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To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the use of foul and abusive language by its employees when dealing with third parties.

Asked by

Dominic Grieve (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 April 2005

Reference

432 c1574-5W;432 c1570-1W; 224838

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if the Lord Chancellor will discipline or dismiss Mr Philip Bassett for his use of foul and abusive language to BBC employees when present with the Lord Chancellor in an official capacity in BBC studios on the morning of 21st March.

Asked by

Dominic Grieve (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 April 2005

Reference

432 c1574W;432 c1570W; 224837

House

House of Commons

Untitled Written statement

Written Statement on an increase to the departmental expenditure limit for the Department for Constitutional Affairs to cover the costs of the general election. (Inc figs).

Member

David Lammy (Labour)

Department

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written statements

Date

7 April 2005

Reference

432 c145WS

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of whether the Public Service Agreement target to increase the number of crimes for which an offender is brought to justice to 1.2 million by 2005-06 will be met; what recent progress has been made...

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 April 2005

Reference

432 c1463W;432 c1459W; 219137;219140

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 April 2005

Reference

432 c1463-4W;432 c1459-60W; 219138

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

(pursuant to answer of 25.02.2005), to ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the total education and training budget of the Department is for 2005-06.

Asked by

Lord Mann (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

21 February 2005

For answer on

6 April 2005

Answered on

6 April 2005

PQ 05/476—DCA Education & Training Budget You tabled a Parliamentary question, ref 218036, to my Department last session. You asked what the total education and training budget of the Department is for 2005–6. For DCA staff training the total allocation is £4.4m. The major business customers for training (e.g. the new Her Majesty's Courts Service) are in the process of agreeing their Business Plans that inform their staff education and training needs. Therefore not all of this expenditure can be precisely broken down at present. The areas that can be are: £650,000—Leadership and Management programmes—developing the DCA's senior managers leadership skills; 6 Apr 2005 : Column 1465W £600,000—Professional Skills for Government—cross-governmental qualifications in Corporate/Specialist, Policy and Operational skills; £400,000—IT and Business skills—supporting operational staff by maximising their use of IT and their knowledge of the DCA's business to deliver effective services to the public; £300,000—Continuing Professional Development for Lawyers; £300,000—Diversity Awareness—ensuring the staff in the Department understand the diverse needs of the society they serve—their customers and their colleagues; £100,00—First Aid training—ensuring legal obligations are fulfilled for qualified first-aiders to provide support and possibly life-saving assistance to colleagues and the DCA's customers. As an Investor In People (IiP) employer the DCA provides active support to the continuing education and development of all staff. At the March 2004 IiP assessment, the DCA was praised on its approach to leadership and diversity—recognised as important cornerstones for delivering high quality services. I have placed a copy of this letter in the libraries of both Houses.

Date

6 April 2005

Reference

18036; 432 c1464-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

(pursuant to answer of 25.02.2005), to ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the total education and training budget of the Department is for 2005-06.

Asked by

Lord Mann (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

21 February 2005

For answer on

6 April 2005

Answered on

6 April 2005

John Mann: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the total education and training budget of the Department is for 2005-06. [218036] Substantive answer from David Lammy to John Mann: PQ 05/476--DCA Education & Training Budget You tabled a Parliamentary question, ref 218036, to my Department last session. You asked what the total education and training budget of the Department is for 2005-6. For DCA staff training the total allocation is £4.4m. The major business customers for training (e.g. the new Her Majesty's Courts Service) are in the process of agreeing their Business Plans that inform their staff education and training needs. Therefore not all of this expenditure can be precisely broken down at present. The areas that can be are: £650,000--Leadership and Management programmes-- developing the DCA's senior managers leadership skills; £600,000--Professional Skills for Government--cross- governmental qualifications in Corporate/Specialist, Policy and Operational skills; £400,000--IT and Business skills--supporting operational staff by maximising their use of IT and their knowledge of the DCA's business to deliver effective services to the public; £300,000--Continuing Professional Development for Lawyers; £300,000--Diversity Awareness--ensuring the staff in the Department understand the diverse needs of the society they serve--their customers and their colleagues; £100,00--First Aid training--ensuring legal obligations are fulfilled for qualified first-aiders to provide support and possibly life-saving assistance to colleagues and the DCA's customers. As an Investor In People (IiP) employer the DCA provides active support to the continuing education and development of all staff. At the March 2004 IiP assessment, the DCA was praised on its approach to leadership and diversity--recognised as important cornerstones for delivering high quality services. I have placed a copy of this letter in the libraries of both Houses.

Date

6 April 2005

Reference

432 c1464-5W;432 c1460-1W; 218036

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the (a) planned capital and (b) resource budget for his Department is for 2011-12.

Asked by

George Osborne (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 April 2005

Reference

432 c1382W;432 c1378W; 223428

House

House of Commons

Untitled Written statement

Written Statement on the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.

Member

David Lammy (Labour)

Department

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written statements

Date

4 April 2005

Reference

432 c103WS

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what arrangements for monitoring accidents at work involving members of staff of his Department are in place; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 March 2005

Reference

432 c890-1W;432 c891W; 222619

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many accidents occurred at his Departmental premises in each of the last five years involving (a) members of his Department's staff and (b) members of the public.

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 March 2005

Reference

432 c890W; 222563

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, whether he publishes data for the number of accidents at work involving employees of his Department; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Jon Trickett (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 March 2005

Reference

432 c890W;432 c891W; 222579

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, with which external consultancy companies contracts are held by his Department.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

22 March 2005

Reference

432 c789-90W; 222944

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what recent progress has been made towards the Public Service Agreement target to focus the asylum system on those genuinely fleeing persecution by taking speedy, high quality decisions and reducing significantly unfounded asylum claims; what recent progress has been made towards...

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 March 2005

Reference

432 c613W; 219147;219148;219149;219150;219157;219158

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the Department's policy is on the wearing of the Kirpan by Sikh employees.

Asked by

David Leslie Taylor (Labour; Co-operative Party)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 March 2005

Reference

432 c613W; 221667

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much has been spent on congestion (a) charges and (b) penalty charge notices by the Department since the commencement of the congestion charging scheme.

Asked by

George Osborne (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 March 2005

Reference

432 c609W; 213823

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much his Department spent on external consultants in (a) 1997 and (b) the latest year for which figures are available. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Julie Kirkbride (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 March 2005

Reference

432 c165W;432 c163W; 221531

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what regional (a) bodies, (b) institutions, (c) taskforces, (d) panels, (e) offices and (f) organisations the Government have established since May 1997 which are the responsibility of his Department; which (a) non-departmental public bodies and (b) executive agencies within the remit...

Asked by

Caroline Spelman (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 March 2005

For answer on

14 March 2005

Answered on

14 March 2005

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) what regional (a) bodies, (b) institutions, (c) taskforces, (d) panels, (e) offices and (f) organisations the Government have established since May 1997 which are the responsibility of his Department; [219910] (2) which (a) non-departmental public bodies and (b) Executive agencies within the remit of his Department have regional offices based on the Government offices for the regions' regional structure; and when the regional offices were established in each case. [219915] Mr. Lammy: The Department for Constitutional Affairs (DCA) is responsible for two organisations which have regional offices. The Legal Services Commission, a non-departmental public body, was established under the Access to Justice Act 1999, replacing the Legal Aid Board. From January 2000, it adjusted its regional boundaries so that in the main they matched those of the Government offices for the regions1 regional structure in England. However, in addition to the North West (Manchester) Regional Office, they have a Merseyside Regional Office. The Court Service is an Executive agency of the DCA, which from the 1 April 2005 will become part of a new agency, Her Majesty's Courts Service (HMCS). Both the current and future agencies are made up of seven regions, which match Government regions with the following exceptions. For business reasons, HMCS combines the following into single regions: the east of England and south east Government regions, the north east and Yorkshire and the Humber Government regions; the east and west Midlands; Wales with Cheshire (which is in the north west region); and Hampshire with the south west (which is in the south east region).

Date

14 March 2005

Reference

432 c107W;432 c105W; 219910;219915

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what the eligibility requirements for legal aid are for (a) travellers and (b) home owners; what support the Legal Services Commission (LSC) provides to travellers; and how much the LSC has spent on such support in each of the last five...

Asked by

Caroline Spelman (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 March 2005

