Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 01 Nov 2018
Future of Legal Aid
"One area in which LASPO has perversely driven up costs is immigration. LASPO exempted certain immigration cases. Home Office error affects about 50,000 British-born children of parents who are legally in the UK and who have no recourse to public funds. A third are likely to have their decisions overturned. …..."Neil Coyle - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 11th September 2018
Asked by:
Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people requiring a psychiatric assessment before a court case can proceed; and what information he holds on the cost of such assessments.
Answered by Lucy Frazer
Information on the numbers and cost of psychiatric assessments is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"10. Whether the Government plan to introduce new legislative proposals on enshrining rights for victims. ..."Neil Coyle - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Jan 2018
Oral Answers to Questions
"John Worboys lived in Rotherhithe in my constituency and is not welcome back. He has not served the sentence he was given and was not prosecuted for the vast majority of his crimes. How are the Government working with victims, police authorities and the Crown Prosecution Service to ensure that …..."Neil Coyle - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Nov 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"I doubt it...."Neil Coyle - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 11th September 2017
Asked by:
Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average wait time is for personal independence payment appeals to be heard by the Courts and Tribunals Service.
Answered by Dominic Raab
The average waiting time for Personal Independence Payment appeals between April 2016 and March 2017 (the latest period for which figures are available) was 15.6 weeks.
Written Question
Monday 11th September 2017
Asked by:
Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been for knife crimes in each London borough in each of the last seven years.
Answered by Dominic Raab
The number of defendants proceeded against for knife crime offences by Local Justice Area in London, from 2010 to 2016, can be viewed in the attached table.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Apr 2017
Oral Answers to Questions
"T9. I am helping families across Southwark who have been denied access to justice as a direct result of the coalition’s legal aid cuts. Three years ago, the Children’s Commissioner said that those cuts were undermining human rights. Was the former Liberal Democrat Justice Minister speaking for the Government when …..."Neil Coyle - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 12th December 2016
Asked by:
Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions appeal cases for hearing at tribunals have been adjourned as a result of the Department for Work and Pensions not providing sufficient information on universal credit in each of the last two years.
Answered by Oliver Heald
The information requested is not held centrally.
Written Question
Tuesday 19th July 2016
Asked by:
Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the timetable is for the introduction of proposals for a British Bill of Rights.
Answered by Oliver Heald
We will set out our proposals for a Bill of Rights in due course. We will fully consult on our proposals.