Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 Sep 2015
West Midlands Police (Funding)
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Crausby, and to follow the hon. Member for Dudley South (Mike Wood). It is interesting that he, a new Member, has already seen the difficulties of the policies brought forward by the previous Government. It is good that he has …..."Valerie Vaz - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Sep 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"Seventy-one per cent of women entering prison do not have any qualifications, so what assessment has the Secretary of State made of the tailored curriculum plan that was introduced in October 2014?..."Valerie Vaz - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2015
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"Access to justice is one of the cornerstones of our democracy. Given the reductions in legal aid, can the Minister say whether there has been a rise or a fall in the number of litigants in person?..."Valerie Vaz - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Feb 2015
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"9. What assessment he has made of the effect on women in prisons of the implementation of the incentives and earned privileges scheme...."Valerie Vaz - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Feb 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"I thank the Minister for his response, but clothes, books and stationery are the very necessities of life. He will know about the independent monitoring board’s report on New Hall prison and the effect on the female estate. Will he at least review the effect on female prisoners of the …..."Valerie Vaz - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Jan 2015
Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
"Will the Secretary of State give an example of the kind of mischief that he is trying to stop?..."Valerie Vaz - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 12th January 2015
Asked by:
Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many buildings his Department sold in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014.
Answered by Andrew Selous
The Ministry of Justice is committed to reducing the cost of its estate. Where surplus property assets have been identified, the MoJ will dispose of them expeditiously and will always seek the best value for the taxpayer.
The number of buildings sold by the MoJ in each year since 2010 is provided below.
Year | Number of buildings sold |
2010 | 106 |
2011 | 29 |
2012 | 70 |
2013 | 38 |
2014 | 62 |
Total | 305 |
Note: figures exclude sales of land sites and numerous garages at various former prison sites.
The MoJ is also rationalising its estate through exiting properties on lease expiry or break option if earlier in accordance with Cabinet Office National Property Controls. Since the start of the Spending Review (SR10) the size of the MoJ estate has reduced by over 600 properties to less than 1,500 properties. As a result, lower business as usual costs have been achieved.
Written Question
Friday 5th September 2014
Asked by:
Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich)
Question
to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, under what timetable his Department plans to phase out use of telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, 0844 and 0843 in accordance with the Cabinet Office guidance on customer service lines published in December 2013 and (b) 03 and 08, where 03 is the primary number under a dual numbering system.
Answered by Shailesh Vara
The Ministry of Justice is making good progress towards phasing out telephone lines with the prefix (a) 0845, 0844 and 0843 in accordance with the Cabinet Office guidance on customer lines published in December 2013 and (b) 03 and 08, where 03 is the primary number under a dual numbering system. The Department is widening engagement across the business to ensure a comprehensive solution within the Cabinet Office timelines, which allow until November 2014 for implementation.
Further to my answer to the Hon. Member’s parliamentary question of 23 June 2014 (HC Deb, 23 June 2014, c11W), the Department has recently ordered the cancellation of 16 of the higher-rate numbers in the County Court Business Centre (CCBC) in Northampton, reducing the overall total of higher-rate numbers operated by the Department from 34 to 18.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2014
Oral Answers to Questions
"14. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of interpreters and translation services in court...."Valerie Vaz - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2014
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"The reality is that a constituent of mine who was sitting on a jury had to have the court adjourned for four days while it looked for a translator. Why have the payments to Capita Translation and Interpreting increased from £7 million to £15 million over the past two years?..."Valerie Vaz - View Speech
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