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837792

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much his Department plans to spend on projects relating to the UK leaving the EU in the next five years; and if he will list the projects to which that funding has been assigned.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	126823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Given the role of the Attorney General’s Department, it does not lead on specific projects related to the UK leaving the EU and therefore has not incurred any additional expenditure. None of the Law Officers’ Departments has received direct funding therefore for work relating to the UK leaving the EU. Members of staff across the Law Officers’ Departments provide advice and analysis on different issues as required, and different Government departments bid for funding from HMT to pay for their resource needs, including the services of the Government Legal Department (GLD).</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 22/02/2018 07:46:55 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland previous answer version 42260 answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

837924

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Court Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many times the Crown Prosecution Service logged concerns about alleged breaches of (a) Anti-Social Behaviour Orders on Conviction, (b) other Anti-Social Behaviour Orders and (c) Criminal Behaviour Orders on its case management system in each year from 2004-05; how many of those cases led to a (i) prosecution and (ii) conviction; and how many of those convictions resulted in a maximum tariff custodial sentence for the respective order.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	126954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of concerns logged on its Case Management System (CMS) about alleged breaches of Anti-Social Behaviour or Criminal Behaviour Orders.</p><p> </p><p>While no central record is collated showing the number of concerns logged about compliance with court orders, a central record of the number of breaches of Criminal Behaviour Orders and Anti-Social Behaviour Orders prosecuted at magistrates’ courts is held.</p><p> </p><p>A breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order is prosecuted by way of Section 30 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, while breaches of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order or interim Anti-Social Behaviour Order were prosecuted by way of Section 1(10)/Section 1D and 1(10) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the volumes of these breach offences, in which a prosecution commenced, in each year since 2004-05.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p><strong>Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 { 30(1) and (2) } (Breach of a CBO)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Crime and Disorder Act 1998 { 1(10) } (Breach of an ASBO)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Crime and Disorder Act 1998 { 1D and 1(10) } (Breach of an interim ASBO)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2004-2005</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8,508</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2005-2006</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13,536</p></td><td><p>108</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2006-2007</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>13,659</p></td><td><p>374</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007-2008</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>12,998</p></td><td><p>487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-2009</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11,413</p></td><td><p>455</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-2010</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10,558</p></td><td><p>411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>9,739</p></td><td><p>501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8,439</p></td><td><p>287</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7,575</p></td><td><p>212</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7,201</p></td><td><p>278</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>6,913</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>2,144</p></td><td><p>4,480</p></td><td><p>79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>4,323</p></td><td><p>1,925</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><em>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>There is no indication of the number of individual defendants prosecuted for these offences or the final outcome of the prosecution proceeding or if the charged offence was the substantive charge at the time of finalisation. It is often the case that defendants will be prosecuted for more than one offence in the same set of proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>The official statistics relating to sentencing on conviction, including whether a term of imprisonment was imposed, are maintained by the Ministry of Justice</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/02/2018 08:12:21 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

837925

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Injunctions to Prevent Nuisance and Annoyance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of alleged breaches of Injunctions to Prevent Nuisance and Annoyance have been logged on the Crown Prosecution Service’s case management system in each year since 2014-15; how many of those cases have been heard in court; how many of those litigants have been found to be in contempt of court; and how many of those litigants have been given the maximum possible prison sentence for that offence.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	126955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not hold the information requested. Section 1 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 gives a court power to grant a civil injunction for anti-social behaviour. A breach of a civil injunction is not a criminal offence.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/02/2018 08:12:36 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

837926

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Criminal Behaviour Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many requests to apply for Criminal Behaviour Orders (CBOs) the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) received in each year from 2014-15; and on how many of those occasions the CPS subsequently decided (a) to and (b) not to apply for the CBO through the courts.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	126956
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of requests to apply for Criminal Behaviour Orders received or any subsequent applications to courts for orders to be made. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/02/2018 08:12:49 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

