Asked by: Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish a response to the consultation Introducing fees in the Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal; and what assessment have they made of introducing fees for employment tribunal and appeal applications.
Answered by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede - Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
The consultation “Introducing fees in the Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal” was published in January 2024 under the previous government. Given the consultation was conducted under a different administration, the Government does not intend to produce a response to this consultation.
The Government is currently considering its position regarding the introduction of fees for employment tribunal and appeal applications. Any such changes would be considered in the context of new employment legislation and the fees regime for all courts and tribunals.
Asked by: Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she has taken to ensure that cost savings to consumers resulting from reforms to personal injury statutes are passed on to consumers by the insurance industry.
Answered by Oliver Heald
Leading insurers have already publicly committed to pass on savings to consumers through lower premiums.
Motor insurance is intensely competitive on price and insurance companies will have little choice but to pass on savings, or risk being priced out of the market.
The government will, however, monitor the industry’s reaction to the reforms and will consider further action if required.
Asked by: Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to ensure that any future UK Bill of Rights covers all of the UK.
Answered by Oliver Heald
We will set out our proposals for a Bill of Rights in due course.
Asked by: Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard (Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what requirements are in place to ensure that the mental health of a defendant is fully considered before sentencing.
Answered by Phillip Lee
Under the Criminal Justice Act 2003, before passing sentence, the Court must obtain a pre-sentence report unless it considers it unnecessary to do so in any individual case. The pre-sentence report covers all circumstances which are relevant to the offender and highlights any links to his offending behaviour, including mental health problems.
Under the same Act, the Court is required to obtain and consider a medical report on a defendant who is or appears to be mentally disordered, before passing a custodial sentence.