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1001990

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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, whether members of the legal profession and the judiciary were (a) consulted as part of the review of the (i) civil legal aid means test threshold in 2008 and (ii) criminal legal aid means test threshold in 2009 and (b) consulted when the government has evaluated the legal aid means test thresholds since those dates.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	188144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>There was no formal consultation with members of the legal profession or the Judiciary as part of the review of the civil legal aid means test threshold in 2009 and the criminal legal aid means test threshold in 2008 or subsequently.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently reviewing the changes made to legal aid as part of the Post-Implementation Review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing, and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012 and have engaged with over 80 organisations as part of the evidence gathering process. We will use all the evidence we receive as part of our wider work to establish how best we can empower people to resolve their problems in a modern justice system.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/11/2018 15:03:40 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1001991

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
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, what estimate the Government has made of the cost to the Ministry of Justice budget of the increased number of litigants in person as a result of the means test threshold not being uprated in line with inflation in (a) civil legal aid since 2008 and (b) criminal legal aid since 2009.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	188145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>We are currently reviewing the changes made to legal aid as part of the Post-Implementation Review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing, and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act 2012 and have engaged with over 80 organisations as part of the evidence gathering process. We will use all the evidence we receive as part of our wider work to establish how best we can empower people to resolve their problems in a modern justice system.</p><p> </p><p>Unrepresented parties have always been a feature of the civil and family justice system. Since 2015, the Government has invested £5 million of funding to support litigants in person through a range of measures designed to provide additional information, support and guidance.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/11/2018 17:00:30 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1002262

registered interest
date	05/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Television Licences: Non-payment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prosecutions of women there have been for non-payment of the BBC licence fee in the last 12 months; how many of those have led to a prison sentence; and what proportion of all women prisoners this represents.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL11283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>There were 98,999 females prosecuted for TV licence evasion in the year ending December 2017, the latest published data.</p><p> </p><p>No prosecutions resulted in a custodial sentence.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 19/11/2018 16:41:09 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1003577

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
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 assessment of the potential merits of applying the so-called escape fee to the Civil Legal Advice scheme to ensure that advisers are paid above the fixed fees that apply where costs exceed the national fixed fee by a multiplier of three, in line with other parts of the Legal Aid system.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	189791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>There is already an escape fee built into the payment mechanism for the Civil Legal Advice (CLA) scheme. For Discrimination and Special Education Needs cases that fee is set by the service provider, submitted as part of their contract bid and for Family and Housing the LAA set that price at £46 per hour.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/11/2018 15:33:27 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1003667

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) HM Courts and Tribunals Service and (iii) HM Prison and Probation Service in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The following tables provides details of the consumption and costs of electricity and gas for the Ministry of Justice, HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service and HM Prison and Probation Service in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Ministry of Justice</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>11,641</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>3,714</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>8,401</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>3,316</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>11,102</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>2,239</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Consumption and costs for the Ministry of Justice are not directly comparable because of differences in scope. The consumption figures comprise consumption by MoJ HQ, other agencies (excluding HMCTS and HMPPS) and non-departmental public bodies. Costs are for MoJ HQ only.</li></ol><p> </p><p><strong>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>118,111</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p>159,633</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>103,341</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td><td><p>158,038</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>106,571</p></td><td><p>16.4</p></td><td><p>152,425</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>HM Prison and Probation Service</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>317,399</p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td><td><p>739,733</p></td><td><p>28.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>386,905</p></td><td><p>43.8</p></td><td><p>760,559</p></td><td><p>25.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>322,348</p></td><td><p>41.0</p></td><td><p>732,050</p></td><td><p>23.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The MoJ is committed to delivering a sustainable government estate and the department as a whole has reduced its carbon emissions by 35% since 2009-10.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 189715 question first answered 20/11/2018 12:26:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003668

