Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many violent offences were committed against transgender women in each year since 2018.
Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
Information on characteristics of victims of offences is not centrally recorded in the Court Proceedings Database held by the Ministry of Justice and to obtain it would involve a manual interrogation of court records which would result in disproportionate cost to the department.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people were evicted through (a) section 21 no-fault eviction notices and (b) in total in 2022.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The Ministry of Justice publishes possession statistics quarterly, the latest published data can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mortgage-and-landlord-possession-statistics. This covers up to September 2022.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of people in prison for (a) murder and (b) all crimes are care leavers.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Whilst we track prisoners who self identify as care experienced, we are aware that there is significant under reporting. We are unable to separately identify those who come under the statutory definition of a care leaver.
The legal definition of a care leaver is someone who has spent time in the care of the Local Authority for 13 weeks or more which includes their 16th birthday.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's relationship with the Law Commission.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The Law Commission’s 13th Programme of Law Reform was approved for publication by the Secretary of State for Justice in December 2017. The Department retains an effective working relationship with the Commission through regular meetings between officials and Ministers. New funding and operating arrangements were jointly agreed in 2020 to ensure the organisation continues to deliver law reform to a high quality that meets the needs of Government, the economy and society.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has to respond to the 13th Programme of Law Reform proposed by the Law Commission.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The Law Commission’s 13th Programme of Law Reform was approved for publication by the Secretary of State for Justice in December 2017. The Department retains an effective working relationship with the Commission through regular meetings between officials and Ministers. New funding and operating arrangements were jointly agreed in 2020 to ensure the organisation continues to deliver law reform to a high quality that meets the needs of Government, the economy and society.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department published reports on Law Commission proposals it has (a) implemented and (b) not implemented in the preceding 12 months in the period between 2018 and 2022.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
A draft of the Government’s report on the implementation of Law Commission recommendations is currently being prepared and is expected to be laid before Parliament as soon as practicable this year. It will provide an update on the implementation status of all relevant Law Commission recommendations since the report was last published in 2018.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the Report on the implementation of Law Commission proposals for 2022 to 2023.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
A draft of the Government’s report on the implementation of Law Commission recommendations is currently being prepared and is expected to be laid before Parliament as soon as practicable this year. It will provide an update on the implementation status of all relevant Law Commission recommendations since the report was last published in 2018.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the Report on the implementation of Law Commission proposals for 2021 to 2022.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
A draft of the Government’s report on the implementation of Law Commission recommendations is currently being prepared and is expected to be laid before Parliament as soon as practicable this year. It will provide an update on the implementation status of all relevant Law Commission recommendations since the report was last published in 2018.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the Report on the implementation of Law Commission proposals for 2020 to 2021.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
A draft of the Government’s report on the implementation of Law Commission recommendations is currently being prepared and is expected to be laid before Parliament as soon as practicable this year. It will provide an update on the implementation status of all relevant Law Commission recommendations since the report was last published in 2018.
Asked by: Matt Western (Labour - Warwick and Leamington)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to publish the Report on the implementation of Law Commission proposals for 2019 to 2020.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
A draft of the Government’s report on the implementation of Law Commission recommendations is currently being prepared and is expected to be laid before Parliament as soon as practicable this year. It will provide an update on the implementation status of all relevant Law Commission recommendations since the report was last published in 2018.