Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many Libyan armed forces personnel trained at Bassingbourn barracks in 2014 were convicted of crimes; and what those crimes were.
Answered by Gareth Bacon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of convictions for criminal offences, however to identify offenders that were ‘Libyan armed forces personnel trained at Bassingbourn barracks’ would require examination of individual court records, which would be of disproportionate costs.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of motor vehicle third party damage insurance claims heard in the courts included a claim for third party injury, by court area, in each of the last five years.
Answered by Oliver Heald
This information requested could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department has taken to prepare for the UK to leave the EU since 23 June 2016; and what further such steps her Department plans to take in the remainder of 2016.
Answered by Oliver Heald
The Department for Exiting the European Union has responsibility for overseeing preparations for the withdrawal of the UK from the EU and conducting these withdrawal negotiations in support of the Prime Minister. In doing this it is working very closely with other government departments, including the Ministry of Justice, and a wide range of other interested parties.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when her Department plans to consult on Government proposals to increase the Small Claims Track limit to £5,000 for low value personal injury claims.
Answered by Oliver Heald
We are currently looking at the whiplash proposals and will set out our plans in due course.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drivers who did not hold valid driving licences have been convicted of driving without insurance in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answered by Mike Penning
The number of offenders found guilty at all courts, of offences related to driving without insurance, with age split between adult and juvenile, in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2014 (latest available) can be viewed in the motoring data tool in the annual publication linked below:-
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014
Information on whether or not the offender held a valid driving licence is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children under 18 were convicted of driving without insurance in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answered by Mike Penning
The number of offenders found guilty at all courts, of offences related to driving without insurance, with age split between adult and juvenile, in England and Wales, from 2010 to 2014 (latest available) can be viewed in the motoring data tool in the annual publication linked below:-
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014
Information on whether or not the offender held a valid driving licence is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have been convicted of driving with a driving licence that was fraudulently obtained in the last three years.
Answered by Dominic Raab
The number of offenders found guilty at all courts, of offences related to driving with a driving licence that was fraudulently obtained, in England and Wales, from 2012 to 2014 (latest data available) can be viewed in the “Motoring data tool “ in the annual publication linked below:-
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014
The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database cannot separately identify whether an offender convicted of driving without insurance had a licence or held a provisional or full licence. The information requested can only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The overall number of convictions for driving without insurance is available at the link above.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drivers with full, provisional or no licences were convicted of driving without insurance in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answered by Dominic Raab
The number of offenders found guilty at all courts, of offences related to driving with a driving licence that was fraudulently obtained, in England and Wales, from 2012 to 2014 (latest data available) can be viewed in the “Motoring data tool “ in the annual publication linked below:-
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014
The Ministry of Justice Court Proceedings Database cannot separately identify whether an offender convicted of driving without insurance had a licence or held a provisional or full licence. The information requested can only be obtained at disproportionate cost. The overall number of convictions for driving without insurance is available at the link above.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to end the offering of compensation in personal injury claims when there is no medical evidence.
Answered by Dominic Raab
The Government is determined to crack down on fraud and the compensation culture.
The Government recognises that offers to settle made to claimants without medical evidence may encourage opportunistic and fraudulent claims. The Government introduced new court rules in October 2014 to discourage such offers and we continue to keep the matter of third party capture, including the impacts on motor premiums, under review.
Asked by: Karl McCartney (Conservative - Lincoln)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the effect of third party capture on motor insurance premiums.
Answered by Dominic Raab
The Government is determined to crack down on fraud and the compensation culture.
The Government recognises that offers to settle made to claimants without medical evidence may encourage opportunistic and fraudulent claims. The Government introduced new court rules in October 2014 to discourage such offers and we continue to keep the matter of third party capture, including the impacts on motor premiums, under review.