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) HM Courts and Tribunals Service and (iii) HM Prison and Probation Service in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The following tables provides details of the consumption and costs of electricity and gas for the Ministry of Justice, HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service and HM Prison and Probation Service in each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Ministry of Justice</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>11,641</p></td><td><p>1.5</p></td><td><p>3,714</p></td><td><p>0.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>8,401</p></td><td><p>1.3</p></td><td><p>3,316</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>11,102</p></td><td><p>1.8</p></td><td><p>2,239</p></td><td><p>0.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>Consumption and costs for the Ministry of Justice are not directly comparable because of differences in scope. The consumption figures comprise consumption by MoJ HQ, other agencies (excluding HMCTS and HMPPS) and non-departmental public bodies. Costs are for MoJ HQ only.</li></ol><p> </p><p><strong>HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>118,111</p></td><td><p>16.2</p></td><td><p>159,633</p></td><td><p>5.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>103,341</p></td><td><p>15.9</p></td><td><p>158,038</p></td><td><p>4.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>106,571</p></td><td><p>16.4</p></td><td><p>152,425</p></td><td><p>5.9</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>HM Prison and Probation Service</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas consumption (MWh)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Cost (£m)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>317,399</p></td><td><p>45.3</p></td><td><p>739,733</p></td><td><p>28.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>386,905</p></td><td><p>43.8</p></td><td><p>760,559</p></td><td><p>25.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>322,348</p></td><td><p>41.0</p></td><td><p>732,050</p></td><td><p>23.6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The MoJ is committed to delivering a sustainable government estate and the department as a whole has reduced its carbon emissions by 35% since 2009-10.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 189714 question first answered 20/11/2018 12:26:53 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003748

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	189576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. <br> <br> Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public-sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public-sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p>The MoJ strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to the Government Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 19/11/2018 13:02:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003761

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences: Males
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many men were sentenced to prison for less than (a) one month, (b) three months and (c) six months in the first six months of 2018 by Home Office offence code.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	189756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The total number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody from January to June 2018 for (a) less than 1 month, (b) 1 month to less than 3 months and (c) 3 months to 6 months, broken down by Home Office offence code, can be viewed in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 and Table 3 break this information down by men and women respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, who take into account all circumstances of the case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there is persuasive evidence that short custodial sentences do not help some offenders turn their backs on crime, protecting the public will always be our top priority. Under this government, the most serious offenders are more likely to go to prison, and for longer, helping protect the public and keep communities safe.</p><p> </p><p>Our message is simple – if you commit a serious offence, you should expect to go to prison. We will not reduce the prison population just to save money.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 189757 189758 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:58:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Copy of PQs 189756 189757 and 189758 Response Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1003762

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many women were sentenced to prison for less than (a) one month, (b) three months and (c) six months in the first six months of 2018 by Home Office offence code.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	189757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The total number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody from January to June 2018 for (a) less than 1 month, (b) 1 month to less than 3 months and (c) 3 months to 6 months, broken down by Home Office offence code, can be viewed in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 and Table 3 break this information down by men and women respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, who take into account all circumstances of the case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there is persuasive evidence that short custodial sentences do not help some offenders turn their backs on crime, protecting the public will always be our top priority. Under this government, the most serious offenders are more likely to go to prison, and for longer, helping protect the public and keep communities safe.</p><p> </p><p>Our message is simple – if you commit a serious offence, you should expect to go to prison. We will not reduce the prison population just to save money.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 189756 189758 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:58:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Copy of PQs 189756 189757 and 189758 Response Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1003763

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were sentenced to prison for less than (a) one month, (b) three months an (c) six months in the first six months of 2018 by Home Office offence code.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	189758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The total number of offenders sentenced to immediate custody from January to June 2018 for (a) less than 1 month, (b) 1 month to less than 3 months and (c) 3 months to 6 months, broken down by Home Office offence code, can be viewed in Table 1.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2 and Table 3 break this information down by men and women respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Sentencing is a matter for our independent courts, who take into account all circumstances of the case, including any aggravating and mitigating factors.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there is persuasive evidence that short custodial sentences do not help some offenders turn their backs on crime, protecting the public will always be our top priority. Under this government, the most serious offenders are more likely to go to prison, and for longer, helping protect the public and keep communities safe.</p><p> </p><p>Our message is simple – if you commit a serious offence, you should expect to go to prison. We will not reduce the prison population just to save money.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 189756 189757 question first answered 19/11/2018 17:58:23 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name Copy of PQs 189756 189757 and 189758 Response Table.xlsx title Table
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon