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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Dec 2017
Prison Reform and Safety

"Through you, Madam Deputy Speaker, I pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who has run an excellent campaign for Paisley 2021, and I very much hope that he gets the news he is looking for tonight.

Will my hon. Friend join me in commending the Scottish Government, and particularly the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 07 Dec 2017
Prison Reform and Safety

"Careful now!..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 31 Oct 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"2. What steps his Department is taking to maintain human rights standards after the UK leaves the EU. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 31 Oct 2017
Oral Answers to Questions

"Last week, during evidence to the Brexit Committee, the Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, the hon. Member for Wycombe (Mr Baker), said of the charter of fundamental rights:

“It is right that we leave behind the charter, and that we continue to rely on the Human Rights …..."
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Written Question

Jobseeker's Allowance: Glasgow East

Wednesday 25th October 2017

Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time for jobseeker's allowance tribunals in Glasgow East constituency was in each of the last four years.

Answered by Phillip Lee

The information requested is set out in the table below.

Year ³	The average time from receipt (Weeks)¹ in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Glasgow Venue²
Year ³	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017
Jobseekers Allowance	8	21	13.3	13.5
Tax Credit ⁴	9.6	12.7	18	12.2
Income Support	16.4	24.7	16.1	20.3
Employment and Support Allowance⁵	15.2	15	13.3	13
Personal Independence Payment⁶	7.7	12.5	13.4	13

^{1. Average Clearance Time – time taken from appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need for a tribunal hearing.}

^{2. First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeals for Glasgow East constituents are heard in the Glasgow venue. 3. The table shows information in the financial year April to March.}

^{4. Tax Credit includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and Working Tax Credit.}

^{5. Employment and Support Allowance includes Employment and Support Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Reassessments).}

^{6. Personal Independence Payments (New Claim Appeals), which replaced Disability Living Allowance from 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments). In 2013/14 numbers were low with 15 Personal Independence Payment appeals being disposed of in the Glasgow Venue.}

_{Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that are available.}

Any disparity in waiting times is monitored and investigated locally. In general waiting times can fluctuate temporarily and geographically, owing to a number of variable factors, including volumes of benefit decisions made locally, availability of medical/disability members, venue capacity, and the complexity of appeals.

Written Question

Welfare Tax Credits: Glasgow East

Wednesday 25th October 2017

Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time for tax credits tribunals in Glasgow East constituency was in each of the last four years.

Answered by Phillip Lee

The information requested is set out in the table below.

Year ³	The average time from receipt (Weeks)¹ in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Glasgow Venue²
Year ³	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017
Jobseekers Allowance	8	21	13.3	13.5
Tax Credit ⁴	9.6	12.7	18	12.2
Income Support	16.4	24.7	16.1	20.3
Employment and Support Allowance⁵	15.2	15	13.3	13
Personal Independence Payment⁶	7.7	12.5	13.4	13

^{1. Average Clearance Time – time taken from appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need for a tribunal hearing.}

^{4. Tax Credit includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and Working Tax Credit.}

^{5. Employment and Support Allowance includes Employment and Support Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Reassessments).}

_{Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that are available.}

Written Question

Income Support: Glasgow East

Wednesday 25th October 2017

Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time for income support tribunals in Glasgow East constituency was in each of the last four years.

Answered by Phillip Lee

The information requested is set out in the table below.

Year ³	The average time from receipt (Weeks)¹ in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Glasgow Venue²
Year ³	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017
Jobseekers Allowance	8	21	13.3	13.5
Tax Credit ⁴	9.6	12.7	18	12.2
Income Support	16.4	24.7	16.1	20.3
Employment and Support Allowance⁵	15.2	15	13.3	13
Personal Independence Payment⁶	7.7	12.5	13.4	13

^{1. Average Clearance Time – time taken from appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need for a tribunal hearing.}

^{4. Tax Credit includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and Working Tax Credit.}

^{5. Employment and Support Allowance includes Employment and Support Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Reassessments).}

_{Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that are available.}

Written Question

Employment and Support Allowance: Glasgow East

Wednesday 25th October 2017

Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time for employment and support allowance tribunals in Glasgow East constituency was in each of the last four years.

Answered by Phillip Lee

The information requested is set out in the table below.

Year ³	The average time from receipt (Weeks)¹ in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Glasgow Venue²
Year ³	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017
Jobseekers Allowance	8	21	13.3	13.5
Tax Credit ⁴	9.6	12.7	18	12.2
Income Support	16.4	24.7	16.1	20.3
Employment and Support Allowance⁵	15.2	15	13.3	13
Personal Independence Payment⁶	7.7	12.5	13.4	13

^{1. Average Clearance Time – time taken from appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need for a tribunal hearing.}

^{4. Tax Credit includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and Working Tax Credit.}

^{5. Employment and Support Allowance includes Employment and Support Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Reassessments).}

_{Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that are available.}

Written Question

Personal Independence Payment: Glasgow East

Wednesday 25th October 2017

Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time for personal independence payment tribunals in Glasgow East constituency was in each of the last four years.

Answered by Phillip Lee

The information requested is set out in the table below.

Year ³	The average time from receipt (Weeks)¹ in HM Courts & Tribunals Service to outcome Glasgow Venue²
Year ³	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017
Jobseekers Allowance	8	21	13.3	13.5
Tax Credit ⁴	9.6	12.7	18	12.2
Income Support	16.4	24.7	16.1	20.3
Employment and Support Allowance⁵	15.2	15	13.3	13
Personal Independence Payment⁶	7.7	12.5	13.4	13

^{1. Average Clearance Time – time taken from appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need for a tribunal hearing.}

^{4. Tax Credit includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and Working Tax Credit.}

^{5. Employment and Support Allowance includes Employment and Support Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Reassessments).}

_{Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that are available.}

Written Question

Employment Tribunals Service: Glasgow East

Monday 23rd October 2017

Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many employment tribunal claimants there were in Glasgow East constituency in the 12 months (a) before and (b) after the introduction of tribunal fees.

Answered by Dominic Raab

HM Courts & Tribunals Service does not centrally collect information on the number of claimants in Glasgow East constituency. Personal data for Employment Tribunal cases are archived 12 months after a case is concluded.