Lord Beecham

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the quality of social housing used for refugees.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many magistrates in England and Wales can currently sit as a presiding justice in (1) family, (2) youth, and (3) adult criminal jurisdictions; and how many in each category are due to retire in each of the next five yea...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has had with the Home Office about extending the 28 day move-on period after refugee status has been granted.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the maximum number of magistrates that each magistrate advisory committee in England and Wales can recruit each year.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of magistrates who will be eligible to sit as presiding justices in (1) family, (2) youth, and (3) adult criminal jurisdictions in each of the next five years.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the current (1) number, and (2) value of contracts between Interserve and (a) government departments, (b) local authorities, and (c) other public agencies.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the performance, and (2) the future of Interserve in the delivery of services commissioned by them or public bodies.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many proposed closures of magistrates' courts have been withdrawn since 2010 following consultation.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the current criteria for the closure of magistrates' courts.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of "reasonable access to alternative courts" in relation to the closure of magistrates' courts.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Ministry of Justice uses contractors that pay cleaners, security guards and receptionists less than the London living wage; and if so, why they use such contractors.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the debate on the Kindertransport Commemoration on 26 November 2018 (HL Deb, col 529), what estimate they have made of the cost to local authorities of supporting asylum seekers and refugees housed by providers ...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to address the shortage of presiding justices identified by the Magistrates Association.

To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker how long the lights in Millbank House will be permanently switched on without any means to switch them off.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of magistrates required to be recruited over the next five years to maintain the present numbers; and whether they plan to increase the retirement age for magistrates.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether their contracts with Community Rehabilitation Companies allow (1) staff numbers, and (2) costs to be published; and if not, why not.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the sufficiency of the staffing levels of Community Rehabilitation Companies in order to deal with the size and character of the caseloads they handle.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how much Community Rehabilitation Companies have spent on redundancies since 2015; and whether they consider that amount to be a cause for concern.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of rogue landlords that will be included in the rogue landlord database; and how many have been registered to date.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial support they have provided to local authorities to address the issue of rogue landlords.