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	registered interest
	date	02/11/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government under what authority the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has agreed a definition of racially and religiously aggravated crime that is wider than the legal definition under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and Criminal Justice Act 2003, as indicated in the CPS Public statement on prosecuting racist and religious hate crime published in August.
	tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
	uin	HL2876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>In order to charge and prosecute hate crimes, the CPS uses the legal definition provided by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and Criminal Justice Act 2003. The shared police and CPS definition of hate crime is based on the perception of the victim or any other person and allows for case flagging and monitoring as well as appropriate victim support, it does not affect the charge.</p><p>This flagging definition comes from the recommended definition in the Macpherson report which was published in 1999 as a result of the inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence. The Macpherson Report found a lack of confidence within communities that hate crime was being treated seriously by the police and Criminal Justice System and recommended that the definition of a racist incident should be, ‘any incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person’. Putting the victim’s perception at the heart of the definition gives a clear signal that, once flagged as a hate crime, an appropriate investigation will follow and evidence to support the law on hostility will be proactively sought. The definition seeks to encourage victims to report and to increase confidence in the Criminal Justice System.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/11/2017 16:44:23 question first ministerially corrected 20/11/2017 11:19:23 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton previous answer version 22806 answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie answering member 4538
	tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

764321

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Dangerous Driving: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many drivers were prosecuted in (1) 2015, and (2) 2016, for failure to stop after a collision.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
	uin	HL1658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of drivers prosecuted for offences of failing to stop at the scene of a road traffic accident.</p><p>The offence of failing to stop at the scene of a road traffic accident is created by Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 which imposes obligations on drivers of mechanically propelled vehicles who are involved in road accidents.</p><p>Although it is not possible to identify the number of <em>people</em> charged with particular offences, records are held by the CPS showing the overall number of <em>offences</em> in which a prosecution conducted by them commenced in the magistrates’ courts. The table below therefore shows the number of <em>offences</em>, rather than <em>defendants</em>, charged by way of Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 during 2015 and 2016. It should be noted that a single defendant may be charged with more than one offence.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 { 170 }</p></td><td><p>9,825</p></td><td><p>9,056</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It should further be noted that failures to stop at the scenes of traffic accidents are specified proceedings. These are offences which the police prosecute in order to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy and ensure swifter justice. The CPS will only prosecute a specified offence in cases where a not guilty plea has been entered. It may also be the case that the CPS will prosecute this offence when the defendant is charged with other more serious associated offences (for example, failing to stop and dangerous driving or driving under the influence of alcohol). The figures in the table above do not include those specified cases prosecuted by the police.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 16/10/2017 16:55:40 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4297 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb

892297

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Plastics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps his Department has taken to reduce its use of single-use plastics.
	tabling member constituency	Colne Valley
	tabling member printed	Thelma Walker
	uin	138539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2018 answer text <p>In our 25 year environment plan, the Government outlined a range of measures on how we will reduce the amount of plastic in circulation through reducing demand for single-use plastic. This included a commitment to removing all consumer single use plastics from the central government estate offices.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 03/05/2018 16:16:23 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4649 label Biography information for Thelma Walker

851527

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Trials: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to improve the system of evidence disclosure in criminal justice cases.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	130290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Towards the end of last year I launched a review of disclosure procedures in the criminal justice system. This followed a comprehensive joint inspection of disclosure in volume Crown Court cases by Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary which concluded earlier in 2017, and the recommendations of the project to review our response to economic crime commissioned by the Prime Minister.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The scope of my review is wide, covering cases in the Magistrates’ Courts as well as more complex Crown Court cases and specialist types of cases, including economic crime and sexual offences. The review will examine existing Codes of Practice, Protocols, Guidelines and legislation as well as case management initiatives and capabilities across the criminal justice system, including how digital technology is used.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside the review, on 26 January 2018 the Crown Prosecution Service and National Police Chiefs’ Council published their joint National Disclosure Improvement Plan, a package of measures to improve how the criminal justice system deals with disclosure. This joint plan sets out what they have already done to improve the disclosure process and the further steps they will take. The Government will continue to monitor progress, to ensure that the police and Crown Prosecution Service deliver on the actions they have committed to undertake.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 07/03/2018 16:45:23 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

895575

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Gurpal Virdi
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will set out the inaccuracies known to the CPS and to the prosecuting barrister which were made by the complainant in the criminal prosecution of Gurpal Virdi.
	tabling member constituency	Worthing West
	tabling member printed	Sir Peter Bottomley
	uin	139921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>As my Right Honourable Friend will know, the CPS makes all its prosecution decisions independently and therefore I am unable to intervene on an individual case.</p><p>I do however understand that the CPS has previously written to, and met with, the Hon. Member and fully discussed the decision making in this case and the evidence on which the prosecution based its case.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 16/05/2018 13:52:26 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	117 label Biography information for Sir Peter Bottomley

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 Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Sir Hugo Swire

797699

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	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, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of officials to be employed by his Department and (b) his Department's payroll in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020, (iv) 2021 and (v) 2022 as a result of the UK leaving EU.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	116662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>Exit is an all-of-government operation. The Department for Exiting the European Union is doing detailed work with departments to prepare for the upcoming negotiations by understanding the risks and opportunities of leaving the EU and coordinating planning.</p><p>Members of staff across the Law Officers’ Departments provide advice and analysis on EU Exit issues as required. Given the interactions between EU exit work and the Departments’ other priorities, it would not be possible to give an accurate figure.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 14/12/2017 15:03:12 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

809956

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2017
	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	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the unduly lenient sentence scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Gillingham and Rainham
	tabling member printed	Rehman Chishti
	uin	903067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The number of sentences considered by the Solicitor General and I has more than doubled since 2010 – from 342 to 837 requests in 2016. Last year we took 190 of these cases to the Court of Appeal for consideration. The Court of Appeal agreed to increase the sentences of 141 offenders.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 21/12/2017 11:39:10 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	3987 label Biography information for Rehman Chishti

915189

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Non-departmental Public Bodies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) women and (b) men his Department has appointed to each of his Department's non-Departmental Public Bodies in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	148749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>The Commissioner for Public Appointments completed and publishes an annual data survey of all new appointments and reappointments made to boards of public bodies by Government including the overall gender diversity.</p><p>Data on the gender diversity of new non-executive appointees to public boards for 2012 to 2015 is published on Gov.uk at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/diversity-in-public-appointments.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 15/06/2018 12:39:24 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

795895

	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	Crime: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with the Crown Prosecution Service on applications to the Courts for compensation orders to support victims of crime.
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	uin	116220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>I have regular meetings with the Director of Public Prosecutions at which a variety of issues are discussed. The Attorney General’s guidance on the prosecutor's role in the sentencing exercise is supplemented by Crown Prosecution Service legal guidance which specifically requires prosecutors to draw the court’s attention to its powers to award compensation and to seek compensation orders where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 07/12/2017 16:32:03 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel