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1330762

registered interest
date	08/06/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to ensure the prosecution of people whose acts towards fellow passengers on domestic flights are perceived to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on disability or perceived disability.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	12181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>Courts in the United Kingdom have the power to deal with offences which are committed on board any aircraft whilst on the ground or in the air over the United Kingdom, and on “British-controlled aircraft” whilst “in flight” outside United Kingdom airspace. In such instances, as with any crime, the CPS will prosecute cases that are referred to it by the police and other law enforcement agencies where the test set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors is met.</p><p>The Code makes it clear that where an offence involves hostility or prejudice based upon race, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity, disability, gender or age, it is more likely that a prosecution will be required in the public interest. Where a crime is found by a court to involve hostility based on a disability, this will be an aggravating factor in the sentence and the court must openly state the crime involved this hostility.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 16/06/2021 10:35:08 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1327313

registered interest
date	24/05/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Gender Based Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what meetings (a) he and (b) the Solicitor General have had with women's groups to discuss measures to prevent (a) gender-based violence and (b) domestic violence since February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	6505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>Ministers engage regularly with stakeholders from across the justice sector and value the importance of listening to and the opportunity to understand their views in relation to relevant issues. Meetings with external organisations, including women’s groups, are published as part of the quarterly Ministerial transparency returns.</p><p> </p><p>The following table includes a list of meetings the Law Officers have had with stakeholders and women’s groups since February 2020:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Minister</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Name of organisation or role</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Purpose of meeting</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Geoffrey Cox</p></td><td><p>2020-02-11</p></td><td><p>Victims' Commissioner, Victims' Commissioner for London, End Violence Against Women and Girls</p></td><td><p>Meeting to discuss cross-government work on rape.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Michael Ellis</p></td><td><p>2020-01-23</p></td><td><p>The Lighthouse</p></td><td><p>Visit to discuss their work supporting victims of Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Michael Ellis</p></td><td><p>2020-01-23</p></td><td><p>Victim Support</p></td><td><p>Visit to discuss their work supporting victims of crime</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suella Braverman</p></td><td><p>2020-04-22</p></td><td><p>Victims' Commissioner</p></td><td><p>Introductory meeting to discuss work on Rape And Serious Sexual Offending, the Cross-Government End-to-End Rape Review and Domestic Abuse</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suella Braverman</p></td><td><p>2020-09-09</p></td><td><p>Victims' Commissioner</p></td><td><p>To discuss criminal justice issues of interest to the Victims' Commissioner.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suella Braverman</p></td><td><p>2020-11-04</p></td><td><p>Victims' Commissioner</p></td><td><p>Routine meeting to discuss issues of relevance to the Victims’ Commissioner (including rape and domestic prosecutions, the approach to disclosure, and wider victims’ work).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lucy Frazer</p></td><td><p>2021-04-20</p></td><td><p>Domestic Abuse Commissioner</p></td><td><p>Introductory meeting to discuss issues in relation to Domestic Abuse, including the prosecution of DA cases during the pandemic.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lucy Frazer</p></td><td><p>2021-04-26</p></td><td><p>Rape Crisis</p></td><td><p>Meeting to discuss work to improve the criminal justice response to rape and serious sexual offences (‘RASSO’).</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lucy Frazer &amp; Michael Ellis</p></td><td><p>2021-05-10</p></td><td><p>Victims' Commissioner</p></td><td><p>Routine meeting to discuss progress towards publication of the cross-government rape review, and the impact of the pandemic on victims.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/06/2021 15:18:08 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

1316594

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

1309597

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many West Yorkshire based organisations he has met in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	181367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Attorney General has not visited any West Yorkshire based organisations in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/04/2021 16:05:07 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1304108

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the oral contribution of the hon. Member for Sefton Central of 18 March 2021, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on concerns in respect of modern slavery in supply chains for the procurement of personal protective equipment.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	171587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>I regularly meet ministerial colleagues to discuss important issues of common interest. However, it is a fundamental and longstanding principle of our system of Government that the fact of whether the Law Officers have advised on a particular issue is, by convention, not disclosed outside Government, without their consent. The Convention provides the fullest guarantee that government business will be conducted at all times in light of thorough and candid legal advice in circumstances in which Ministers and Law Officers can be fully open with one another.</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery in supply chains. On 26 March 2020, we became the first country to publish a Government Modern Slavery Statement setting out the steps we have taken to identify and prevent modern slavery in our own supply chains. From September 2021 onwards, Ministerial departments will publish their own annual statements setting out the steps they have taken in their priority risk areas.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office is working with DHSC, NHS and external experts to develop tailored training and guidance for HMG buyers and suppliers on best practice approaches to preventing modern slavery in PPE supply chains.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 23/03/2021 17:02:56 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1286919

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the interim charging protocol introduced in March 2020 for cases relating to domestic violence, (a) when it will cease to operate and (b) what assessment has been made of the efficiency of the protocol.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	154649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (‘CPS’) and the National Police Chiefs’ Council (‘NPCC’) introduced an interim charging protocol in response to the Coronavirus pandemic on 1 April 2020 to identify and prioritise the highest risk cases. This includes those that involve domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The Charging Board, chaired jointly by the CPS and the NPCC, oversees and monitors arrangements for charging at a national level, including the interim charging protocol. Local police forces and CPS Areas (including CPS Direct that covers charging outside usual working hours) monitor local arrangements for charging through local Prosecution Team Performance Management meetings.</p><p> </p><p>The interim charging protocol continues to operate and is the subject of ongoing discussion between the CPS and the police. No end date has been set.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/02/2021 14:00:56 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1286823

registered interest
date	17/02/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the CPS in prosecuting fraud cases.
tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
tabling member printed	Darren Henry
uin	154564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (‘CPS’) continues to work with the police and other investigators to prosecute criminal cases involving fraud.</p><p>In 2019-20, the CPS prosecuted over 10,000 defendants where Fraud and Forgery was the principal offence.</p><p>The CPS has a dedicated, Specialist Fraud Division to ensure they devote the right skills and resources to prosecuting complex and serious fraud and economic crime. Their work ranges from prosecution of bankers and investment scams to prosecuting those who seek to defraud the taxpayer of millions of pounds.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/02/2021 14:04:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4794 label Biography information for Darren Henry

1283565

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prorogation: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2021 to Question 143130, what the total legal costs were in the (a) Scottish Courts and (b) Supreme Court in respect of litigation relating to the prorogation of Parliament in 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	148928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government defended a petition for Judicial Review in relation to the prorogation of Parliament in 2019 raised by Joanna Cherry QC MP and others in (1) the Outer House in the Court of Session, (2) the Inner House of the Court of Session, and (3) the Supreme Court where it was joined with R (on the application of Miller) (Appellant) v The Prime Minister (Respondent).</p><p> </p><p>The Office of the Advocate General and Government Legal Department have determined that the total legal costs incurred by the Government in relation to the <em>Cherry</em> litigation in the Outer and Inner Houses of the Court of Session was £83,715 (net of VAT). The total legal costs incurred by the Government in the Supreme Court in relation to <em>Cherry</em> was £83,715 (net of VAT), and in relation to <em>Miller </em>was £142,590. These figures include Counsel fees, Government Legal Department litigator costs and court dues.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also incurred £30,000 in adverse costs in relation to the <em>Cherry</em> proceedings. It is not possible to attribute these costs between proceedings in the different courts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/02/2021 09:19:07 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1283195

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Taking of Hostages Act 1982: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2021 to Question 143029 on Taking of Hostages Act 1982: Prosecutions, how many proceedings referred to her Office under article 2 of the Taking of Hostages Act 1982 by the Crown Prosecution Service her Office has consented to prosecute in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	147944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Our records indicate that the Law Officers have consented to prosecutions under the Taking of Hostages Act 1982 on four occasions in the last 10 years.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/02/2021 16:51:04 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1282633

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
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: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the CPS annual report 2019-20, how many (a) additional prosecutors have been recruited, (b) operational delivery staff have been recruited and (c) offers of employment have been made to new lawyers since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	146996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>As of 2<sup>nd</sup> February 2021, the CPS has recruited:</p><ul><li>399 additional prosecutors, with a further 75 due to start by April 2021;</li><li>155 Paralegal Officers and Assistants (Operational Delivery Staff);</li><li>and made 570 offers of employment to new lawyers since 2019.</li></ul><p> </p><p>(Source data – CPS HR Recruitment records)</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 04/02/2021 12:03:41 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves