Asked by: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made any estimate of the number of prosecutions of people over the age of 75 that may arise from non-payment of TV licences from June 2020.
Answered by Lord Keen of Elie - Shadow Minister (Justice)
No estimate has been made as to the potential increase in prosecutions for non-payment of TV licences from June 2020
Asked by: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide additional support to Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service in order to deal with any increase in cases of non-payment of TV licences by vulnerable defendants over the age of 75 from June 2020.
Answered by Lord Keen of Elie - Shadow Minister (Justice)
Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service has not made any specific arrangements for any potential increase in non-payment prosecutions for TV licences from June 2020. If required, to meet any emerging demand, Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service will deploy its planning and allocation processes to allow for resource adjustment or reallocation.
Asked by: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what overnight allowance is paid to jurors in trials in the High Court who have to stay overnight in London to attend a trial.
Answered by Lord Keen of Elie - Shadow Minister (Justice)
The High Court has not conducted a jury trial since 2016. Use of juries in High Court trials is rare. When juries are used, the jurors are called from within Greater London through the Jury Central Summonsing Bureau. No overnight allowance is payable and the need for overnight accommodation is not envisaged.
Asked by: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the corrected Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 13 April (HL5044), how many of those Writs were sent to Peers in (1) each region of England, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland.
Answered by Lord Faulks
A total of 808 Writs were sent to Life and Hereditary Peers across the regions of England and the counties of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as follows:
East of England 61; East Midlands 15; North East 19; North West 26; South East 108; South West 49; West Midlands 19; Yorkshire & Humber 27; Central London 164; Greater London 221; Scotland 61; Wales 18; Northern Ireland 20.
Asked by: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Faulks on 22 January (HL5044), which Members of the House were not sent writs of summons and why.
Answered by Lord Faulks
All members of the House were sent writs including a further seven writs sent by hand to Members disqualified for sitting and voting in the House.
Asked by: Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many writs of summons were sent to Peers in 2015, and how many were returned undelivered.
Answered by Lord Faulks
812 Writs of Summons were sent out to peers at the Dissolution of Parliament on 30 March 2015. Information on the number of Writs that were returned is not held centrally.