Constitutional Affairs

written question – answered on 19 January 2004.

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  • Fines

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) what his estimate is of the revenue cost as a result of (a) unpaid and (b) uncollected fines in the last five...

  • Fines

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what proportion of fines levied by the courts were collected in full in the last year for which figures are available.

  • Immigration Appellate System

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the cost was in each of the last five years of the administration of the Immigration Appellate System.

  • Access to Justice

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what measures are being taken to increase access to justice for the disadvantaged.

  • Access to Justice

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what steps the Department is taking to ensure access to justice.

  • Access to Justice

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the funding allocation for video equipment in courts was for each of the last seven years; and by what percentage it...

  • Courts Service

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what system is in place within the Department to ensure that concerns about practical issues impacting negatively on the...

  • Departmental Relocation

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) what assessment the Department has made of the benefits of relocation of staff to North Staffordshire; and if he...

  • Departmental Relocation

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many staff in the Department work in (a) the West Midlands and (b) North Staffordshire.

  • Electoral Fraud

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how many applications for entry on the electoral register have been found to be fraudulent since 1997.

  • Euro

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs in how many speeches during 2003 (a) he and (b) the Secretary of State declared support for the Government's policy on...

  • Gender Recognition

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what recent steps the Department has taken to promote gender recognition.

  • Immigration Appeal Tribunals

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs if he will make a statement about the Government's proposals for the judicial review of the decisions of immigration...

  • Immigration Appeal Tribunals

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs whether a case remitted by the Immigration Appeals Tribunal may be returned to the original adjudicator.

  • Immigration Appeal Tribunals

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what proportion of appeals remitted back from the Immigration Appeals Tribunal to the adjudicators in 2002–03 were...

  • Immigration Appeal Tribunals

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the possible outcomes of the remittal process are, with respect to the Immigration Appeals Tribunal.

  • Immigration Appeal Tribunals

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs in what circumstances appeals are remitted back from the Immigration Appeals Tribunal to the adjudicators; what guidance...

  • Immigration Appeal Tribunals

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what proportion of appeals which are (a) successful, (b) dismissed, (c) withdrawn and (d) remitted back to the...

  • Late Fine Payments

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) what plans he has to impose automatic sentences on those who are overdue in paying fines by a set period; (2) what...

  • Procurement Outsourcing

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs if he will make a statement on the Department's procurement policy with regard to offshore IT and call centre...

  • Video Equipment

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (1) how many complaints have been received from (a) judges, (b) barristers and (c) parties to a case about the quality...

  • Video Equipment

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what system of monitoring is in place for parties in a case to report concerns about the quality of video equipment...

  • Video Equipment

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs on what quality criteria video equipment is chosen for use in cases which involve vulnerable and intimidated witnesses.

  • Video Equipment

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs how the video equipment selected for pre-trial hearings differs from that selected for criminal trials; and what criteria...

  • Voter Registration

    To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what steps are taken to ensure that only bona fide constituents are registered on the electoral roll.