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	registered interest
	date	20/05/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Children's Rights: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether his Department has received representations on the incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	900292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2021 answer text <p>The Member for East Renfrewshire will be aware of my decision, alongside the Advocate General’s for Scotland, to refer the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill to the Supreme Court on legislative competence grounds. We have also referred the European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate for me to comment in detail on what are live proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>Ultimately, our concerns with regards to these Bills do not relate to their policy content, nor to the approach the Scottish Parliament has taken in incorporating these international agreements into Scots law. Rather they relate to specific provisions in the Bill and whether they fall outside the Scottish Parliament’s legislative powers.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/05/2021 15:25:12 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1357670

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to deliver civil service jobs outside London.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	uin	903620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to levelling-up through relocating high quality Civil Service Jobs. At Budget 2020 we set out our ambitions to relocate 22,000 roles out of London by 2030, bringing new jobs and investment to all nations and parts of the UK, with senior roles being created in areas such as Glasgow, Belfast, Cardiff, Darlington and Wolverhampton. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster during his time as Chief Secretary to the Treasury encouraged Departments to frontload the majority of moves over this next Spending Review. I can confirm that we now have early commitments to move up to 15,000 civil service roles by 2024/25.</p><p> </p><p>Departments will decide on their locations taking into account a range of factors including skills, transport links and capacity to meet their needs and flourish in their chosen locations, as well as ensuring locations are suitable for the long term success and sustainability of the civil service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 23/09/2021 16:01:58 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1249065

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	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: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of cases in the CPS.
	tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
	tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
	uin	908181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The CPS is working closely with partner agencies across the criminal justice system to reduce the current backlog of cases created by the Covid-19 outbreak. This includes both internal measures to deal with larger live caseloads in CPS Areas and working closely with partners to ensure maximum throughput of cases at court.</p><p> </p><p>Considerable progress is being made. In the honourable member’s constituency, Merthyr Magistrates’ Court has now reduced its backlog to pre-COVID levels.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/11/2020 14:34:17 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1260000

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Legal Profession: Voluntary Work
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she has taken to support the pro bono community throughout the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Meriden
	tabling member printed	Saqib Bhatti
	uin	910044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>I am proud to be one of Government’s Pro Bono Champions and show my support for the pro bono community.</p><p> </p><p>I heard from members of my Pro Bono Committee in September about the impact of the pandemic on their services, and the resilience and flexibility they have shown in the face of such adversity.</p><p> </p><p>This is not the first time the legal profession has stepped forward to help in a crisis, and I would like to put on record my gratitude to all those who have volunteered their time and expertise during this difficult time.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/12/2020 16:08:49 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti

1171233

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Cybercrime: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent progress the CPS has made on tackling online crime.
	tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
	tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
	uin	900231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The CPS is committed to robustly prosecuting online crime cases, including offline offences with online elements.</p><p> </p><p>In December, the CPS successfully prosecuted three men who, via fake accounts on an online dating platform, met victims to inflict horrendous violent and homophobic abuse. The defendants received significant custodial sentences of between 15 and 17 years.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 900232 question first answered 16/01/2020 16:03:31 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1171234

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Cybercrime: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent progress the CPS has made on tackling online crime.
	tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
	uin	900232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2020 answer text <p>The CPS is committed to robustly prosecuting online crime cases, including offline offences with online elements.</p><p> </p><p>In December, the CPS successfully prosecuted three men who, via fake accounts on an online dating platform, met victims to inflict horrendous violent and homophobic abuse. The defendants received significant custodial sentences of between 15 and 17 years.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 900231 question first answered 16/01/2020 16:03:31 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

1357671

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	United Kingdom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on strengthening the Union.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Dr Jamie Wallis
	uin	903624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting and promoting the combined strengths of our Union, the most successful political and economic union in history. It is vital that we continue to work together across the UK on our common challenges including recovering from Covid-19 and supporting the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities, is now the Minister responsible for the Union portfolio.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 23/09/2021 16:03:07 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4766 label Biography information for Dr Jamie Wallis

1249060

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	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 she has made of the effectiveness of the extension to the unduly lenient sentence scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	908175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The unduly lenient sentence scheme was extended to incorporate further serious offences, in November of last year.</p><p> </p><p>The horrendous crime of stalking involving serious alarm or distress was one of the offences which was added.</p><p> </p><p>I am pleased to tell the House that this extension meant I was able to refer a case recently to the Court of Appeal, one in which the sentence of the offender was more than doubled.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 908176 question first answered 05/11/2020 14:24:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1249061

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	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 she has made of the effectiveness of the extension to the unduly lenient sentence scheme.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
	uin	908176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The unduly lenient sentence scheme was extended to incorporate further serious offences, in November of last year.</p><p> </p><p>The horrendous crime of stalking involving serious alarm or distress was one of the offences which was added.</p><p> </p><p>I am pleased to tell the House that this extension meant I was able to refer a case recently to the Court of Appeal, one in which the sentence of the offender was more than doubled.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 908175 question first answered 05/11/2020 14:24:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1190866

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	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: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What plans she has for the allocation of the additional £85 million to the CPS.
	tabling member constituency	Gloucester
	tabling member printed	Richard Graham
	uin	901905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is investing across the justice system.The additional £85 million to the CPS will enable the CPS to respond effectively to any increase in caseload resulting from the recruitment of 20,000 new police officers; to better meet their disclosure obligations; to work with investigators to pursue all reasonable lines of inquiry; and to deliver much needed changes to external counsel fees. Investing in the CPS to meet these pressures demonstrates that this Government is commitment to ensuring that justice is served.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 28/04/2020 13:26:57 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham