Written questions by Morrison.

What data the Department collects on the average duration of private law child arrangement proceedings; and what steps he is taking to help reduce those times.

Awaiting answer.

How many full-time equivalent staff have been assigned to the Lost Wills Team in each year since 2022.

Awaiting answer.

How many probate applications have been awaiting action by a specialist team for (a) over six months, (b) over 12 months and (c) over 18 months.

Awaiting answer.

What the average waiting time is for applications referred to the Lost Wills Team.

Awaiting answer.

What the average waiting time was for probate applications referred to specialist teams within HM Courts and Tribunals Service in each of the last three years.

Awaiting answer.

Whether the Department has undertaken an assessment of the potential relationship between family separation, family court proceedings and mental health outcomes.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment has been made of the adequacy of the availability of early dispute resolution and mediation services for separating parents before child arrangements proceedings commence.

Awaiting answer.

What steps the Department is taking to support children in maintaining meaningful relationships with both parents following separation, where this is safe and in the child's best interests.

Awaiting answer.

Whether the Department has reviewed international evidence on shared parenting arrangements following parental separation and the potential implications for family justice policy in England and Wales.

Awaiting answer.

Whether the Department has considered linking family justice datasets with mortality data to support understanding of long-term wellbeing outcomes for separated parents.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment has been made of the potential impact of the time taken to progress child arrangements proceedings on the wellbeing of children and parents.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment the Department has made of the feasibility of linking family court data with other Government datasets to better understand the long-term outcomes for parents involved in family justice proceedings.

Awaiting answer.

What steps are being taken to reduce waiting times for probate applications referred to specialist teams.

Awaiting answer.

What proportion of probate applications referred to specialist teams are determined within the target timeframe.

Awaiting answer.

What target time HM Courts and Tribunals Service has set for determining probate applications referred to specialist teams.

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What assessment he has made of whether staffing levels within specialist probate teams are sufficient to meet demand.

Awaiting answer.

For each of the last seven years, how many SEND7 request for change applications have been submitted to the SEND tribunal; how many of these applications have resulted in a new, sooner appeal date; and what was t

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What is the average wait for a SEND tribunal appeal to be heard from receipt of the appeal and what was the average wait for a SEND tribunal appeal in each year from 2019-2025.

Awaiting answer.

Whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of new legislation creating standalone offences for extreme acts of violence and assault against women and girls.

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a national emergency. For too long, we have treated it as a fact of life. This Government will not accept that, which is why we have committed to halving VAWG in a decade. We will deploy the full power of the sta...

What assessment he has made of the adequacy of current sentencing guidelines in reflecting the seriousness of extremely violent and sexual offences against women and girls.

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a national emergency. For too long, we have treated it as a fact of life. This Government will not accept that, which is why we have committed to halving VAWG in a decade. We will deploy the full power of the sta...