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1716811

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Oil: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what prosecutions referred by HMRC are (a) ongoing, (b) pending and (c) complete into the illegal importation of Russian oil branded as (i) refined and (ii) from other countries.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	25586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>It would not be possible to determine the number of cases involving the illegal importation of Russian oil referred by HM Revenue &amp; Customs to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) without an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 14/05/2024 12:40:46 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1713036

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much the Serious Fraud Office has spent on external consultancies in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	23096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>Expenditure on consultancy by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is routinely published in their annual accounts, which are also laid before the House of Commons annually. These can be accessed on the SFO’s website at <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/publications/corporate-information/annual-reports-accounts/" target="_blank">Annual reports and accounts - Serious Fraud Office (sfo.gov.uk)</a> and the CPS’ website at <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/annual-reports-and-business-plans" target="_blank">Annual reports, business plans and strategies | The Crown Prosecution Service (cps.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The accounts of the SFO and CPS for 2023/24 are expected to be published in July 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 23099 question first answered 01/05/2024 13:03:18 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1713119

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much the Crown Prosecution Service has spent on external consultants in the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	23099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>Expenditure on consultancy by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is routinely published in their annual accounts, which are also laid before the House of Commons annually. These can be accessed on the SFO’s website at <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/publications/corporate-information/annual-reports-accounts/" target="_blank">Annual reports and accounts - Serious Fraud Office (sfo.gov.uk)</a> and the CPS’ website at <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/annual-reports-and-business-plans" target="_blank">Annual reports, business plans and strategies | The Crown Prosecution Service (cps.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The accounts of the SFO and CPS for 2023/24 are expected to be published in July 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 23096 question first answered 01/05/2024 13:03:18 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1712637

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	War Crimes: Rwanda
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the Attorney General last received a briefing concerning suspected Rwandan war criminals living in England by the Crown Prosecution Service or the police.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL3998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General was last briefed on this matter by the Crown Prosecution Service on 30 April 2024.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 07/05/2024 12:29:23 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

1702395

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Confucius Institutes: Criminal Investigation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases have been forwarded to the Prosecution Service concerning people who are based in Confucius Institutes in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	22702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold data on whether defendants are based in or members of Confucius Institutes or indeed any other similar organisations.</p><p>It would not be possible to determine whether a defendant in any specific case was based in or associated with a Confucius Institute without an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/04/2024 09:57:34 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1700875

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff left his Department in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	21686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Data on leavers in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Law Officers’ Departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, Government Legal Department, Serious Fraud Office, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) for the financial year 2023/24 is expected to be published at the end of July 2024.</p><p>Data on leavers in the AGO and the Law Officers’ Departments for previous years is published by the Cabinet Office in data tables which accompany the annual Civil Service statistics bulletin. These can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">Civil Service statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 21690 21691 21692 21693 question first answered 22/04/2024 09:37:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1700879

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff left the Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	21690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Data on leavers in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Law Officers’ Departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, Government Legal Department, Serious Fraud Office, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) for the financial year 2023/24 is expected to be published at the end of July 2024.</p><p>Data on leavers in the AGO and the Law Officers’ Departments for previous years is published by the Cabinet Office in data tables which accompany the annual Civil Service statistics bulletin. These can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">Civil Service statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 21686 21691 21692 21693 question first answered 22/04/2024 09:37:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1700880

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Government Legal Department: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff left the Government Legal Department in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	21691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Data on leavers in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Law Officers’ Departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, Government Legal Department, Serious Fraud Office, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) for the financial year 2023/24 is expected to be published at the end of July 2024.</p><p>Data on leavers in the AGO and the Law Officers’ Departments for previous years is published by the Cabinet Office in data tables which accompany the annual Civil Service statistics bulletin. These can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">Civil Service statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 21686 21690 21692 21693 question first answered 22/04/2024 09:37:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1700881

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff left the Serious Fraud Office in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	21692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Data on leavers in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Law Officers’ Departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, Government Legal Department, Serious Fraud Office, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) for the financial year 2023/24 is expected to be published at the end of July 2024.</p><p>Data on leavers in the AGO and the Law Officers’ Departments for previous years is published by the Cabinet Office in data tables which accompany the annual Civil Service statistics bulletin. These can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">Civil Service statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 21686 21690 21691 21693 question first answered 22/04/2024 09:37:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1700882

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate: Termination of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff left HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate in each year since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	21693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>Data on leavers in the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Law Officers’ Departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, Government Legal Department, Serious Fraud Office, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) for the financial year 2023/24 is expected to be published at the end of July 2024.</p><p>Data on leavers in the AGO and the Law Officers’ Departments for previous years is published by the Cabinet Office in data tables which accompany the annual Civil Service statistics bulletin. These can be accessed at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics" target="_blank">Civil Service statistics - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 21686 21690 21691 21692 question first answered 22/04/2024 09:37:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1697880

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Zane Gbangbola
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if she will apply to the High Court to order a new investigation into the death of Zane Gbangbola during flooding in 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	19925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>The Surrey Senior Coroner has already carried out a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding Zane Gbangbola’s death, taking into account a considerable amount of evidence. The Coroner, as an independent judicial office holder, drew his own conclusions based on this evidence.</p><p><br> If there is a belief that the evidence was not considered properly during the original inquest, or that there is new evidence available, the correct process is for an application to be made to the Attorney General asking her to apply to the High Court to quash the inquest and order a fresh investigation. The High Court would take this course of action if it believed that it would be in the interests of justice.</p><p><br> If the Hon Member or the victim’s family would like to make such an application to the Attorney General, they are welcome to contact the Attorney General’s Office at correspondence@attorneygeneral.gov.uk for information and guidance on how to apply.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 02/04/2024 09:27:56 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1695241

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	International Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether she has agreed with Cabinet colleagues on the circumstances in which international law may supersede domestic legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Stone
	tabling member printed	Sir William Cash
	uin	18032
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>The Law Officers’ Convention requires that it is not generally disclosed outside Government whether I have been asked to provide advice or the contents of any such advice. This is a longstanding principle of Cabinet collective agreement which enables the Government of the day to obtain frank and full legal advice in confidence.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 15/03/2024 11:43:40 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	288 label Biography information for Sir William Cash

1694996

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Domestic Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the destinations were of domestic overnight visits undertaken by Ministers within their Department in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	17846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my response to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-07/17533" target="_blank">UIN 17533</a> tabled on Wednesday 13 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 14/03/2024 13:20:17 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1694531

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Legal Opinion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what guidance she has provided to Cabinet colleagues on when to publish (a) full and (b) summaries of legal advice.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	17531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>Departments are responsible for procuring their own legal advice and may decide when and how to disclose that advice outside Government. However, advice provided by the Law Officers is subject to the Law Officers’ Convention and may not be disclosed outside Government without the Law Officers’ consent. This is a longstanding principle of Cabinet collective agreement.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/03/2024 10:38:37 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1694541

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Domestic Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many domestic overnight visits were undertaken by Ministers within her Department in each of the last three financial years; and what the cost to the public purse was of these visits.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	17533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government publishes on GOV.UK details of the cost of overseas Ministerial travel, including costs of travel, and on other costs (visas, accommodation, meals).</p><p>But as has been the case under successive administrations, the Government does not publish granular detail on Ministers’ travel at home or abroad.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 13/03/2024 11:21:12 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1694549

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Ministers: Defamation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions the Law Officers have been informed that ministers in other Government departments are the defendants in a libel action in (a) their personal capacity, (b) their official position and (c) both since 19 December 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	17537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>I cannot answer your question as to do so would be in breach of the Law Officers’ Convention.</p><p>Paragraph 2.13 of the Ministerial Code clearly states that the fact that the Law Officers have advised or have not advised and the content of their advice must not be disclosed outside Government without their authority.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 12/03/2024 17:39:23 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1694550

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether any costs were incurred by the Government Legal Department in relation to the libel action pursued by Professor Kate Sang against the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, following her letter of 23 October 2023 to UK Research and Innovation on that organisation's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion board.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	17538
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>In line with normal Government Legal Department charging arrangements, any costs in relation to this matter have been or will be borne by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/03/2024 10:48:50 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1694142

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Fraud and Maladministration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate she has made of the amount of money lost to fraud and error by her Department in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	17321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There have been no incidents of money lost to fraud and error by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) in each of the last three financial years.</p><p>Information relating to detected fraud and error for the AGO is published in the HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Annual Reports and Accounts (HMPGTS Accounts). The HMPGTS Accounts for the financial years 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23 are available on GOV.UK at the following links: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gld-ago-and-hmcpsi-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">2020-21</a>, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-procurator-general-and-treasury-solicitor-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-22" target="_blank">2021-22</a>, and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-procurator-general-treasury-solicitor-annual-report-2022-23" target="_blank">2022-23</a>. The HMPGTS Accounts contain information relating to the AGO, Government Legal Department, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.</p><p>The Government is proud of its record in proactively seeking to find and prevent more fraud in the system. We have established the dedicated Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA). In its first year, it delivered £311 million in audited counter fraud benefits.</p><p>The PSFA produces a Fraud Landscape Report which is available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-fraud-landscape-annual-report-2022" target="_blank">Cross-Government Fraud Landscape Annual Report 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. This provides data on fraud and error detection, loss and recoveries in central government, outside of the tax and welfare system. The 2020-21 Report was published in March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/03/2024 10:32:45 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1693767

