Alex Cunningham MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the geographic distribution of Nightingale courts.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what methodology his Department uses to decide the (a) location of Nightingale courts and (b) type of cases each of those courts will hear.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February to Question 147843 on Prisoners on Remand: Remote Hearings, what the total costs incurred are by (a) video remand courts and (b) Prisoner Escorting and Court Services court tr...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February to Question 147845 on Remote Hearings, whether any funding has been provided to police forces to assist in the running of video remand hearings since March 2020.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria his Department will use to assess the effectiveness of the Community Discharge Fund.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans the Government has to support animal rescue organisations affected financially by the covid-19 pandemic; and whether he plans to allocate further funding to help protect the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the financial sustainability of animal rescue organisations.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what safeguards his Department has put in place to ensure that interpreters used in court and tribunal hearings are qualified to undertake the role.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of use of unregistered interpreters in courts and tribunals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides to courts and tribunals on the employment of interpreters.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of covid-19 have been confirmed among jurors, by court, since 26 January 2021.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of covid-19 have been confirmed among the (a) staff, (b) judiciary and (c) users of each court from 26 January 2021 to the most recent day for which that information is available.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to extend the provision of biometric enrolment services to the Tees Valley.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people with (a) learning disabilities and (b) autism have the right care and support available and in place to prevent the need for hospital admis...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to prioritise funeral directors and staff for the covid-19 vaccine alongside health and care home staff.

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether adult gaming centres are classified as non-essential retail under covid-19 guidance; and whether those centres will reopen once the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what proportion of convictions for assaults against retail workers the sentence was increased on account of the aggravating factor of offence committed against those working in the public sector or providing a...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his letter to the Justice Committee on 20 January 2021, if he will publish any documents relevant to the joint work completed by the Ministry of Justice and Home Office on video remand hearings referr...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to his letter sent to the Justice Committee on 20 January 2021, for what reasons primary legislation is required to enable PECS officers to assist with video remand hearings; and what the planned timesca...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many cases of covid-19 have been confirmed among the (a) staff, (b) judiciary, (c) jurors and (d) users of each court from 21 January 2021 to the most recent day for which that information is available.