Kim Johnson MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Court of AppealMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to refer the Court of Appeal judgment in the case of Oliver Campbell and The King, reference [2024] EWCA Crim 1036, to the Law Commission for its review of the appeal process in England and
Answer: Criminal justice policies have advanced in the 33 years since Mr Campbell’s conviction, reflecting improved understanding of vulnerabilities. Robust processes to support defendants are now in place and regularly reviewed, for example guidance for judges o...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOliver CampbellMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the Court of Appeal judgment in the case of Oliver Campbell and The King, reference [2024] EWCA Crim 1036.
Answer: Criminal justice policies have advanced in the 33 years since Mr Campbell’s conviction, reflecting improved understanding of vulnerabilities. Robust processes to support defendants are now in place and regularly reviewed, for example guidance for judges o...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel PaymentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish her Department's assessment of the compatibility of its policy to introduce means-testing for the Winter Fuel Payment with the Public Sector Equality Duty as set out in the Equality
Answer: An equality analysis was produced as part of Ministerial decision making in line with the requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty. This was published on 13 September and can be found online here: DWP Freedom of Information response - GOV.UK (www.g...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAlternative Education: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5397More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Written Statement of 2 September 2024 entitled Education reforms to deliver on the government’s opportunity mission, HCWS54, whether it is her policy to replace single headline grades for
Answer: The government’s announcement to remove Ofsted’s single headline grades with immediate effect included state-funded alternative provision schools. The government is committed to removing single headline grades in all the remits that Ofsted inspects and re...
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRape: TrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help ensure that victims of rape do not wait more than a year for cases to reach trial.
Answer: We want to make sure every victim has the swift access to justice they deserve, and we are committed to reducing the Crown Court caseload and bringing waiting times down.To ensure we are hearing as many cases as possible, we plan to sit at least 105,000 w...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCriminal Proceedings: StandardsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to help ensure that victims of crime do not wait more than a year for cases to reach trial.
Answer: We want to make sure every victim has the swift access to justice they deserve, and we are committed to reducing the Crown Court caseload and bringing waiting times down.To ensure we are hearing as many cases as possible, we plan to sit at least 105,000 w...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog in court cases.
Answer: We are committed to reducing the outstanding caseloads across jurisdictions and bringing down waiting times to ensure cases move through our system without delay. Criminal courtsOver 90% of criminal cases are dealt with at the magistrates’ courts where th...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordVictim Support Schemes: FinanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that funding for victims of crime is provided to Police and Crime Commissioners in a timely fashion after 31 March 2025.
Answer: This Government is committed to supporting victims of crime. The Ministry of Justice provides annual grant funding to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to commission local practical, emotional, and therapeutic support services for victims of all crime...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordVictim Support Schemes: GrantsMinistry of JusticeTabled 6 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether the Victims Grant will continue to be given to Police and Crime Commissioners.
Answer: This Government is committed to supporting victims of crime. The Ministry of Justice provides annual grant funding to Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to commission local practical, emotional, and therapeutic support services for victims of all crime...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: EligibilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changing eligibility requirements for the Winter Fuel Payment on the number of people living in fuel poverty.
Answer: This Government is committed to pensioners – everyone in our society, no matter their working history or savings deserves a comfortable and dignified retirement. Given the substantial pressures faced by the public finances this year and next, the governme...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPension Credit and Winter Fuel Payment: Liverpool RiversideDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of pensioners living in (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty that are not in receipt of Pension Credit in Liverpool Riverside constituency; and if she will ma
Answer: Information on number of pensioners living in (a) relative and (b) absolute poverty that are not in receipt of Pension Credit in Liverpool Riverside constituency is not held.
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPension CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for Pension Credit have taken longer than 6 weeks to process in the last 12 months.
Answer: The Department does not routinely capture data aligned to a 6-week clearance rate. However, we do capture data against a 50-day clearance rate, and our performance is published in the DWP Annual Report and Accounts DWP annual report and accounts 2023 to 2...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: EligibilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will commission a equality impact assessment on the proposed changes to the eligibility for the Winter Fuel Payment.
Answer: The Regulations will come into force on 16 September, the first day of the Winter Fuel Payment qualifying week. In making a decision on Winter Fuel Payment eligibility, the Government had regard to the equality analysis in line with the Public Sector Equa...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenTreasuryTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3185More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, published on 21 March 2024, HC 638, what discussion
Answer: This is a serious report, requiring serious consideration. The Department for Work and Pensions is the lead department for this and need time to carefully review and consider it. Once this work has been undertaken, the Government will set out their approa...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, published on 21 March 2024, HC 638, wh
Answer: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman’s report published on 21 March 2024 considers the communication to 1950s born women of the equalisation and increase of the State Pension age introduced by the Pensions Acts of 1995, 2007 and 2011. The Acts (...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman entitled Women’s State Pension age: our findings on injustice and associated issues, published on 21 March 2024, HC 638, wh
Answer: As a newly formed Government we will need time to review and consider the Ombudsman’s report along with the evidence provided during the investigation. Now the election has concluded we need to consider the views that have been expressed on all sides. The...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
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