David Parker

(asked on 14th July 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department was first informed of the 21 June 2021 Court of Appeal judgment in the case of Parker v. Financial Conduct Authority; on what dates his Department received subsequent communication from David Parker or his Member of Parliament; and if he will make a statement on the reasons for which a payment has not yet been agreed with David Parker.


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Sarah Dines
This question was answered on 21st July 2022

The Court of Appeal judgment in the case of Parker v. Financial Conduct Authority was handed down on 25 June 2021 and in the public domain from that point. A letter from Mr Parker’s solicitors, addressed to the Secretary of State, was received on 18 October 2021 informing him of the Court of Appeal judgment and seeking compensation for Mr Parker’s loss. An initial holding response was sent by the HM Courts & Tribunals Service Customer Investigations Team on the 3 December 2021.

Letters from Mr Parker’s solicitors were received by the Ministry of Justice on 18 October 2021, 9 February 2022 and 7 March 2022. HM Courts & Tribunal Service Customer Investigations Team replied to these on the 3 December, 11 February and 31 March 2022. Ministerial correspondence was also received from the Honourable Gentleman on 16 and 30 November and 2 and 6 December 2021, to which former minister James Cartlidge MP replied on 14 December, and 4 April 2022, following which the Government Legal Department wrote to Mr Parker’s solicitors on 8 April. Emails from the Honourable Gentleman’s office were received on 7, 8, 13, 21, 28 June, and 6, 12, 14, and 18 July. Replies to these were sent from MoJ officials on 8 and 14 June, and 13, 15, and 18 July.

The Government Legal Department has written to Mr Parker’s solicitors outlining the Government position. It would not be right to comment on the specifics of this.

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