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Written Question
Ministry of Justice: Disclosure of Information
Tuesday 18th October 2022

Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many subject access requests his Department has (a) received and (b) responded to within the statutory limit in the last five years.

Answered by Rachel Maclean

In the last five years, the department has:

a) received 33,932 subject access requests,

b) responded to 28,052 within the statutory limit.


Written Question
Refugees: Afghanistan
Monday 20th September 2021

Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to provide substantive answers to hon. Members queries regarding Afghans seeking evacuation or resettlement.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

I set out the position during her statement on 13th September. Given the very difficult circumstances in Afghanistan, we cannot pursue cases concerning Afghan people in country in the usual ways. The Home Office is logging the cases we have received, and we are considering how this data will be used in the future. Accordingly, please signpost individuals to gov.uk to check for the latest information about Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy: further information on eligibility criteria and offer details - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) (Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)) rather than seek to pursue cases on their behalf.


Written Question
Refugees: Afghanistan
Monday 20th September 2021

Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justicet, what fees applicants to the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme will be charged.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

There will be no fees charged to those brought to the UK through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme.

On 13 September further details on the Scheme were published in a policy statement, including in relation to eligibility and referral. This statement can be found at: Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).


Written Question
Refugees: Afghanistan
Monday 20th September 2021

Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether Afghan nationals who have had an application to the Afghans Relocation and Assistance Policy scheme declined will automatically be considered for resettlement under the Afghan citizen's resettlement scheme.

Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

There are no plans to automatically consider Afghan nationals who have not been successful in applying to come to the UK under the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy for resettlement through the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS).

Further information on the eligibility, prioritisation and referral of people for the ACRS is set out in the policy statement published on gov.uk on 13 September, available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghanistan-resettlement-and-immigration-policy-statement.


Written Question
Magistrates' Courts: Prison Sentences
Monday 22nd March 2021

Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to commence section 154 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

The government has no current plans to increase magistrates’ custodial sentencing powers, but keeps this under review.


Written Question
Magistrates: Vacancies
Tuesday 16th March 2021

Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

What recent estimate he has made of the number of magistrate vacancies.

Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government announced on 8 March its intention to bring forward legislation to change the mandatory retirement age for all judicial office holders, including magistrates, to 75 – a step which I know has been welcomed by many magistrates

We will also be legislating to allow retired magistrates to apply to return to the bench where there is a business need.

On 1 April 2020, there were 13,177 magistrates. We are currently updating our modelling to assess the impact of a change to the retirement age on our recruitment requirements in each region for 2021/22 and beyond.


Written Question
Court of Protection
Tuesday 1st September 2020

Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July to Question 74457 on Court protection, what the average waiting time was for an application for deputyship to be heard by the Court of Protection in (a) April, (b) May and (c) June 2020.

Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

Applications for deputyship heard by the Court of Protection are published in Family Court Statistics Quarterly (FCSQ). They are a subset of data which is due for publication in September so cannot be provided at this stage.


Written Question
Court of Protection
Monday 20th July 2020

Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time is for an application for deputyship to be heard by the Court of Protection.

Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

The average waiting time for an application for deputyship to be heard by the Court of Protection is 39 days based on March 2020.


Written Question
Funerals: Coronavirus
Tuesday 24th March 2020

Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans he has for funerals during the covid-19 outbreak.

Answered by Alex Chalk - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Government is putting in place a range of measures to ensure the UK is prepared to manage the impacts of a Covid-19 outbreak. Part of this planning is ensuring we are prepared for higher numbers of people dying over the period of the pandemic.

Ensuring the deceased are treated with dignity and respect whilst minimising the risks to public health is at the forefront of Government planning. Measures underway will increase capacity at a local level to manage additional demand.

The Government’s Action Plan (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-action-plan) sets out planning principles that underpin the response to the Covid-19 outbreak. As part of this response, provisions have been included in the Coronavirus Bill which will ensure the sector can manage the impact of the pandemic.

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Written Question
Crematoriums: Coronavirus
Tuesday 24th March 2020

Asked by: Chris Bryant (Labour - Rhondda)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what assessment he has made of available capacity at crematoria and cemeteries.

Answered by Alex Chalk - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Government is putting in place a range of measures to ensure the UK is prepared to manage the impacts of a Covid-19 outbreak. Part of this planning is ensuring we are prepared for higher numbers of people dying over the period of the pandemic.

Ensuring the deceased are treated with dignity and respect whilst minimising the risks to public health is at the forefront of Government planning. Measures underway will increase capacity at a local level to manage additional demand.

The Government’s Action Plan (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-action-plan) sets out planning principles that underpin the response to the Covid-19 outbreak. As part of this response, provisions have been included in the Coronavirus Bill which will ensure the sector can manage the impact of the pandemic.

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