Tag: Andy Slaughter

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-01-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, who bid for the contract arising from his Department’s Compliance and Environment Services Project in response to the notice published in the Official Journal of the EU; and which bidders remain in the competition.

Mike Penning

HMCTS invited Atos, Just CD, Synnex Concentrix, BT and Capita to bid for the Compliance and Enforcement Services contract. Atos and Capita withdrew from the competition. Just CD, Synnex Concentrix and BT reached the Invitation To Negotiate stage of the competition.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-01-14.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to award a contract arising from his Department’s Compliance and Enforcement Services Project.

Mike Penning

The contract will be awarded following full evaluation of the Final Bids and governance of the project’s Full Business Case. It is anticipated that this will be in early 2015.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-01-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department has spent on marketing for the Right to Buy scheme in (a) Hammersmith and Fulham and (b) Hammersmith constituency in each year since 2010.

Brandon Lewis

I refer the hon. Member to my answer today to Question UIN 219547. Identifiable spending in the local authority area was £9,986 in 2012-13 and £1,461 in 2013-14. Further information cannot be disaggregated . Figures are not available at a constituency level.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-02-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to impose a residence test for legal aid.

Mr Shailesh Vara

Legal aid is a fundamental part of our justice system, but resources are not limitless.

The Government believe that individuals should have a strong connection to the UK in order to benefit from the civil legal aid scheme. We believe the residence test we proposed is a fair and proportionate way to demonstrate that connection.

The proposed residence test was challenged by way of judicial review brought by the Public Law Project. We are disappointed with the High Court judgement and have been granted permission to appeal. The appeal has been listed for 16 and 17 June 2015 in the Court of Appeal.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-02-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations he has recieved from (a) the Law Society, (b) Rights of Women and (c) other organisations on legal aid for victims of domestic violence.

Mr Shailesh Vara

Ministers and officials maintain a regular dialogue with key stakeholders on matters such as domestic violence. It was as a result of this type of engagement that we made changes last year to make it easier for people to access legal aid in domestic violence cases.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-02-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of use of force resulted in (a) minor and (b) serious injuries in each private prison in England and Wales in each year since 2010.

Andrew Selous

Unfortunately it has not been possible to fully extract the relevant data with regards to this question in the given timeframe. I will write to the Hon. Member when I am able to provide a response.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-02-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of use of force there were in each private prison in England and Wales in each year since 2010.

Andrew Selous

Unfortunately it has not been possible to fully extract the relevant data with regards to this question in the given timeframe. I will write to the Hon. Member when I am able to provide a response.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-02-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been transferred to an external hospital following an incident of use of force in each private prison in England and Wales in each year since 2010.

Andrew Selous

Unfortunately it has not been possible to fully extract the relevant data with regards to this question in the given timeframe. I will write to the Hon. Member when I am able to provide a response.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-02-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on proposals to privatise the criminal fine enforcement service.

Mr Shailesh Vara

Final bids were submitted on 5 January 2015 and negotiations commenced on 26 January as planned. The full final business case is currently in the process of being updated with results from the negotiation meetings, which then needs to continue through the usual governance and approvals processes that need to occur before any contract award of this type. Further negotiations may be required over the coming weeks to further refine the proposals.

The investment and technology an external provider can bring will enable the automation of many of the manual administrative processes and in turn decrease the cost of providing fine enforcement and increase the amount of fines that are paid. The innovation will free up staff time to enable them to be more pro-active in pursuing offenders to ensure they comply with their court order.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2014-06-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in how many applications for Judicial Review in England and Wales the defendant has successfully challenged the claim as an Aarhus claim since 1 April 2013.

Mr Shailesh Vara

The information requested cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost. The data is not held centrally and providing information at the level of detail sought would require a review of many manual files.