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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

1684389

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2023 to Question 9197 on Attorney General: Written Questions, for what reason her Department has been unable to answer the Questions within the usual time period.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	11027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>I responded to your questions 6773 and 6774 on 24 January 2024. Please accept my apologies for the delay.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/01/2024 11:20:09 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1681942

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	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: Equal Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, when she expects the Government Legal Department to publish its gender pay gap report for the financial year 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	9468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government Legal Department will publish its gender pay gap report for the financial year 2022-23 by 30 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 22/01/2024 12:29:22 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1681647

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, when she plans to respond to Questions 6773 and 6774 on Attorney General: Redundancy Pay, tabled by the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury on 13 December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	9197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to my substantive response to UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6773" target="_blank">6773</a> and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6774" target="_blank">6774</a> tabled on 24 January 2024.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 17/04/2024 15:38:48 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis previous answer version 11524 answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1677745

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2023 to Question 4982, whether the three other severance payments to Ministers made since 2015 were recorded in her Department's annual reports and accounts.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	6773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>I would like to thank the Rt Hon Member for bringing this matter to our attention. Due to an oversight in the administrative process by officials, these three payments were not disclosed in the 2022-23 HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Annual Report and Accounts. The payments will be properly reflected in the 2023-24 HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Annual Report and Accounts, in line with prevailing guidance on departmental accounts.</p><p>In the interests of transparency, I can confirm that in the 2022-23 period, the following payments were made:</p><p>My right hon. Friend the Member for Cheltenham (Alex Chalk) - £14,490 (August 2022)</p><p>My hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury (Edward Timpson) - £14,490 (October 2022)</p><p>My right hon. Friend the Member for Northampton North (Sir Michael Ellis) - £23,612 (November 2022)</p><p>All three severance payments were made under the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, which provides for severance payments to Ministers who cease to hold office and are not reappointed to the government within 3 weeks. This reflects the lack of any notice period when Ministers leave government.</p><p>I would note that such statutory provisions have existed across governments of all political colours.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 6774 question first answered 24/01/2024 16:08:22 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1677747

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2023 to Question 4982, which other three individuals have received severance payments since 2015; in which years those severance entitlements arose; and what the cost of each payment was.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	6774
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>I would like to thank the Rt Hon Member for bringing this matter to our attention. Due to an oversight in the administrative process by officials, these three payments were not disclosed in the 2022-23 HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Annual Report and Accounts. The payments will be properly reflected in the 2023-24 HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Annual Report and Accounts, in line with prevailing guidance on departmental accounts.</p><p>In the interests of transparency, I can confirm that in the 2022-23 period, the following payments were made:</p><p>My right hon. Friend the Member for Cheltenham (Alex Chalk) - £14,490 (August 2022)</p><p>My hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury (Edward Timpson) - £14,490 (October 2022)</p><p>My right hon. Friend the Member for Northampton North (Sir Michael Ellis) - £23,612 (November 2022)</p><p>All three severance payments were made under the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, which provides for severance payments to Ministers who cease to hold office and are not reappointed to the government within 3 weeks. This reflects the lack of any notice period when Ministers leave government.</p><p>I would note that such statutory provisions have existed across governments of all political colours.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 6773 question first answered 24/01/2024 16:08:22 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1675151

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether any severance payments have been made by her Department to Ministers other than to the Rt hon. Member for Torridge and West Devon since 1 January 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	4982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>Apart from the severance payment made to the Rt Hon. Member for Torridge and West Devon, the Attorney General’s Office has made three other severance payments since 2015.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 12/12/2023 17:33:11 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1666590

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Incentives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2022 to Question 107061 on Attorney General: Incentives, how much the Government Legal Department spent on purchasing non-cash vouchers for staff as reward and recognition bonuses in 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	203784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>Purchasing non-cash vouchers as reward and recognition bonuses for staff is standard practice across Government.</p><p>The Government Legal Department spent £240,605 on purchasing non-cash vouchers for staff as reward and recognition bonuses in 2022-23.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 25/10/2023 15:20:44 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1665758

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2023
	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: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate she has made of the total costs incurred by the Serious Fraud Office in pursuing the cases dropped on 24 August 2023 against (a) the Alpha and Green Park Group of companies, (b) ENRC and (c) Rio Tinto.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	203244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) does not disclose the costs associated with its cases as this risks prejudicing the administration of justice and is against the public interest. Information on how the SFO uses resources is published in aggregate in its <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/download/annual-report-accounts-2022-23/" target="_blank">Annual Report and Accounts. </a></p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 25/10/2023 07:54:40 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry