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1013068

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2018
	date	23/11/2018
	date tabled	23/11/2018
	ddp created	23/11/2018 16:09:21
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	23/11/2018 16:15:09 28/11/2018 11:52:01
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Staff
	house id	1
	identifier	195034
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2018 11:20:37
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2018 to Question 191883, what the change was in the number of (a) full-time and (b) part-time personnel employed by the Crown Prosecution Service between (i) 2012-13 and (ii) 2017-18.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 195034
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195034
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Details of the full time and part time personnel employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in 2012/13 and 2017/18 are shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Full Time Personnel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Part Time Personnel</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Totals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p>5468</p></td><td><p>1861</p></td><td><p>7329</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>4417</p></td><td><p>1563</p></td><td><p>5980</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Difference</strong></p></td><td><p>-1051</p></td><td><p>-298</p></td><td><p>-1349</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>(Data Source CPS Trent HR Database as at 26/11/18)</em></p> question first answered 28/11/2018 11:20:37 answering member 4106
	creator	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1013111

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2018
	date	23/11/2018
	date tabled	23/11/2018
	ddp created	23/11/2018 16:11:07
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	23/11/2018 16:16:44 28/11/2018 10:20:02
	hansard heading	Money Laundering: Convictions and Prosecutions
	house id	1
	identifier	195059
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2018 09:48:33
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many accountants have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for high-end money laundering by the (i) Serious Fraud Office and (ii) Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 2014.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 195059
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195059
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Sections 327, 328, 329 and 330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 create provisions to deal with offences of money laundering. The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions and convictions under POCA where money laundering is the principal offence. There is no legal definition or specific criminal offence of “high end” money laundering. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of defendants prosecuted for, and convicted of these offences. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>CPS holds limited information on the number of offences which were charged and which reached a first hearing in the Magistrates Court. This does not equate to the number of defendants charged as single defendant may be charged with more than one offence. The figures for the period since 2014 are provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>2017-2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sections 327 to 330 - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002</p></td><td><p>4,542</p></td><td><p>4,866</p></td><td><p>4,813</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has prosecuted four individuals for money laundering offences since 2014. Two of these prosecutions resulted in a successful conviction in 2018. One of the two people who was prosecuted but acquitted was a qualified accountant.</p> question first answered 28/11/2018 09:48:33 answering member 4106
	creator	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1013112

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2018
	date	23/11/2018
	date tabled	23/11/2018
	ddp created	23/11/2018 16:11:09
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	23/11/2018 16:16:47 28/11/2018 10:21:02
	hansard heading	Money Laundering: Convictions and Prosecutions
	house id	1
	identifier	195060
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2018 09:49:33
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many estate agents have been (a) prosecuted and (b) convicted for high-end money laundering by the (i) Serious Fraud Office and (ii) Crown Prosecution Service in each year since 2014.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 195060
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195060
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Sections 327, 328, 329 and 330 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 create provisions to deal with offences of money laundering. The Ministry of Justice publishes data on the number of prosecutions and convictions under POCA where money laundering is the principal offence. There is no legal definition or specific criminal offence of “high end” money laundering. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of defendants prosecuted for, and convicted of these offences. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>CPS holds limited information on the number of offences which were charged and which reached a first hearing in the Magistrates Court. This does not equate to the number of defendants charged as single defendant may be charged with more than one offence. The figures for the period since 2014 are provided in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>2017-2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sections 327 to 330 - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002</p></td><td><p>4,542</p></td><td><p>4,866</p></td><td><p>4,813</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has prosecuted four individuals for money laundering offences since 2014. Two of these prosecutions resulted in a successful conviction in 2018.</p> question first answered 28/11/2018 09:49:33 answering member 4106
	creator	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1013080

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2018
	date	23/11/2018
	date tabled	23/11/2018
	ddp created	23/11/2018 16:09:50
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	23/11/2018 16:15:36 04/12/2018 17:49:02
	hansard heading	Electronic Commerce
	house id	1
	identifier	195054
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/12/2018 17:17:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance his Department is providing to online vendors on the rules for online and distance selling after the UK leaves the EU.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 195054
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195054
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement recently agreed between the United Kingdom and the European Union, current European Union rules relating to distance and online sales will remain in place in the United Kingdom until the end of the Implementation Period. This means businesses will be able to trade on the same regulatory terms as now up until the end of 2020.</p><p>Businesses can find regularly updated guidance on rules affecting distance sales on the Business Companion website: <a href="https://www.businesscompanion.info/en/quick-guides/distance-sales/consumer-contracts-distance-sales" target="_blank">https://www.businesscompanion.info/en/quick-guides/distance-sales/consumer-contracts-distance-sales</a></p> question first answered 04/12/2018 17:17:11 answering member 4487
	creator	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1013119

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2018
	date	23/11/2018
	date tabled	23/11/2018
	ddp created	23/11/2018 16:11:32
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	23/11/2018 16:17:02 03/12/2018 11:15:03
	hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Working Hours
	house id	1
	identifier	195101
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/12/2018 10:43:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the variations in (a) shift and (b) holiday patterns of (i) directly employed and (ii) contractor staff working on offshore oil and gas installations on the UK Continental Shelf.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 195101
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195101
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Variations in shift and holiday patterns of directly employed or contracted staff working on offshore oil and gas installations on the UK Continental Shelf is a matter for the companies concerned and not for Government.</p> question first answered 03/12/2018 10:43:22 answering member 3974
	creator	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

1013069

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2018
	date	23/11/2018
	date tabled	23/11/2018
	ddp created	23/11/2018 16:09:24
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	23/11/2018 16:15:12 28/11/2018 17:35:02
	hansard heading	Average Earnings
	house id	1
	identifier	195035
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2018 17:03:43
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the change was in the median gross annual earnings for all full-time employees in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland between 2007 and 2017.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 195035
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195035
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and their response will be place in the Library of both Houses.</p> question first answered 28/11/2018 17:03:43 answering member 1609
	creator	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1013105

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2018
	date	23/11/2018
	date tabled	23/11/2018
	ddp created	23/11/2018 16:10:52
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	ddp modified	23/11/2018 16:16:31 03/12/2018 16:09:02
	hansard heading	Lotteries: Charities
	house id	1
	identifier	195096
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/12/2018 15:37:50
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of charities that have more than one society lottery licence.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 195096
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195096
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Licensing of society lotteries is the responsibility of the Gambling Commission. Their most recent figures from March 2017 show there are 319 lotteries that hold two licences. One licence is required to sell by remote channels (such as online or over the telephone) and a separate licence is required to sell by non-remote channels (in person).</p><p> </p><p>There are three charities that hold multiple licences. These are Macmillan, Royal British Legion and Age UK.</p><p> </p><p>Some societies also come together under a common umbrella brand, managed by licensed External Lottery Managers. The societies that make up an umbrella brand are legally separate to each other and will each hold the relevant licence.</p> question first answered 03/12/2018 15:37:50 answering member 4513
	creator	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1013106

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/11/2018
	date	23/11/2018
	date tabled	23/11/2018
	ddp created	23/11/2018 16:10:55
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	ddp modified	23/11/2018 16:16:33 03/12/2018 16:10:02
	hansard heading	Lotteries
	house id	1
	identifier	195097
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	03/12/2018 15:38:50
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to meet its objective of helping society lotteries to thrive.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 195097
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195097
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Society lotteries are an important fundraising tool, raising hundreds of millions of pounds every year for many good causes.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to ensuring both society lotteries and the National Lottery are able to thrive. The Department launched a consultation in June 2018 considering proposals to amend society lottery sales and prize limits. This aims to allow society lotteries to grow while protecting the National Lottery. The consultation closed on 7 September and my officials are now carefully considering responses. We hope to respond to the consultation in the first half of next year.</p> question first answered 03/12/2018 15:38:50 answering member 4513
	creator	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1013088

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2018
	date	23/11/2018
	date tabled	23/11/2018
	ddp created	23/11/2018 16:10:11
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	23/11/2018 16:15:53 28/11/2018 16:02:02
	hansard heading	Free Schools: Greater London
	house id	1
	identifier	195085
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2018 15:30:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has made an assessment of the suitability of (a) the Hoo and (b) other alternative sites for the proposed Abacus Free School in Belsize Park.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 195085
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195085
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The permanent site for Abacus Belsize primary school has been purchased and the department now intends to submit a planning application for that site. Alternative sites in the area have been reviewed, including the Hoo, but were not found to be suitable. The department is no longer conducting a site search for an alternative site.</p> question first answered 28/11/2018 15:30:19 answering member 4113
	creator	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1013104

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2018
	date	23/11/2018
	date tabled	23/11/2018
	ddp created	23/11/2018 16:10:49
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	23/11/2018 16:16:29 28/11/2018 17:23:02
	hansard heading	Teachers: Job Satisfaction
	house id	1
	identifier	195023
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2018 16:51:09
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve the morale of (a) teachers and (b) other education professionals.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 195023
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195023
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government’s top priority is to make sure teaching continues to be an attractive and fulfilling profession, which is why my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education announced in March 2018 that the Department will be developing a new teacher recruitment and retention strategy.</p><p> </p><p>The strategy provides an opportunity to take a long-term look at the teacher workforce to determine how best to provide sufficient high-quality teachers. It will build on the work already being done to support the profession, including clarifying the accountability system, extending the induction period, increasing the support available to newly qualified teachers and providing tailored recruitment support for schools. The Department is working closely with the sector, teaching unions and professional bodies to develop this.</p><p> </p><p>Reducing workload is an important part of improving teacher morale. The Department has accepted the Workload Advisory Group recommendations in full and has confirmed its support to help reduce workload in schools. The workload reduction toolkit, published in July 2018, provides accessible materials, including practical advice, tools and case studies that school leaders, teachers and other staff can use to address workload issues in their school. This toolkit can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/workload-reduction-toolkit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/workload-reduction-toolkit</a>.</p><p>More widely, schools and academy trusts as employers are responsible for the wellbeing of the staff they employ, including non-teaching staff.</p> question first answered 28/11/2018 16:51:09 answering member 111
	creator	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham