Al Pinkerton MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Child Arrangements Orders: SurreyMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Child Arrangements Order proceedings in (a) Surrey and (b) Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordChild Arrangements OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30307More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken for Child Arrangements Order proceedings on children's relationships with parents from whom they are not receiving contact.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordChild Arrangements OrdersMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30306More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is between an application being made for a Child Arrangements Order and the first hearing taking place in the family courts.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDivorce: Legal CostsMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Department is taking to protect (a) disabled people and (b) people with serious long-term health conditions from disproportionate legal costs during divorce proceedings.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment of the adequacy of rules in relation to people with serious or deteriorating health conditions. The rules regarding costs in divorce proceedings and financial remedy proceedings on divorce are governed by ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDivorce: Legal CostsMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24857More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment the Department has made of the adequacy of the rules governing legal costs in divorce proceedings involving people with (a) serious and (b) deteriorating health conditions.
Answer: The Department has not made a specific assessment of the adequacy of rules in relation to people with serious or deteriorating health conditions. The rules regarding costs in divorce proceedings and financial remedy proceedings on divorce are governed by ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Proceedings: Small BusinessesMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the financial impact on UK small and medium-sized enterprises of defending civil litigation (a) brought and (b) contested in UK courts by (i) individuals and (ii) entiti
Answer: Lord Justice Jackson’s Review of Civil Litigation Costs considered the cost of defending civil claims, and aimed to rebalance the risk between claimants and defendants in order to promote access to justice at proportionate cost. The final report can be fo...
Answered 14 Jul 2026
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