Category Archives: Ministry of Justice PQs

Debt Collection

8Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice when the results of the Security Industry Authority’s consultation on training requirements for enforcement agents will be published. [316575] Bridget Prentice: The Security Industry Authority intend to publish the results of this consultation in June 2010. Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for [...]

Civil Litigation Costs

Mr. Henry Bellingham (North-West Norfolk) (Con): We, too, welcome this remarkable magnum opus. The Secretary of State will be aware that Lord Justice Jackson was very critical of referral fees and some of the practices of claims management companies. What is the Secretary 9 Feb 2010 : Column 741 of State’s view of that, and [...]

Administration of Estates

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent representations he has received on the consultation carried out by his Department’s predecessor on Administration of estates: review of the statutory legacy. [314406] Bridget Prentice: We received 33 responses to the consultation: Administration of Estates – Review of the Statutory Legacy (CP 11/05). [...]

Debt Collection

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will publish the redacted elements of magistrates courts guidance to bailiffs on procedures for breaking into properties as a last resort. [314404] Bridget Prentice: There are currently legal proceedings between the Ministry of Justice, the Information Commissioner and another party on this subject.

Legal Aid Scheme

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people have had a Legal Services Commission legal aid charge postponed and attached to their property after a family proceeding in the last three years. [314402] Bridget Prentice: After preserving or recovering property in a family case with the help of legal aid, [...]

National Standards for Enforcement Agents

Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what steps he has taken to monitor the level of compliance of (a) magistrates, (b) HM Courts Service fines officers and (c) bailiff companies with the provisions on vulnerable situations of his Department’s National Standards for Enforcement Agents. [314403] Bridget Prentice: I refer the hon. [...]