Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will clarify the remit of the review into driving offences and penalties for drivers who cause death or serious injury to other people on the roads.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
The Government is committed to making sure that sentencing for those who kill or cause serious injury on the roads is proportionate within the context of our wider sentencing framework.
It is our intention to commence a consultation before the end of the year which will look at driving offences and penalties.
Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timescale is for the review into driving offences and penalties for drivers who cause death or serious injury to other people on the roads.
Answered by Sam Gyimah
The Government is committed to making sure that sentencing for those who kill or cause serious injury on the roads is proportionate within the context of our wider sentencing framework.
It is our intention to commence a consultation before the end of the year which will look at driving offences and penalties.
Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that debt solicitors provided through legal aid provide services bilingually in Wales.
Answered by Shailesh Vara
All solicitors acting under the legal aid scheme in Wales are contractually obliged to ensure their services are accessible to and understandable by clients whose language of choice is Welsh, in accordance with the Welsh Language Act 1993 (as amended) and Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011.
Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure the continuation of legal aid in the form of duty solicitor provision in Ceredigion.
Answered by Shailesh Vara
Details of the steps we are taking in Ceredigion can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/legal-aid-crime-tender-2015 (3 procurement areas update: 28 July 2015)
Asked by: Mark Williams (Liberal Democrat - Ceredigion)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the need to provide access to his Department's services in Welsh.
Answered by Mike Penning
This Government is fully committed to the Welsh language and fully committed to providing Government services in the Welsh language where there is demand for them. It is important that in the non-devolved areas sufficient support should be given to the Welsh language, and the Government is committed to ensuring this is done.
The Ministry of Justice, and each of its main delivery arms conducting business or delivering services to the public in Wales, operate Welsh Language Schemes in accordance with section 5 of the Welsh Language Act 1993. These Schemes are used to ensure that Welsh language requirements are considered and delivered for the public and offenders in Wales, so far as is both appropriate in the circumstances and reasonably practicable.