837960

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Unexplained Wealth Orders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Crown Prosecution Service has the resources necessary to implement the new unexplained wealth orders.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	126990
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has adequate resources to undertake work relating to unexplained wealth orders.</p><p>The Home Office will provide funding to the value of £70,500 in 2017-18 in order to support CPS POC and the ROCU/RART network to develop the knowledge and skills required in order to investigate cases appropriately and to conduct High Court civil litigation.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 19/02/2018 09:36:32 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

837765

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of provisions that public contract payments are made within 30 days of being invoiced.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	126796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Government departments publish their own payment performance data on GOV.UK. We encourage suppliers that have not been paid promptly to report the case to our Mystery Shopper Service, who will investigate on their behalf.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, BEIS have recently introduced a payment reporting system, which requires large businesses to report on their UK payment practices and performance. Businesses must report 6 monthly on their payment performance starting with their first full financial year that starts on or after 6 April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 20/02/2018 14:04:56 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

837793

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department plans to spend on projects relating to the UK leaving the EU in the next five years; and if he will list the projects to which that funding has been assigned.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	126824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated departments nearly £700 million to prepare for Brexit: £412m for DIT, FCO and DExEU over the parliament at Autumn Statement 2016 and nearly £300m across a number of departments from the Reserve in 17/18.</p><p>At Autumn Budget 2017 HM Treasury made another £3bn of additional funding available over 18/19 and 19/20 – £1.5bn in each year. We are currently working with HM Treasury to determine our allocation for 18/19 with the aim to agree this soon.</p><p>Departmental allocations for 19/20 will be agreed later on in the year and decisions on funding in 20/21 and beyond will be decided at the next Spending Review. This is because requirements in these years will be heavily affected by what is agreed in our negotiations with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/03/2018 16:53:31 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

837839

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Carillion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Oral Statement of 15 January 2018, Official Report, column 624, on Carillion, how many calls the Carillion helpline established through Jobcentre Plus, has received from people based in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	126870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>Carillion staff with employment concerns are able to access targeted support from DWP's Rapid Response Service (RRS) via Jobcentre Plus's network of local offices and its national helpline. Given the RRS is a general redundancy service, information on calls specific to Carillion workers is not held centrally.</p><p>The RSS provides advice and support to employers and employees facing the potential threat of redundancy. The Service is co-ordinated nationally by the National Employer and Partnership Team (NEPT) and is managed by Jobcentre Plus. “The Rapid Response Service (RRS) is delivered in partnership with a range of national and local partners, including National Careers Service and local service providers which include local training providers, employers, HMRC, Money Advice Service and the skills bodies. Where no partner support is available, the Rapid Response Service budget (part of the Flexible Support Fund) may be used to fill gaps in provision.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/03/2018 16:53:29 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

837841

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Carillion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Oral Statement, 15 January 2018, Official Report, column 624, on Carillion, how many people based in Scotland who contacted the Carillion helpline established through Jobcentre Plus, have gained (a) further employment, (b) training and (c) educational courses.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	126872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>In Scotland, Skills Development Scotland (SDS) co-ordinates the response to redundancy situations through Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE). DWP Rapid Response Service (RRS) is a key partner. DWP officials have been liaising with Scottish counterparts as necessary to provide support to affected employees.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/03/2018 16:55:52 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

837930

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 February 2018 to Question 126043 on Government Departments: Procurement, how many and what proportion of major government suppliers have been in compliance with the prompt payment code in each month since that code was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	126960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>This information is not currently held centrally.</p><p>BEIS have recently introduced a payment reporting system, which requires large businesses to report on their UK payment practices and performance. Businesses must report 6 monthly on their payment performance starting with their first full financial year that starts on or after 6 April 2017:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-payment-practices-and-performance-reporting-requirements" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-payment-practices-and-performance-reporting-requirements</a></p><p>This system is in its early stages and not all businesses have yet submitted reports. However, we believe this change will put more pressure on UK businesses to improve their payment culture.</p><p>We intend to take further steps to improve payment practices in government supply chains and we will be bringing forward proposals shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 29/03/2018 10:09:08 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson