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1121273

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	How many returning jihadist fighters have been prosecuted (a) successfully and (b) unsuccessfully in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	910352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The CPS does not collate or publish data on categories of offender such as foreign terrorist fighters. However, latest figures from the Home Office for all types of terrorism cases (which includes Foreign Terrorist Fighters) show that last year 84 people were tried following charges brought by the CPS for terrorism-related offences, resulting in 76 convictions. The remaining 8 were found not guilty.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/04/2019 12:21:10 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1342688

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Emergency Services: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will hold discussions with the CPS on improving prosecution rates for assault of emergency workers in (a) Kettering, (b) North Northamptonshire and (c) England.
	tabling member constituency	Kettering
	tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
	uin	902044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>I agree that we should do everything we can to protect our emergency workers. I hope that the Honourable Member will be pleased to know that between 2019 and 2020 the numbers of prosecutions for these offences increased by 27.2% in the East Midlands CPS Area and by 25.1% overall across England and Wales.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 01/07/2021 16:12:34 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

1171236

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will hold discussions with the Home Secretary on defining the term Reasonable Excuse for missing the deadline for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	900237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>I regularly meet ministerial colleagues to discuss important issues of common interest, including of course on matters relating to the UK’s exit from the EU. It would be inappropriate for me to comment on the detail of those discussions.</p><p> </p><p>The question of the deadline for the EU Settlement Scheme is a matter for the Home Secretary, but I can assure the Member for Edinburgh North and Leith that the Home Office will publish guidance on what will constitue ‘reasonable grounds’ for missing the deadline for the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torridge and West Devon answering member printed Mr Geoffrey Cox question first answered 16/01/2020 15:46:25 answering member 1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1077268

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Intestacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General , how many and what proportion of referrals to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department have come from (a) local authorities, (b) hospital trusts, (c) coroners and (d) other organisations and individuals in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	225445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>The following table provides the number of referrals received from (a) local authorities, (b) hospital trusts, (c) coroners and (d) other organisations and individuals in each financial year since 2012:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Local Authorities</p></td><td><p>Hospital Trusts</p></td><td><p>Coroners</p></td><td><p>Other Organisations and Individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>848</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>659</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>827</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>684</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>4155</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>653</p></td><td><p>101</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2372</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>568</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>984</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>909</p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-to date</p></td><td><p>438</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1158</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These figures relate to intestate estates only and do not include companies.</p><p> </p><p>The following table provides the breakdown by percentage of total number of referrals in the same period:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total Number of Referrals</p></td><td><p>Local Authorities</p></td><td><p>Hospital Trusts</p></td><td><p>Coroners</p></td><td><p>Other Organisations and Individuals</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>1755</p></td><td><p>48.4%</p></td><td><p>9.5%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>41.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>1660</p></td><td><p>51.1%</p></td><td><p>9.1%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>39.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>1964</p></td><td><p>42.1%</p></td><td><p>7.9%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>49.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>4925</p></td><td><p>13.9%</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>84.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>3130</p></td><td><p>20.9%</p></td><td><p>3.2%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>75.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>1643</p></td><td><p>34.6%</p></td><td><p>5.4%</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td><td><p>59.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>2770</p></td><td><p>32.8%</p></td><td><p>3.9%</p></td><td><p>0.05%</p></td><td><p>63.25%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-to date</p></td><td><p>1657</p></td><td><p>26.4%</p></td><td><p>3.7%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td><td><p>69.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 05/03/2019 13:27:08 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1507136

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General on how many occasions the provision of mandatory training for staff in (a) his department, (b) the Government Legal Department, (c) the Crown Prosecution Service and (d) the Serious Fraud Office regarding their obligations under the Equality Act 2010 has been cited by those organisations as a defence against Section 109 proceedings since the commencement of that Act.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	51522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>Based on available data, zero.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 29/09/2022 08:14:30 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1149087

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General what steps his Office is taking to prosecute alleged frauds involving multiple persons who cannot afford to bring civil cases against the alleged perpetrators.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Both the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Serious Fraud Office (SFO) are responsible for prosecuting cases of fraud.</p><p> </p><p>They act in the public interest and can prosecute whether or not civil proceedings are in progress.</p><p> </p><p>The government has taken concerted action over recent years to reduce the costs of civil litigation, and that work continues.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/10/2019 14:30:30 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin

795940

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Cycling: Pedestrian Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many successful prosecutions there have been of cyclists riding on pavements in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
	uin	116256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Section 72 of the Highways Act 1835 prohibits a number of specified activities on a highway including riding a pedal cycle on a footpath and Section 29 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 creates offences of careless or inconsiderate cycling, which may include riding on pavements. All such offences are initially prosecuted by the police. Only those cases where the offence is contested are referred to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Records held by the CPS identify the number of contested offences in which a prosecution commenced and reached a first hearing in magistrates’ courts, rather than the number of successful prosecutions.</p><p>During the most recently available year the number of these offences was as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Highways Act 1835 s 72</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 s 29</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There is no indication of the number of individual defendants prosecuted for these offences or the final outcome of the prosecution proceeding (including whether the prosecution was successful) or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 07/12/2017 16:30:34 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1147220

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Crispin Odey
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will publish (a) the outcome of all meetings and (b) all call logs between Ministers of his Department and Mr Crispin Odey.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	292362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Details of Ministers’ meetings are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no Ministerial meetings or calls between Mr Crispin Odey and Ministers at the Attorney General’s Office.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/10/2019 16:25:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1657112

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Cybersecurity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps his Department is taking to (a) enhance cybersecurity and (b) protect personal data.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	196756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Being cyber secure and protecting personal data underpins everything we do in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO). In accordance with the Government Cyber Security Strategy, we are working to ensure that our critical functions will be significantly hardened to cyber-attack by<br>2025, with all government organisations across the whole public sector being resilient to known vulnerabilities and attack methods no later than 2030.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service provide digital services to the Attorney General’s Office which includes responsibility for AGO cybersecurity and protecting personal data.</p><p>The AGO does not have an external public facing internet site other than gov.uk and Cabinet Office manage digital development.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 11/09/2023 08:48:40 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

853247

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Migrants: Detainees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps the CPS has taken as a result of the BBC Panorama programme, Undercover: Britain's Immigration Secrets of 4 September 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	uin	130696
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Sussex Police have sought early investigative advice from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), South East Area, in respect of possible criminal offences. The CPS has received some documentation and had a meeting with the officer in charge of the investigation in February 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The police investigation is still ongoing and CPS will only be in a position to provide advice regarding charging or otherwise once all the papers are received.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/03/2018 16:06:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald