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1284523

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Migrants: Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If she will waive or reduce the cost of the Immigration Health Surcharge for people and families on low incomes coming to the UK under the British National (Overseas) visa scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	911947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>BN(O) status holders and their dependants must pay the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS). Applicants pay the appropriate amount of IHS depending upon the length of leave they apply for (either 30 months or 5 years). Like other nationals coming to the UK, it is only right they contribute to our healthcare system. IHS Income goes directly into our brilliant NHS.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/02/2021 16:40:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1685792

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Convictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many convictions for paedophilia were referred to her Department under the unduly lenient sentence scheme in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	11992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) receives requests to refer sentences under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme to the Court of Appeal and publishes annual reports on the outcomes of the requests which it refers.</p><p>The annual report for 2023 has not yet been published. The latest annual report, for the year 2022, was published on 17 October 2023 (see <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unduly-lenient-sentence-annual-case-outcomes-data" target="_blank">Unduly lenient sentence annual case outcomes data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>).</p><p>The AGO also releases weekly statistics of requests to refer sentences. Weekly statistics for 2023, including requests to refer sentences for offences involving paedophilia (such as indecent images of a child, rape of a child under 13, and sexual assault of a child under 13) can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/outcome-of-unduly-lenient-sentence-referrals" target="_blank">Outcome of unduly lenient sentence referrals - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 07/02/2024 15:54:24 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1433978

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Homicide: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people have been charged with attempted murder in each of the last three years by age group.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	127410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of people charged with and prosecuted for attempted murder. This information could only be obtained by an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>While no data is held reporting the number of people prosecuted specifically for attempted murder, the CPS can report the number of defendants where the prosecution was flagged under the ‘homicide’ category at finalisation.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘homicide’ category includes offences of murder, manslaughter, causing death by driving dangerously, carelessly or under the influence of alcohol/drugs. The corresponding inchoate offences, such as conspiracy, solicitation, or criminal attempts, are also assigned to this category. It is not possible to separately report prosecution outcomes by the individual offences allocated to this category.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows by age group, the number of prosecutions in which defendants were allocated the ’homicide’ category at finalisation during each of the last three years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10-13</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14-17</p></td><td><p>113</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18-24</p></td><td><p>382</p></td><td><p>315</p></td><td><p>306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-59</p></td><td><p>753</p></td><td><p>724</p></td><td><p>584</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>60-69</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>70-79</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>80+</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not Provided</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL COMPLETED PROSECUTIONS</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,360</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,245</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,064</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 25/02/2022 09:28:44 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1599265

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Russia: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if she will make an assessment with her Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of allowing UK courts to be used for hearings about damage to Ukrainian infrastructure caused by Russian forces.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	153751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Those responsible for the atrocities that have been committed in Ukraine will be held to account, including military commanders and other individuals in the Putin regime. Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is barbaric. The UK stands shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine, and we are committed to helping them secure justice for a growing catalogue of war crimes, which would of course include deliberate or disproportionate damage caused to civilian infrastructure by Russian forces. The international community is rightly focused on prosecution for war crimes. That is the right focus to ensure accountability and to have a deterrent effect on the behaviour of those fighting this conflict at the moment. At Ukraine’s invitation, the UK will play a leading role in a core group of like-minded partners to pursue criminal accountability for Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. The Attorney General has just returned from Ukraine, supporting our training of Ukrainian judges. Cases are already being heard in Ukraine itself. Although consideration could be given to using the courts in England and Wales, it will be necessary to have an international tribunal, and we are determined to help secure justice for the growing catalogue of war crimes in Ukraine.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 07/03/2023 17:35:07 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1680298

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Offences against Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment she has made of the impact of the unduly lenient sentencing scheme on levels of paedophile crime.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	8427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme in England and Wales permits the Court of Appeal to review a sentence, correct a sentencing error, and give guidance on how to approach some of the most serious and complex sentencing exercises.</p><p>The Court of Appeal will only grant permission to refer a sentence in exceptional circumstances: for example, if the judge has passed a sentence that falls outside the range of sentences which a judge, applying their mind to all the relevant factors before them, could properly consider appropriate, or if the judge has made some gross error in law.</p><p>The scheme is kept under constant review. In November 2019, 14 new offences were added to the scheme. These included offences relating to indecent images of children.</p><p>In 2022, the Law Officers referred 139 cases to the Court of Appeal. The Court granted leave to refer in 105 (75%) cases and the sentence was increased in 95 (68%) cases. Of the 95 cases in which the sentence was increased, 23 (24%) were sentences for child sex offences.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 15/01/2024 11:36:30 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1611148

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions she has had with the Department of Communities NI on preventative steps to tackle benefit fraud in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	180777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2023 answer text <p>The Attorney General has had no discussions with the Department of Communities NI regarding benefit fraud.</p><p>The welfare system in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 08/05/2023 12:16:58 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1675047

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Theft: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions she has had with the Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland on increasing conviction rates for (a) theft and (b) burglary.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	5021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>The Public Prosecution Service in Northern Ireland (PPSNI) is entirely independent and is not superintended by the Attorney General.</p><p>The Attorney General, as Advocate General for Northern Ireland, has limited statutory functions in relation to the PPSNI and the performance of the PPSNI does not fall within this remit.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 11/12/2023 16:58:45 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1599266

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Courts: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in the devolved administrations on court delays due to covid-19; and if she will take steps to support those administrations in tackling those delays.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	153752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Attorney General’s Office have had no recent discussions with counterparts in devolved administrations in relation to court delays. In England and Wales, court delays are a matter for the Ministry of Justice and HM Courts and Tribunal’s Service.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 07/03/2023 11:25:56 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1453134

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions she has had with the Serious Fraud Office on victims of fraud; and what steps she is taking to help ensure that victims of fraud are compensated accordingly.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	144902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>I meet regularly with the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to discuss casework and corporate matters, including issues connected to victims of crime and compensation.</p><p> </p><p>The SFO always aims to trace and seize money and other assets from criminals in all of its fraud, bribery and corruption cases, so that criminals do not benefit from their offending and victims can be compensated wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>The SFO continues to perform well in this regard and its proceeds of crime recovery rate was higher than all comparable UK agencies in three of the last four years. Last year, the SFO recovered the fourth highest amount in value out of 180 agencies across England and Wales, after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the Metropolitan Police and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), all of which are much larger organisations. Its success in recovering the proceeds of crime and the work of its Witness Care Team in supporting victims – sometimes totalling thousands in a single case – and witnesses were also positively recognised in two HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) inspection reports published in the past year.</p><p> </p><p>Internationally, the SFO recently obtained £210,610 in compensation as a result of its investigation into Amec Foster Wheeler Energy Limited. The funds will be transferred by the UK Government to the Federal Government of Nigeria, and will support key infrastructure projects, ensuring that the people of Nigeria benefit directly.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 29/03/2022 08:08:11 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1653797

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Convictions
	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 conviction rate for cases relating to violence against women and girls.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	194713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) remains one of this government’s top priorities.  The CPS has already undertaken significant work on rape and domestic abuse (DA) designed to improve the investigation and prosecution of these offences. Last month the new national operating model for adult rape was launched, which focuses on building stronger cases at an earlier stage, through joint working with police. Increases in specialist RASSO workforce will further support the prosecution of these crimes. A new VAWG strategy for 2023-2025 is being developed for publication later this year. This will create a framework to address the challenges of these crimes across the criminal justice system. Since our significant investment in improving the handling of rape cases, not least through the Joint National Action Plan (JNAP), the national operating model and the publication of the Rape Review in 2021, more cases are getting to court.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 26/07/2023 07:47:41 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon