The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Tyrie on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the value is of the freehold of Chichester Combined Court Centre.
Andrew Selous
There is no estimate of the market value of the freehold of Chichester Combined Court Centre. No decision has been taken to close the court.
Disposal strategies will be developed once a decision is made on individual courts following the outcome of consultation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the Memorandum of Understanding entered into by his Department with the Saudi Arabian government.
Dominic Raab
The Information Commissioner’s Office has upheld the decision not to publish this Memorandum of Understanding. That correspondence can be found here: https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/decision-notices/2015/1432375/fs_50579089.pdf.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the offer made to the Saudi Arabian government for its prisons training contract.
Andrew Selous
I refer the hon member to the Secretary of State’s statement of 13 October 2015. The terms of the bid remain confidential and we have no plans to publish it.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there have been under Article (i) 137, (ii) 139, (iii) 140, (iv) 141 and (v) 142 of the Air Navigation Order 2009 in each of the last six years.
Mr Robert Goodwill
Although DfT has responsibility for this policy area, sentencing statistics are recorded by the Ministry of Justice.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Philip Davies on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) maximum, (b) minimum and (c) average sentence was for people convicted under Article (i) 137, (ii) 139, (iii) 140, (iv) 141 and (v) 142 of the Air Navigation Order 2009 in each of the last six years.
Mr Robert Goodwill
Although DfT has responsibility for this policy area, sentencing statistics are recorded by the Ministry of Justice.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what matters have been discussed under the Memorandum of Understanding on judicial co-operation entered into with Saudi Arabia in September 2014.
Dominic Raab
Initial exploratory discussions have taken place regarding possible areas for cooperation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Tyrie on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the value is of the freehold of Chichester Crown Court.
Andrew Selous
There is no estimate of the market value of the freehold of Chichester Crown Court. No decision has been taken to close the court.
Disposal strategies will be developed once a decision is made on individual courts following the outcome of consultation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Tyrie on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the current proposals are for the use of the Chichester Combined Court Centre freehold property in the event of that court’s closure under current proposals.
Andrew Selous
No decision will be taken on the future of Chichester Combined Court Centre until the responses to the consultation have been considered.
Disposal strategies will be developed once a decision is made on individual courts following the outcome of consultation.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Tyrie on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether fast track trials in Chichester County Court (a) have been or (b) are planned to be moved to Eastbourne County Court.
Andrew Selous
To reduce the waiting times for fast track hearings in Sussex, all fast track cases have been centralised to be heard at Eastbourne County Court on two days each month. The first hearings begin on 26 October 2015 which will include cases from Chichester.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andrew Tyrie on 2015-10-16.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of making Chichester Combined Court Centre compliant with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010.
Mr Shailesh Vara
All reasonable adjustments have been made at Chichester Combined Court Centre and a temporary measure is in place to meet staff access requirements. The estimated cost of a permanent solution would be £20,000.