Henry Tufnell MP: written questions 2025

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Written questions

Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an estimate of the amount spent by the Legal Aid Agency on processing exceptional case funding in the 2024-25 financial year, broken down by (a) category of law and (b) case complexity.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally. The unit cost of processing an application is not specifically tracked or recorded by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA), nor is the operating expenditure relating to exceptional case funding (ECF) recorded separat...
Answered 2 May 2025
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Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much and what proportion of Legal Aid exceptional case funding was spent on (a) the means test assessment process and (b) operational costs in the last financial year.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally. The unit cost of processing an application is not specifically tracked or recorded by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA), nor is the operating expenditure relating to exceptional case funding (ECF) recorded separat...
Answered 2 May 2025
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Driving Tests: PembrokeshireDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of practical driving tests in Pembrokeshire.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times. On the 23 April, the Secretary of State for Transport appeared before the Transport S...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
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Broadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the (a) potential impact of Physical Infrastructure Access fees on the rollout of full fibre broadband to rural areas by Alternative Net
Answer: The government is committed to delivering 2030 nationwide gigabit connectivity, including in rural areas. The government's strategy supports market entry and expansion by alternative network operators via access to Openreach’s ducts, poles, and other util...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
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Broadband: Rural AreasDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that Physical Infrastructure Access fees structures enable the wider roll out of full fibre broadband to rural areas.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering 2030 nationwide gigabit connectivity, including in rural areas. The government's strategy supports market entry and expansion by alternative network operators via access to Openreach’s ducts, poles, and other util...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
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Civil ProceedingsMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce civil court backlogs.
Answer: The courts, as the cornerstone of the civil justice system, play a crucial role in supporting economic growth, enabling businesses and citizens to resolve disputes in a timely fashion and uphold their rights.Though most civil claims made in the county cou...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil legal aid offices with a civil legal aid contract started less than five cases by each (a) local authority and (b) area of law in the (i) 2022-23, (ii) 2023-24 and (iii) 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The requested information can be found in the attached table.Data for 2024-2025 is a year-to-date figure reflective of the work reported between 1 April 2024 to 31 January, inclusive. As such it is not directly comparable with 2022-23 and 2023-24. Please ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid SchemeMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many civil legal aid offices with a civil legal aid contract started zero cases by each (a) local authority and (b) area of law in the (i) 2022-23, (ii) 2023-24 and (iii) 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The requested information can be found in the attached table.Data for 2024-2025 is a year-to-date figure reflective of the work reported between 1 April 2024 to 31 January, inclusive. As such it is not directly comparable with 2022-23 and 2023-24. Please ...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
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