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1050284

registered interest
date	28/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Trade Associations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, which regulatory functions imposed by legislation for which his Department has responsibility are currently undertaken by trade associations; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	213172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Law Officers’ Departments do not have any regulatory functions imposed by legislation that are currently undertaken by trade associations.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 04/02/2019 13:48:25 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1050548

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the change has been in the overall case load for the Crown Prosecution Service in the West Midlands in each year from 2010 to 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, as a count of the number of defendants and collates the data collected in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of finalised prosecution outcomes in the West Midlands CPS Area during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 and the year on year change in both volume and percent.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Prosecution Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume Change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>84,299</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>78,303</p></td><td><p>-5,996</p></td><td><p>-7.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>72,389</p></td><td><p>-5,914</p></td><td><p>-7.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>69,584</p></td><td><p>-2,805</p></td><td><p>-3.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>59,878</p></td><td><p>-9,706</p></td><td><p>-13.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>65,808</p></td><td><p>5,930</p></td><td><p>9.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>66,841</p></td><td><p>1,033</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>58,849</p></td><td><p>-7,992</p></td><td><p>-12.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>It is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted by West Midlands CPS have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The Area is prosecuting more serious and complex cases as evidenced by a 46% increase in homicide (38% nationally), a 34% increase in fraud and forgery (26% nationally) and a 55% increase in sexual offences cases (26% nationally). During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 67% in both the Area and across England and Wales as a result of the transfer of responsibility for the prosecution of these offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 213931 question first answered 04/02/2019 13:59:50 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050546

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the change has been in the overall case load for the CPS in the West Midlands between May 2010 and November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of completed prosecutions, or caseload, as a count of the number of defendants and collates the data collected in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of finalised prosecution outcomes in the West Midlands CPS Area during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 and the year on year change in both volume and percent.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Prosecution Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume Change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>84,299</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>78,303</p></td><td><p>-5,996</p></td><td><p>-7.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>72,389</p></td><td><p>-5,914</p></td><td><p>-7.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>69,584</p></td><td><p>-2,805</p></td><td><p>-3.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>59,878</p></td><td><p>-9,706</p></td><td><p>-13.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>65,808</p></td><td><p>5,930</p></td><td><p>9.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>66,841</p></td><td><p>1,033</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>58,849</p></td><td><p>-7,992</p></td><td><p>-12.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>It is important to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted by West Midlands CPS have changed significantly in the period between 2010 and 2018. The Area is prosecuting more serious and complex cases as evidenced by a 46% increase in homicide (38% nationally), a 34% increase in fraud and forgery (26% nationally) and a 55% increase in sexual offences cases (26% nationally). During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 67% in both the Area and across England and Wales as a result of the transfer of responsibility for the prosecution of these offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 213932 question first answered 04/02/2019 13:59:50 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050582

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate he has made of the number of people (a) the CPS employs and (b) who were employed by the CPS in May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service employed 5,946 staff at 31 December 2018 and 8,569 staff at 30 June 2010. CPS HR management information in relation to staff in post is only available from June 2010.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 04/02/2019 13:46:08 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050545

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 26 November 2018 to Question 194050 on Crown Prosecution Service: Staff, what the figure was for prosecutions for minor motoring offences (a) at the beginning of that period (b) at the end of that period.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	213930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of prosecuted defendants by twelve Principal Offence Categories, including the category of Motoring Offences.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of summary-only prosecutions at magistrates’ courts allocated to the Motoring Offences category for both the 12 months ending September 2008 and September 2018 and the change in both volume and percent.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Year Ending September 2008</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Year Ending September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS Motoring Prosecution Caseload</p></td><td><p>367,905</p></td><td><p>95,726</p></td><td><p>-272,179</p></td><td><p>-74.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Data Source: Case Management Information System</p><p>It is not possible to disaggregate figures to show separately the volume and outcome of proceedings for individual offences within the Motoring Offences category.</p><p> </p><p>While the number of overall prosecutions has decreased during the period, the highest fall in caseload has been in magistrates’ courts, where volumes reduced by 54.1%. This followed changes to the list of specified offences made in 2012 which transferred responsibility for prosecuting many low level motoring offences back to the police.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 04/02/2019 13:54:19 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1050509

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Companies: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 39 of the Government white paper entitled National Security and Investment, published in June 2018, who he plans to consult when determining whether to exclude a company on national security grounds.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	214093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The proposed regime described in the National Security and Investment White Paper, would require the Minister to take in account all relevant considerations when making a decision. This will include consulting other departments, where relevant, to enable an informed decision to be made.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 04/02/2019 13:13:15 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1050508

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Telecommunications: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to page 39 of the Government white paper entitled National Security and Investment, published in June 2018, whether the proposed Government powers will permit the exclusion of a company supplying UK telecoms critical national infrastructure with equipment on national security grounds.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	214092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The proposed regime described in the National Security and Investment White Paper will ensure that we have the right powers to protect national security from hostile actors using ownership of, or influence over, businesses and assets to harm the country. The proposed regime is not designed to enable the Government to intervene in existing relationships between suppliers. The Government does however have a comprehensive range of powers to protect national security.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is leading a cross-government review into the supply chain arrangements for the UK’s telecoms infrastructure. The review will consider the full UK market position, including economic prosperity, corporate and consumer effects, and quality, resilience and security standards of equipment.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 04/02/2019 13:13:04 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1050426

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the effect on the UK steel sector of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	214010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Government wants a smooth and orderly exit from the EU, with a deal that protects our union, gives us control of our borders, laws and money, and means that we have an independent trade policy.</p><p> </p><p>On 28<sup>th</sup> November 2018 the Government laid before Parliament the following document intended to facilitate parliamentary scrutiny ahead of the Meaningful Vote on the final deal: “EU Exit: Long-term economic analysis”.</p><p> </p><p>This has been published on GOV.UK. The Government has therefore delivered on its commitment to provide Parliament with a robust, objective assessment of how exiting the EU may affect the economy of the UK, sectors (including steel), nations and regions in the long run.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has and will continue to undertake extensive stakeholder engagement to understand the implications of the impacts of different no deal scenarios on different sectors including the steel sector.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 04/02/2019 13:12:53 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1047099

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the total amount of public subsidy made available by Government for (a) renewables and (b) fossil fuels in each year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	211670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010, the Government has invested £30.7 billion in renewable electricity technologies. The table below shows how much was invested in each year, through the Renewable Obligation (RO), Feed-in Tariff (FITs) and Contracts for Difference (CfD) schemes:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Cost (£m)</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><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Total over period</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>RO</p></td><td><p>1,285</p></td><td><p>1,458</p></td><td><p>1,991</p></td><td><p>2,599</p></td><td><p>3,114</p></td><td><p>3,743</p></td><td><p>4,511</p></td><td><p>5,371</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FiTs</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>506</p></td><td><p>691</p></td><td><p>866</p></td><td><p>1,110</p></td><td><p>1,284</p></td><td><p>1,375</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CfDs</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>544</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CfD (admin)</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,300</p></td><td><p>1,608</p></td><td><p>2,498</p></td><td><p>3,290</p></td><td><p>3,980</p></td><td><p>4,853</p></td><td><p>5,898</p></td><td><p>7,304</p></td><td><p>30,731</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Renewables spending covered under the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme is published monthly and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rhi-mechanism-for-budget-management-estimated-commitments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rhi-mechanism-for-budget-management-estimated-commitments</a>.</p><p>The UK has no fossil fuel subsidies. We’re firmly committed to tackling climate change by using renewables, storage, interconnectors, new nuclear and more to deliver a secure and dynamic energy market at the least possible cost for consumers.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/02/2019 15:15:57 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1050587

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of personal insolvencies in each local authority area in the UK in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	213964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Insolvency Service produces official statistics covering individual insolvencies by local authority area for each calendar year for England and Wales: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/individual-insolvencies-by-location-age-and-gender-england-and-wales-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/individual-insolvencies-by-location-age-and-gender-england-and-wales-2017</a></p><p>The Accountant in Bankruptcy produces statistics covering individual insolvencies by local authority area for each financial year for Scotland: <a href="https://aib.gov.uk/about-aib/statistics-data/debt-solutions-local-authority" target="_blank">https://aib.gov.uk/about-aib/statistics-data/debt-solutions-local-authority</a></p><p>No statistics are available relating to individual insolvencies by local authority area in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/02/2019 13:10:46 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane