Deirdre Costigan MP: written questions

4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025

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Written questions

TribunalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of measures to prevent parties from adjourning tribunal hearings without valid cause.
Answer: The management and listing of tribunal cases, and decisions on whether to reimburse the legal fees of a party in individual cases, are functions of the independent judiciary.Although orders for costs are not generally made in tribunal proceedings, tribun...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament record
TribunalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will review the effectiveness of the mechanisms in place to ensure parties in tribunal cases comply with information requests in a timely manner.
Answer: The management and listing of tribunal cases, and decisions on whether to reimburse the legal fees of a party in individual cases, are functions of the independent judiciary.Although orders for costs are not generally made in tribunal proceedings, tribun...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament record
TribunalsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of tribunal cases.
Answer: We are working to reduce the outstanding caseload in the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal, the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Reducing outstanding caseloads is the key measure to bringing down the waiting times for tribunal...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament record
Tribunals: Legal CostsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reimbursing the legal fees of claimants whose tribunal proceedings have been adjourned as a result of an unavailability of court resources.
Answer: The management and listing of tribunal cases, and decisions on whether to reimburse the legal fees of a party in individual cases, are functions of the independent judiciary.Although orders for costs are not generally made in tribunal proceedings, tribun...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament record

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Attorney General	1
Department for Business and Trade	2
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	2
Department for Education	5
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	3
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	8
Department for Transport	14
Department for Work and Pensions	9
Department of Health and Social Care	31
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	3
Home Office	9
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	12
Ministry of Justice	4
Treasury	2
Women and Equalities	1

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