For answer on

8 March 2005

Answered on

8 March 2005

Mr. Hammond: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) what the total cost to public funds of providing legal advice, assistance and support in relation to planning applications and appeals in respect of Traveller encampments was in the last period for which figures are available; [216647] (2) in how many legal cases no longer before the courts and involving a Traveller or a group of Travellers appealing against a decision by a local planning authority the Community Law Partnership has given advice. [219514] Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) what the eligibility requirements for legal aid are for (a) Travellers and (b) home owners; [219917] (2) what support the Legal Services Commission (LSC) provides to Travellers; and how much the LSC has spent on such support in each of the last five years; [219918] (3) how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department deal with issues relating to Travellers; [219949] (4) pursuant to the answer of 7 February 2005, Official Report, column 1296W, whether the Travellers' legal helpline provides advice in relation to (a) eviction actions and (b) planning enforcement actions; [220172] (5) pursuant to the answer of 7 February 2005, Official Report, column 1296W, on Traveller sites, when the Government began funding the Community Law Partnership to provide legal support to Travellers; and how much funding was provided in each year. [220187] Mr. Lammy: It is not possible to identify individual grants of legal aid to Gypsies and Travellers in some categories of law because we do not collect information to indicate whether clients are from these ethnic groups or follow any particular lifestyle. The Community Law Partnership has held a contract with the LSC to provide publicly funded services since January 2000. It has held a contract with the LSC since April 2002 to provide telephone advice to Gypsies and Travellers on housing matters, including eviction and planning enforcement actions. Its grants have been as follows. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ April 2002-March 2003 131,675 April 2003-March 2004 131,675 April 2004-March 2005 50,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. In addition, Legal Help, which provides for basic advice and assistance on questions of English law including, planning applications and appeals, is available subject to satisfying the statutory tests of the applicant's means and the merits of the case. The LSC does not hold data on how much Legal Help is awarded to Gypsies and Travellers. Legal Representation at planning applications and appeals is generally outside the scope of legal aid. However, since April 2000, funding can be made available in exceptional cases under section 6(8)(b) of the Access to Justice Act 1999, when the relevant criteria are satisfied, for example, where the case concerns the applicant's home. This protects the applicant's fundamental rights and ensures a fair hearing. It is not possible to give a precise figure for total costs but, since April 2000, a maximum of £45,000 plus VAT (excluding Legal Help costs) has been spent on planning applications in relation to Traveller encampments. The costs over the last five years break down as follows. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ April 2001-March 2002 14,600 plus VAT April 2002-March 2003 7,000 plus VAT April 2003-March 2004 0 April 2004-March 2005 23,644 plus VAT _________________________________________________________________________________________________. According to our records, legal aid has been granted to the Community Law Partnership for representation in 16 such cases. We do not know whether all these cases have concluded. The Ormiston Children and Families Trust and the Fenland Citizens Advice Bureau has received a Partnership Initiative Budget grant to pilot the provision of information and advice services on social welfare law specifically to Gypsies and Travellers in Cambridgeshire. LSC funding amounted to £5,050 in 2003-04 and £17,200 so far in 2004-05. The eligibility criteria for legal aid for Gypsies and Travellers are the same as for other individuals in England and Wales. Allowances are given within the financial eligibility tests for civil legal aid to disregard equity held in a homeowner's principal home up to a limit of £100,000, in addition to payments for a mortgage of up to £100,000. No member of staff at the Department for Constitutional Affairs deals solely with issues relating to Travellers.

Date

8 March 2005

Reference

431 c1746-7W;431 c1742-3W; 219917;219918;219949;220172;220187

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the current occupants make towards the running costs of each; what the total...

Asked by

Lord Grayling (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

31 January 2005

For answer on

1 March 2005

Answered on

1 March 2005

Chris Grayling: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairsif he will list the official residences for which his Department is responsible; who occupies each one; what the annual cost is of running each property; what contribution the current occupants make towards the running costs of each; what the total capital and refurbishment expenditure has been on those properties in each of the past five years; how much money was spent in each property on (a) flowers and plants, (b) wine and entertaining, (c) food, (d) telephone bills and (e) electricity and gas in 2003-04; how many (i) domestic and (ii) maintenance staff are employed at each property, broken down by post; and what the total cost of staff employment at each was in 2003-04. [213612] Mr. Lammy: My Department is not responsible for any official residences. The Palace of Westminster is responsible for the maintenance of the Lord Chancellor's residence in the House of Lords and for any work that needs to be carried out. There are no permanent staff employed at the residence. The Lord Chancellor's Private Office is responsible for the administration of the residence in terms of organising tours of the residence and keeping the diary of charitable functions. The Department does not make any contributions to the running cost of the residence. No refurbishment work has been carried out in the last five years. The cost of (a) flowers and plants, (b) wine and entertaining and (c) food for the past five years is as follows: (a) Flowers and Plants 2004--£609.23 2005--£27 (b) Wine and Entertaining 2005--£248.76 2004- £2,914.12 2003- £841.49 (c) Food 2005--£5,286.46 2004--£29,440.78 2003--£8,447.71 No figures are available centrally before 2003

Date

1 March 2005

Reference

213612; 431 c1095-6W;431 c1091-2W

House

House of Commons

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