Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1003880

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether the Government has plans to close the Crown Prosecution Service office on (a) Greyfriars Road, Cardiff; (b) Wrexham Road, Mold and (c) Grove Place, Swansea.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	189821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service has no plans to close its offices on (a) Greyfriars Road, Cardiff; (b) Wrexham Road, Mold and (c) Grove Place, Swansea.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 15/11/2018 14:53:10 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1002569

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) the Attorney General's Office, (ii) the Crown Prosecution Service, (iii) the Government Legal Department and (iv) the Serious Fraud Office in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	188845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The quantity of electricity and natural gas used by the Attorney General’s Office and the Law Officers Departments (CPS, SFO, GLD and HMCPSI) is published in the CPS annual report (page 12) and can be found <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/publications/CPS-Annual-Report-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The figures are also shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>(MWh) Megawatt hours</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Electricity</strong></p></td><td><p>7,844</p></td><td><p>5,412</p></td><td><p>6,993</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Gas</strong></p></td><td><p>3,115</p></td><td><p>3,579</p></td><td><p>5,586</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It is not possible to break these figures down any further without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 19/11/2018 13:17:07 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1002570

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what was the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) the Attorney General's Office, (ii) the Crown Prosecution Service, (iii) the Government Legal Department and (iv) the Serious Fraud Office in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	188846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The cost of electricity and natural gas used by the Attorney General’s Office and the Law Officers Departments (CPS, SFO, GLD and HMCPSI) is published in the CPS annual report (page 12) which can be found <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/sites/default/files/documents/publications/CPS-Annual-Report-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>The costs are also shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Electricity Spend (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gas Spend (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>1,080,192</p></td><td><p>113,302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1,008,263</p></td><td><p>96,623</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>968,829</p></td><td><p>83,167</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>It is not possible to break these figures down any further without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 19/11/2018 13:19:09 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

999299

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees relating to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	186195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office has not incurred any spending on consultancy fees relating to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.</p><p>The Attorney General’s Office publishes spend over £25,000 on a monthly basis as part of its transparency data routine publication which is accessible <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=attorney-generals-office&amp;publication_type=transparency-data" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 15/11/2018 14:50:56 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

997728

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many apprentices are employed in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The Number of apprentices employed by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Law Officers Departments are shown below. Of the 30 apprentices employed by the Government Legal Department, one is currently on loan to the AGO.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>AGO</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GLD</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SFO</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMCPSI</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/11/2018 10:24:39 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997754

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff in his Department are paid less than £8.75 per hour.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>Neither the Attorney General’s Office, nor its superintended departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, the Serious Fraud Office, the Government Legal Department and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) have any staff paid below £8.75 an hour.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/11/2018 10:25:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997789

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff in his Department are paid less than £10.20 per hour.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office does not have any staff paid below £10.20 an hour. Figures for the department’s superintended departments are shown below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>GLD</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SFO</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HMCPSI</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/11/2018 10:26:42 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

997384

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff (a) employed directly by, (b) are seconded to and (c) work under contract in the Serious Fraud Office.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	185143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>As of 30 September 2018 the Serious Fraud Office employed:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Permanent Staff</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fixed term contract</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agency</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Secondment or loan</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 05/11/2018 14:27:39 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

994499

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many citizens of non-UK EU countries work in (a) his Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	183808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>All Government Departments are bound by EU and UK requirements concerning right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Documentary evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks.</p><p> </p><p>Neither the Attorney General’s Office, the Government Legal Department, Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, the Crown Prosecution Service or the Serious Fraud Office record information on staff who are from non-UK EU countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 02/11/2018 11:11:18 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

994662

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on improving prosecutions in cases involving rape and other sexual offences.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	183991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney and I welcome Max Hill QC to his new position as Director of Public Prosecutions. As the sponsoring minister, the Attorney will continue to meet the DPP regularly to discuss performance.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS has undertaken extensive work over the last decade to ensure that specialist prosecutors are fully equipped to deal with the particular complexities of rape and serious sexual offences and the Code for Crown Prosecutors is properly applied. This includes understanding victim vulnerabilities and the impact of rape, as well as consent, myths and stereotypes, and the challenges of cases involving vulnerable witnesses and young people.</p><p> </p><p>To address the increasing complexity of cases featuring large volumes of digital material the CPS have introduced new guidance to help police and prosecutors with reasonable lines of enquiry and communications evidence. The National Disclosure Improvement Plan sets out further measures to make sustainable changes to the way in which disclosure duties are exercised.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 02/11/2018 10:58:23 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris