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420566

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	House of Lords Composition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by the Leader of the House on 21 September (HL2102), whether they will publish figures on the number of members of each party in the House and the ratio of government members to opposition members for (1) 1998–99, (2) 2003–04, (3) 2008–09, and 2013–14.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL2541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>For each of the sessions requested, I have set out below the number of those peers eligible to take part in the work of the House of Lords sitting on the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat benches at the end of that session; and the difference between the number of peers on the Government benches as on the benches of the two largest political parties in opposition in each case.</p><br /><p><strong>1998-99</strong> - Conservative - 484; Labour - 193; Liberal Democrat - 72. There were 363 more peers sitting on the opposition benches than Government benches.</p><br /><p><strong>2003-04</strong> - Conservative - 202; Labour - 201; Liberal Democrat - 68. There were 69 more peers sitting on the opposition benches than Government benches.</p><br /><p><strong>2008-09</strong> - Conservative - 189; Labour - 212; Liberal Democrat - 71. There were 48 more peers sitting on the opposition benches than Government benches.</p><p><strong><br></strong><strong>2013-14</strong> - Conservative - 220; Labour - 218; Liberal Democrat - 99. There were 101 more peers sitting on the Government benches than opposition benches.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stowell of Beeston question first answered 26/10/2015 17:58:28 answering member 4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

420581

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many Deferred Prosecution Agreements the Serious Fraud Office is currently negotiating; and what recent progress has been made in each of those negotiations.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	11438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon.Member to the answer given by the Solicitor General to question <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-06-12/2337/" target="_blank">2337</a> on 17 June 2015.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 15/10/2015 15:34:50 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

420583

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many requests for blockbuster funding were made by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14, (e) 2014-15 and (f) 2015-16 to date; how much funding was requested on each such occasion for which investigations; what proportion of the SFO's annual budget such blockbuster funding represented in each of those years; and on how many occasions such funding requests were not approved in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	11456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has a core budget to investigate and, where appropriate, prosecute the most serious and complex cases of fraud, bribery and corruption, and some exceptionally large cases will arise that require additional resources.</p><p>Where this is the case, the additional funding which is commonly referred to as ‘blockbuster funding’ is allocated as part of the Main and Supplementary Estimates processes. Therefore, the additional funding has been approved as part of this process each year.</p><p>The table below shows the SFO’s total net Departmental Expenditure Limit for each year since 2010-11, and the amount of this which was blockbuster funding in each year.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total budget</p></td><td><p>£36.9m</p></td><td><p>£33.2m</p></td><td><p>£40.8m</p></td><td><p>£53.6m</p></td><td><p>£57.7m</p></td><td><p>£43.8m*</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>‘Blockbuster’ funding</p></td><td><p>£2.8m</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£6.7m</p></td><td><p>£24m</p></td><td><p>£25.2m</p></td><td><p>£10m to date</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>* This is the figure from the Main Estimate for 2015-16 and so may be revised as part of the Supplementary Estimates process.</p><p>The figures in the table do not include capital expenditure or Annually Managed Expenditure, or any income from costs awards or other recoveries. The blockbuster funding during this period also includes support for civil litigation costs relating to the investigation into Kaupthing.</p><p>As has been explained in response to previous questions from Members, it is not appropriate to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to each SFO investigation.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 15/10/2015 09:42:40 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

421529

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many times the Law Officers have referred a criminal sentence to the Court of Appeal for review because it was felt to be unduly lenient during the last twelve months.
	tabling member constituency	Bexhill and Battle
	tabling member printed	Huw Merriman
	uin	901591
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>In the year to 31<sup>st </sup>December 2014, the Law Officers personally considered 469 cases and referred 128 offenders to the Court of Appeal under the unduly lenient sentence scheme. 86% of those offenders had their sentences increased, which included some of the most serious violent and sexual offences, including murder, rape and sexual assault. The full statistics for 2015 will be published early next year.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 15/10/2015 11:54:07 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman

421540

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service in prosecuting terrorism offences.
	tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Mr Henry Bellingham
	uin	901578
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service Counter Terrorism Division has a good record of successfully prosecuting terrorism cases, with a number of convictions relating to the conflict in Syria and Iraq. Many of those cases have received Law Officers consent to prosecute. They include individuals who have returned from training or fighting in Syria, those who have attempted to travel and those who have encouraged or supported others.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 15/10/2015 12:35:43 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

421527

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent steps the Crown Prosecution Service has taken to improve the conviction rate for violence against women and girls.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	901588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the oral questions from the Hon. Member for Redditch and the Hon. Member for Lincoln earlier today.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 15/10/2015 12:06:57 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

421530

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to develop a greater level of public understanding of the legal framework for social media.
	tabling member constituency	Sherwood
	tabling member printed	Mark Spencer
	uin	901586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>While there is clearly some awareness of the legal framework applicable to social media, I nevertheless publish warnings online reminding people of their responsibilities, where appropriate. My office also on occasions sends tweets, warning social media users of the risks of being in contempt.</p><p><strong></strong>As far as the criminal law is concerned, the Crown Prosecution Service has issued detailed guidelines on prosecuting cases involving communications sent via social media.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 15/10/2015 11:56:44 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer

420580

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to reduce the time court cases take to reach a conclusion.
	tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
	tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
	uin	11423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>I refer my Hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the oral question from the Hon. Member for Corby earlier today.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 15/10/2015 11:06:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

420582

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Proceeds of Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the total value was of the proceeds of crime retained by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) under the ARIS incentive scheme in each financial year since 2012-13; and what proportion of the annual SFO budget this formed in each case.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	11439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) was part of the Home Office Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme from 2006-07 until 2012-13.</p><p>The SFO retained £2,027,171 in the year 2012-13, this represented 5% of the gross Departmental Expenditure Limit for the SFO for that year.</p><p>Since then, all monies due to the SFO under ARIS (£7,775 for 2013-14, and £3,051,434 for 2014-15) are paid to HM Treasury.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 15/10/2015 09:45:09 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

420556

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Land
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much surplus land owned by the Department for Transport and its agencies (1) they estimate is suitable for building new housing on, and (2) has been released in each year since 2010–11; and how much they expect to release in (a) the current year, and in (b) each year to 2020–21.
	tabling member printed	Lord Greaves
	uin	HL2531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>During the last Parliament, the Government exceeded its ambition to release surplus land with capacity for 100,000 homes. The housing capacity of the land released by Government Departments and their arms length bodies is set out in the attached table.</p><p>Over this Parliament, the Government is committed to releasing surplus public sector land with capacity for up to 150,000 homes by 2020. The Department for Communities and Local Government is working with Departments to review their land holdings in order to identify suitable surplus public sector and finalise disposal plans for this Parliament.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL2562 HL2563 HL2564 HL2565 HL2566 HL2567 HL2808 HL2809 HL2810 HL2811 HL2812 question first answered 26/10/2015 17:09:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name PQ2531+ Lord Greaves - housing on public sector land.xlsx title Lord Greaves Surplus Land - HL2531
	tabling member	2569 label Biography information for Lord Greaves