Written Question
Thursday 4th April 2019
Asked by:
Baroness Debbonaire (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the timeliness with which High Court Enforcement Ltd reclaim moneys awarded through a court judgment.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
While the Ministry of Justice collects statistics about the number of writs that are received and enforced, either in full or in part, by High Court Enforcement Officers, it does not monitor the timeliness with which a High Court Enforcement Officer or company reclaims moneys awarded through a court judgment.
Complaints about a High Court Enforcement Officer can be made to the company employing the High Court Enforcement Officer or to the High Court Enforcement Officers’ Association. Unfortunately, the court cannot guarantee that a creditor will reclaim the payment of a civil judgment, particularly where a debtor goes to great lengths to evade payment or simply does not have the means to pay.
Written Question
Thursday 4th April 2019
Asked by:
Baroness Debbonaire (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department issued to claimants who wish to make a complaint in the event that moneys owed to them through a court judgment are not reclaimed in full by high court enforcement companies.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
While the Ministry of Justice collects statistics about the number of writs that are received and enforced, either in full or in part, by High Court Enforcement Officers, it does not monitor the timeliness with which a High Court Enforcement Officer or company reclaims moneys awarded through a court judgment.
Complaints about a High Court Enforcement Officer can be made to the company employing the High Court Enforcement Officer or to the High Court Enforcement Officers’ Association. Unfortunately, the court cannot guarantee that a creditor will reclaim the payment of a civil judgment, particularly where a debtor goes to great lengths to evade payment or simply does not have the means to pay.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Feb 2019
Legal Aid: Post-Implementation Review
"Although I welcome the inclusion of separated children in legal aid for immigration cases, the plan otherwise does little to deal with the many problems faced by people in the asylum and immigration system in getting good quality advice. Inadequate legal advice has a damaging impact on people with a …..."Baroness Debbonaire - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Jan 2019
Joint HMI Prison and Probation Report
"In my experience of working with men who abuse their partners, the underlying attitudes of sexual offenders such as Worboys who repeatedly rape and abuse women are frequently misogynistic and women-hating. What will the Minister do in his review of treatment programmes to ensure that staff have the training, support …..."Baroness Debbonaire - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 Dec 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"23. The Minister has made much of the 10 pilot areas, and I am glad that Bristol is one of them. However, what comfort does he have for the prison officers and prisoners of the other 110?..."Baroness Debbonaire - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 30th November 2018
Asked by:
Baroness Debbonaire (Labour - Life peer)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the effect of the Legal Aid Scheme on the right to a family life for people seeking asylum.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
Legal aid has always been and will continue to be available for asylum cases. For matters not within the scope of scheme, Exceptional Case Funding (ECF) may be available where there is a breach or risk of breach of ECHR rights, subject to means and merits tests.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Nov 2018
Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill [Lords]
"It is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert Neill), the Chair of the Justice Committee, who gave us an awful lot to think about. I agree with him that there is a great deal in the Bill that is good and that I would …..."Baroness Debbonaire - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Nov 2018
Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill [Lords]
"I just wish to clarify my point about Members being distracted. I agree with the hon. Gentleman that this is exactly the sort of Bill we should be focusing on, but my concern is that Members are distracted by the wider constitutional impact of the word beginning with B, which …..."Baroness Debbonaire - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Nov 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"Investing in high-quality legal advice for asylum seekers at an early stage is critical if we are not subsequently to waste large amounts of public money supporting failed asylum seekers who perhaps do not have a case, but who have been misadvised. What can the Minister do to assure me …..."Baroness Debbonaire - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 10 Sep 2018
Victims Strategy
"Victims expect us to make the best possible use of risk assessment and management schemes. Obviously there is much in this strategy announcement to commend, but I wish to be a bit picky and ask the Minister whether he will meet me—this was part of my previous job—and/or other experts …..."Baroness Debbonaire - View Speech
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