Asked by: Lord Thomas of Gresford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have commissioned Kantar Group to survey public attitudes towards the independence of the judiciary; and if so, whether they intend to publish the findings of any such survey.
Answered by Lord Keen of Elie
The Government has not commissioned Kantar Group to survey public attitudes towards the independence of the judiciary and the justice system.
I can say with confidence that our judges are renowned around the world for their excellence and impartiality.
Asked by: Lord Thomas of Gresford (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any of the 40 complainants whose complaints were investigated by Operation Conifer applied for an award under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 with particular regard to paragraph 17 relating to criminal injury sustained on or after 1 August 1964; and if so, whether an award was granted to any of those complainants.
Answered by Lord Keen of Elie
The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
A manual check of all applications, received since the introduction of the Scheme, would be required to identify claims where a complaint was investigated by Operation Conifer.