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: WhatsApp
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what guidance her Department issues on the use of WhatsApp.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	17063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>All departments in central government, including arms lengths bodies apply the published guidance: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-corporate-communication-channels-for-government-business" target="_blank">Using non-corporate communication channels (e.g. WhatsApp, private email, SMS) for government business</a> published by Cabinet Office in March 2023. It applies to all individuals in central government (ministers, special advisers, officials, contractors, non-executive board members and independent experts advising ministers). The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) uses the central guidance and has applied it since March 2023.</p><p>Please note that I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by myself and the Attorney General (the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Government Legal Department, and Serious Fraud Office).</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/03/2024 10:43:59 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1693245

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Publishing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what reports and guidance their Department has produced in the last three years; and how much was spent on their (a) printing and (b) distribution.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	16625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is not centrally held, and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO). Reports and guidance that the AGO has published can be found on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/all?organisations%5b%5d=attorney-generals-office&amp;order=updated-newest&amp;parent=attorney-generals-office" target="_blank">Search - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Please note that I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by the Attorney General and I (the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Government Legal Department, and Serious Fraud Office).</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 07/03/2024 11:25:23 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1693430

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the document entitled Draft terms of reference for the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, what updates her Department has provided on relevant developments in its area of work to that group since 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	16846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular discussions with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities over a range of issues. More broadly, I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 1 March 2024, Official Report, PQ 16019 on tackling anti-Muslim hatred.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 11/03/2024 10:36:33 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1693041

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions she had with her (a) Israeli and (b) Palestinian counterparts on compliance with international humanitarian law during her visit to the Middle East in February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	16545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>I visited Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories between 14 and 16 February 2024. In Israel, I met with the Israeli Attorney General, lawyers for the Israeli Defence Force, and the President of the Supreme Court. In the West Bank, I met with the Palestinian Attorney <br>General and the Prime Minister.</p><p>I held frank discussions in which I emphasised the importance of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) being respected, civilians protected, and detainees being held in compliance with the Geneva Conventions.</p><p>The UK Government continues to call for IHL to be respected and for civilians to be protected.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 06/03/2024 16:52:12 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1693042

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to increase prosecution rates for cases relating to violence against women and girls.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	16546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) remains one of this government’s top priorities. We continue to expand the number of VAWG offences to reflect the evolving criminal justice landscape.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is improving the way existing offences are prosecuted. It has produced a new operating model for the prosecution of rape and is now working in partnership with the police on a joint action plan to improve their collective handling of domestic abuse cases, applying the same principles from the work on rape which has driven marked improvement.</p><p>To address the increasing complexity of VAWG offending, and the holistic needs of victims, the CPS is also producing a new VAWG strategy which will be published by Autumn 2024.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 11/03/2024 10:01:18 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1692750

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much funding her Department has (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on advertising in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	16303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) uses advertising to promote vacancies in the Department.</p><p>The table below sets out what, in the last three years, the AGO budgeted for all communication and marketing and what it spent on advertising.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2023/24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Budget for communication and marketing</p></td><td><p>£26,500.00</p></td><td><p>£35,000.00</p></td><td><p>£40,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spend on advertising</p></td><td><p>£714.00</p></td><td><p>£714.00</p></td><td><p>£714.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note that I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by the Attorney General and I (the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Government Legal Department, and Serious Fraud Office).</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 05/03/2024 11:11:28 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1692900

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Low Emission Zones: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have issued guidance for prosecuting those who incite others to cover up cameras in the Ultra Low Emission Zone.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL2882
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has not issued specific guidance on prosecuting those who incite others to cover up cameras in the Ultra Low Emission Zone.</p><p>These offences would be covered by existing guidance on inchoate offences, Theft Act offences, and offences during protests, demonstrations or campaigns. The existing guidance is available on the CPS website: <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/inchoate-offences" target="_blank">Inchoate Offences</a>; <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/theft-act-offences" target="_blank">Theft Act Offences</a>; and <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/offences-during-protests-demonstrations-or-campaigns" target="_blank">Offences during Protests, Demonstrations or Campaigns</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Stewart of Dirleton question first answered 07/03/2024 14:37:09 answering member 4899 label Biography information for Lord Stewart of Dirleton
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours