Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much public funds in the form legal aid were paid to Duncan Lewis Solicitors for immigration cases in each of the last 5 years.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The requested information can be found in the table below:
Financial Year | Total Costs, £ |
2017-18 | 9,224,878 |
2018-19 | 9,150,426 |
2019-20 | 8,091,003 |
2020-21 | 7,737,439 |
2021-22 | 8,055,383 |
Duncan Lewis is the largest Legal Aid provider in the UK currently operating across 23 offices.
The Legal Aid Agency publishes data regarding civil legal aid expenditure broken down by category of law and legal aid provider as part of its official statistics.
Legal aid is only available in respect of immigration cases which are within the scope of legal aid as set out under Schedule 1, Part 1 of the Legal Aid and Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 and subject to the application of a strict financial eligibility and merits test.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the previous Secretary of State’s announcement on Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) cases on 20 July 2022, when he will bring forward legislative proposals on SLAPPs.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
I refer to my answer to the Hon. Member for Croydon North on 7 September, the Government is continuing to explore options in relation to SLAPPs.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many transwomen are currently held in (a) female prisons and (b) all prisons; and how many of those offenders have previous convictions for sexual offences.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
As of our latest data collection on 31 March 2021, there were 146 transgender women (that is, prisoners who were legally male and identified as female) in all prisons across England and Wales.
Of these, fewer than five transgender prisoners were housed in the women’s estate. These figures do not include transgender prisoners with gender recognition certificates, although information on these individuals will be published early this year.
On the offences committed by individuals, we are only able to provide figures for the offence or offences that have led to an individual’s current imprisonment. To provide offence information for previous convictions would involve a complex data matching exercise which would exceed the prohibitive cost threshold for responding to a Parliamentary Question. Previous convictions, along with other relevant information, are considered, however, as part of the risk assessment set out in the Care and Management of Individuals who are Transgender Policy 2019.
On current offences, in the men’s estate, there were 87 transgender women with a conviction for at least one sexual offence. In the women’s estate, the number of transgender women with a conviction for at least one sexual offence was fewer than 5. This includes prisoners with a GRC.
Where transgender prisoners with GRCs are deemed too high risk to be held in the general women's estate, they can be held on E Wing, part of HMP Downview. This allows them to be held separately with only supervised contact with other women.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funds have been paid by Government Facility Services Limited to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
In the period covering the last five financial years, National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has paid the following sums to Stonewall.
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2020-21 Financial Year
£837.60 (formally NOMS) Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service conference attendance
2021-22 Financial Year
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years, Office of the Public Guardian has paid the following sums to Stonewall.
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2019-20 Financial Year
£552.00 Stonewall Conference Attendance
2020-21 & 2021-22 Financial Years
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years, Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years, the Department's Welsh Language Scheme has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years, Independent Monitoring Authority has not made any payments to Stonewall.
Please note that MoJ does not have a Probation Board. However, the Parole Board is an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB), sponsored by the MoJ. In the period covering the last five financial years, Parole Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Aid Agency has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Judicial Appointments Commission has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Youth Justice Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Services Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2020-21 Financial Year
£3000 Cafcass Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
2021-22 Financial Year
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 to 2020-21 Financial Years
£0
2021-22 Financial Year
£3000 LeO Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
In the period covering the last five financial years Criminal Case Review Commission has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Government Facility Services Limited has not made any payments to Stonewall.
As independent arm’s length bodies (ALBs), the decision on whether to allocate resources to a particular membership is one for the Accounting Officers of those ALBs. These decisions are taken within the ALBs’ internal systems of governance and control (which include the requirements of Managing Public Money and regard to MoJ and Cabinet Office spending controls) and generally do not require the approval of the Ministry of Justice.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funds have been paid by the Criminal Cases Review Commission to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
In the period covering the last five financial years, National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has paid the following sums to Stonewall.
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2020-21 Financial Year
£837.60 (formally NOMS) Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service conference attendance
2021-22 Financial Year
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years, Office of the Public Guardian has paid the following sums to Stonewall.
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2019-20 Financial Year
£552.00 Stonewall Conference Attendance
2020-21 & 2021-22 Financial Years
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years, Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years, the Department's Welsh Language Scheme has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years, Independent Monitoring Authority has not made any payments to Stonewall.
Please note that MoJ does not have a Probation Board. However, the Parole Board is an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB), sponsored by the MoJ. In the period covering the last five financial years, Parole Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Aid Agency has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Judicial Appointments Commission has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Youth Justice Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Services Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2020-21 Financial Year
£3000 Cafcass Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
2021-22 Financial Year
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 to 2020-21 Financial Years
£0
2021-22 Financial Year
£3000 LeO Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
In the period covering the last five financial years Criminal Case Review Commission has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Government Facility Services Limited has not made any payments to Stonewall.
As independent arm’s length bodies (ALBs), the decision on whether to allocate resources to a particular membership is one for the Accounting Officers of those ALBs. These decisions are taken within the ALBs’ internal systems of governance and control (which include the requirements of Managing Public Money and regard to MoJ and Cabinet Office spending controls) and generally do not require the approval of the Ministry of Justice.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funds have been paid by the Legal Ombudsman to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
In the period covering the last five financial years, National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has paid the following sums to Stonewall.
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2020-21 Financial Year
£837.60 (formally NOMS) Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service conference attendance
2021-22 Financial Year
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years, Office of the Public Guardian has paid the following sums to Stonewall.
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2019-20 Financial Year
£552.00 Stonewall Conference Attendance
2020-21 & 2021-22 Financial Years
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years, Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years, the Department's Welsh Language Scheme has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years, Independent Monitoring Authority has not made any payments to Stonewall.
Please note that MoJ does not have a Probation Board. However, the Parole Board is an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB), sponsored by the MoJ. In the period covering the last five financial years, Parole Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Aid Agency has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Judicial Appointments Commission has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Youth Justice Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Services Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2020-21 Financial Year
£3000 Cafcass Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
2021-22 Financial Year
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 to 2020-21 Financial Years
£0
2021-22 Financial Year
£3000 LeO Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
In the period covering the last five financial years Criminal Case Review Commission has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Government Facility Services Limited has not made any payments to Stonewall.
As independent arm’s length bodies (ALBs), the decision on whether to allocate resources to a particular membership is one for the Accounting Officers of those ALBs. These decisions are taken within the ALBs’ internal systems of governance and control (which include the requirements of Managing Public Money and regard to MoJ and Cabinet Office spending controls) and generally do not require the approval of the Ministry of Justice.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funds have been paid by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
In the period covering the last five financial years, National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has paid the following sums to Stonewall.
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2020-21 Financial Year
£837.60 (formally NOMS) Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service conference attendance
2021-22 Financial Year
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years, Office of the Public Guardian has paid the following sums to Stonewall.
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2019-20 Financial Year
£552.00 Stonewall Conference Attendance
2020-21 & 2021-22 Financial Years
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years, Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years, the Department's Welsh Language Scheme has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years, Independent Monitoring Authority has not made any payments to Stonewall.
Please note that MoJ does not have a Probation Board. However, the Parole Board is an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB), sponsored by the MoJ. In the period covering the last five financial years, Parole Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Aid Agency has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Judicial Appointments Commission has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Youth Justice Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Services Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2020-21 Financial Year
£3000 Cafcass Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
2021-22 Financial Year
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 to 2020-21 Financial Years
£0
2021-22 Financial Year
£3000 LeO Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
In the period covering the last five financial years Criminal Case Review Commission has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Government Facility Services Limited has not made any payments to Stonewall.
As independent arm’s length bodies (ALBs), the decision on whether to allocate resources to a particular membership is one for the Accounting Officers of those ALBs. These decisions are taken within the ALBs’ internal systems of governance and control (which include the requirements of Managing Public Money and regard to MoJ and Cabinet Office spending controls) and generally do not require the approval of the Ministry of Justice.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funds have been paid by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
In the period covering the last five financial years, National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has paid the following sums to Stonewall.
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2020-21 Financial Year
£837.60 (formally NOMS) Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service conference attendance
2021-22 Financial Year
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years, Office of the Public Guardian has paid the following sums to Stonewall.
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2019-20 Financial Year
£552.00 Stonewall Conference Attendance
2020-21 & 2021-22 Financial Years
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years, Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years, the Department's Welsh Language Scheme has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years, Independent Monitoring Authority has not made any payments to Stonewall.
Please note that MoJ does not have a Probation Board. However, the Parole Board is an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB), sponsored by the MoJ. In the period covering the last five financial years, Parole Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Aid Agency has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Judicial Appointments Commission has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Youth Justice Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Services Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2020-21 Financial Year
£3000 Cafcass Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
2021-22 Financial Year
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 to 2020-21 Financial Years
£0
2021-22 Financial Year
£3000 LeO Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
In the period covering the last five financial years Criminal Case Review Commission has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Government Facility Services Limited has not made any payments to Stonewall.
As independent arm’s length bodies (ALBs), the decision on whether to allocate resources to a particular membership is one for the Accounting Officers of those ALBs. These decisions are taken within the ALBs’ internal systems of governance and control (which include the requirements of Managing Public Money and regard to MoJ and Cabinet Office spending controls) and generally do not require the approval of the Ministry of Justice.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funds have been paid by the Legal Services Board to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
In the period covering the last five financial years, National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has paid the following sums to Stonewall.
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2020-21 Financial Year
£837.60 (formally NOMS) Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service conference attendance
2021-22 Financial Year
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years, Office of the Public Guardian has paid the following sums to Stonewall.
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2019-20 Financial Year
£552.00 Stonewall Conference Attendance
2020-21 & 2021-22 Financial Years
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years, Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years, the Department's Welsh Language Scheme has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years, Independent Monitoring Authority has not made any payments to Stonewall.
Please note that MoJ does not have a Probation Board. However, the Parole Board is an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB), sponsored by the MoJ. In the period covering the last five financial years, Parole Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Aid Agency has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Judicial Appointments Commission has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Youth Justice Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Services Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2020-21 Financial Year
£3000 Cafcass Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
2021-22 Financial Year
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 to 2020-21 Financial Years
£0
2021-22 Financial Year
£3000 LeO Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
In the period covering the last five financial years Criminal Case Review Commission has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Government Facility Services Limited has not made any payments to Stonewall.
As independent arm’s length bodies (ALBs), the decision on whether to allocate resources to a particular membership is one for the Accounting Officers of those ALBs. These decisions are taken within the ALBs’ internal systems of governance and control (which include the requirements of Managing Public Money and regard to MoJ and Cabinet Office spending controls) and generally do not require the approval of the Ministry of Justice.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funds have been paid by the Youth Justice Board to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
In the period covering the last five financial years, National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has paid the following sums to Stonewall.
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2020-21 Financial Year
£837.60 (formally NOMS) Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service conference attendance
2021-22 Financial Year
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years, Office of the Public Guardian has paid the following sums to Stonewall.
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2019-20 Financial Year
£552.00 Stonewall Conference Attendance
2020-21 & 2021-22 Financial Years
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years, Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years, the Department's Welsh Language Scheme has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years, Independent Monitoring Authority has not made any payments to Stonewall.
Please note that MoJ does not have a Probation Board. However, the Parole Board is an executive non-departmental public body (NDPB), sponsored by the MoJ. In the period covering the last five financial years, Parole Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Aid Agency has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Judicial Appointments Commission has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Youth Justice Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Services Board has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 to 2019-20 Financial Years
£0
2020-21 Financial Year
£3000 Cafcass Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
2021-22 Financial Year
£0
In the period covering the last five financial years Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Legal Ombudsman (LeO) has paid the following sums to Stonewall:
2016-17 to 2020-21 Financial Years
£0
2021-22 Financial Year
£3000 LeO Stonewall Diversity Champions Membership
In the period covering the last five financial years Criminal Case Review Commission has not made any payments to Stonewall.
In the period covering the last five financial years Government Facility Services Limited has not made any payments to Stonewall.
As independent arm’s length bodies (ALBs), the decision on whether to allocate resources to a particular membership is one for the Accounting Officers of those ALBs. These decisions are taken within the ALBs’ internal systems of governance and control (which include the requirements of Managing Public Money and regard to MoJ and Cabinet Office spending controls) and generally do not require the approval of the Ministry of Justice.