coroner-investigations-a-short-guide" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guide-to-coroner-services-and-coroner-investigations-a-short-guide</a></p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 08/02/2018 17:10:39 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

654900

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to fully implement section 67 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 relating to sexual communication with a child.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	56756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to commencing and implementing section 67 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 and will do so as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 16/12/2016 13:06:49 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

576746

registered interest
date	06/09/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Rented Housing: Evictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of eviction possession hearings that took place in respect of (a) private and (b) social landlords in the last year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	45186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2016 answer text <p>The number of possession hearings that took place in respect of (a) private and (b) social landlords are available on GOV.UK using the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics-april-to-june-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics-april-to-june-2016</a></p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald question first answered 14/09/2016 15:43:54 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

576577

registered interest
date	30/08/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to address the needs of women in the justice system.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	906075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2016 answer text <p>Crime is falling and fewer women are entering the justice system – with the female prison population now consistently under 4,000. We want to see even fewer women offending and reoffending. We are working with local areas to address female offenders’ needs throughout their offender journey, and have awarded £200k in funding to pilot this work.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 06/09/2016 15:26:22 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

456550

registered interest
date	01/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Missing Persons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Government is taking to (a) reduce the number and (b) support the families of people reported as missing for more than three months; and when he expects to bring forward legislative proposals on the proposed guardianship bill.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	29212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>The government is currently reviewing the Missing Children and Adults strategy, originally published in 2011. We are engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, including the charity Missing People, to update the guidance given in relation to all cases of children and adults going missing. The refreshed strategy will be published later this year and will include measures relating to preventing people going missing and improving the responses by all agencies to the families of long-term missing persons. We will introduce legislation to create a new legal status of guardian of the property and affairs of a missing person as soon as parliamentary time permits.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 09/03/2016 17:55:54 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

454267

registered interest
date	23/02/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Missing Persons: Guardianship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if the Government will bring forward proposals for legislation to establish guardianship provisions to assist families in managing the affairs of missing persons.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	28047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for York Outer on 15 June 2015, which can be found at <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-08/1400/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-08/1400/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 02/03/2016 10:55:15 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

228634

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Property Rights: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions appeals involving adverse possession have been brought in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	228354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears cases involving adverse possession that are referred to it by the Land Registry.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publishes official statistics on the operation of HMCTS including the number of land registration receipts received by the Property Chamber. These statistics are published on a quarterly basis and the most recent official statistical publication (covering the period up to the end of December 2014) can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunal-and-gender-recognition-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2014</p><p>Internal management information indicates that there have been 72 references with adverse possession as a main issue lodged with the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) between 1 July 2014 and 31 December 2014.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 25/03/2015 17:54:19 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

226762

registered interest
date	11/03/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Parole Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether relatives of victims of crime are compensated for the cost of attending parole boards to make victim impact statements.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	227320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This Government is committed to putting victims and witnesses first in the criminal justice system and to ensure they have access to high-quality, effective and timely support to help them cope and, as far as possible, recover from the effects of crime.</p><p>We are working with the Parole Board to increase the number of hearings which Parole Board Panels hold using video-link technology at oral hearings. This has the positive benefit of giving more victims the opportunity to deliver their victim personal statement locally rather than incur the cost, inconvenience and potential distress of travelling to the prison in which the Parole Board hearing is taking place.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/03/2015 16:26:56 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

224030

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Mediation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to promote mediation in the resolution of family and other legal disputes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	225655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>In order to promote the use of mediation as a first step towards dispute resolution for separating families, as of 22 April 2014 it is now a legislative requirement that anyone considering applying to court for an order about their children or finances is legally obliged to attend a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) first, unless specific exemptions apply (for example domestic violence).</p><p> </p><p>Following this legislative change, attendance at MIAMs increased in consecutive quarters, with 4,023 couples attending a MIAM between Jul-Sept 2014, which is a rise of 11% from the previous quarter and 20% from Jul-Sept 2013. Mediation starts are also rising, with an increase from 1783 in the period Apr-Jun 2014 to 1896 in the period Jul-Sep 2014.</p><p> </p><p>We know that there is a perception by some people that legal aid no longer covers mediation or legal help for mediation. This is not the case, and it is vital that this message is communicated as effectively as possible. Legal aid remains available for family mediation and for legal advice to support family mediation. In addition, as of 3 November 2014, the first single session of mediation is publicly funded in all cases provided one of the people involved is already legally aided. In these cases, both participants will be funded for the MIAM and for the first session of mediation. The combination of the compulsory MIAM and free first mediation session will help to introduce more people to the benefits of mediation, and away from the courts.</p><p> </p><p>A communications campaign - ‘First Stop: Family Mediation’ - has been launched to promote family mediation, and how to access it, and publicising the availability of legal aid for those who are eligible. The campaign went live on 2 January 2015 and includes online advertising, Google key word searches and Google Display adverts that direct people to the Family Mediation Council website and in particular, the find your local mediator tool. Other initiatives included a sponsored Q&amp;A discussion on Mumsnet as well as a social media campaign and media relations in the consumer media. This has resulted in a 320% increase in visitors to the FMC website in the first two months of the year as of 28 February this year compared to the last six months of 2014. The campaign runs until 20 March.</p><p> </p><p>To support the mediation profession, with MoJ assistance and guidance, the Family Mediation Council introduced a new Professional Standards Framework from 1 January 2015. This will provide the basis for a much needed consistent approach in how mediators should operate. It will allow the general public - the clients of mediation – to be confident in the service that is being provided; they will know what it means to go to mediation; they will understand that mediators are to be trusted as properly trained and accredited practitioners; and most importantly, they will know they are protected by a properly regulated profession.</p><p> </p><p>More widely, the Government actively encourages mediation in civil litigation cases through its support of the small-claims mediation service, and the mediation referral website. Signposting literature in the Courts, various provisions in the Civil Procedure Rules and the numerous pre-action protocols promote this. In addition the MoJ has received the Civil Justice Council’s report on Online Dispute Resolution for Low Value Civil Claims, and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 05/03/2015 15:36:48 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

63373

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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 the average length of time taken is to appeal a decision when a personal independence payment has been refused; what steps his Department plans to take to speed up the process of appeal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	201755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions' decisions on a range of benefits, including a person's entitlement to Personal Independence Payment (PIP).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>(1) Claimants for PIP can appeal to the Tribunal on a number of different grounds, such as the rate of benefit awarded. HMCTS is unable to isolate data relating to appeals solely on the basis of a claim for PIP having been refused. HMCTS does not, therefore, hold the specific information requested.</p><p> </p><p>Information on all appeals against PIP decisions is published by HMCTS in Tribunal Statistics Quarterly. The most recent report for the period January to March 2014, published on 12 June 2014, can be viewed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2014</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMCTS has responded strongly to continue to increase the capacity of the SSCS tribunal and reduce waiting times. Initiatives have included increasing venue capacity and recruiting additional judges and medically qualified members.</p><p>This has resulted in 545,840 appeal disposals in 2013/14. This is a 17% increase compared to 2012/13 (465,500) and a 26% increase compared to 2011/12 (433,600).</p><p> </p><p>(2) I receive regular representations on the SSCS appeals process which are taken into account as we keep the system under review. However, to date, I have not received any representations on the length of time the PIP appeals procedure takes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara grouped question UIN 201756 question first answered 30/06/2014 16:39:34 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering