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168823

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Disabled Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people with a disability work in the Law Officers' Departments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is contained in the following table.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Law Officers’ Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number declared as disabled*</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Treasury Solicitor’s Department**</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serious Fraud Office</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crown Prosecution Service</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* The number of disabled staff represents those staff who have chosen to declare themselves as such.</p><p> </p><p>** TSol data also includes the AGO and HMCPSI.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 15/12/2014 15:59:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

168558

registered interest
date	08/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Older Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people worked in his Department after their 65th birthday in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	217630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Over the last 12 months a total of twenty-five permanent staff over the age of 65 have worked in the Attorney General’s Office, Treasury Solicitor’s Office and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.</p><p>In December 2013 and January 2014 the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) had 4 permanent members of staff who worked after their 65 birthday. From February 2014 the SFO had 5 members of staff who worked after their 65 birthday.</p><p>During the period 1 December 2013 – 30 November 2014 the Crown Prosecution Service employed 76 people who were aged 65 or over.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 15/12/2014 12:33:50 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

167385

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he has taken to insulate the Law Officers' departmental estate in order to improve energy efficiency; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	216833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service commissioned sustainability surveys in respect of its major energy consuming sites in 2011. There were a limited number of recommendations made in respect of cavity wall, loft and pipework insulation, however these were not progressed due to technical constraints.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The remaining Law Officers Departments are currently all tenants based in a small number of leased buildings and do not therefore have any direct responsibility for insulating these properties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 08/12/2014 15:46:45 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

166918

registered interest
date	01/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the capacity of the Law Officers' Departments buildings for the micro-generation of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	216582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) commissioned Sustainability Surveys in respect of its major energy consuming sites in 2011. The surveys considered: photovoltaics, solar water heating, wind turbines, biomass boilers, ground source heating, micro-hydro and combined heat and power. Apart from photovoltaics and solar water heating none of the technologies was considered suitable for further investigation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the case of the sites where photovoltaics and solar water heating were considered technically achievable the economic investment and payback period was not considered viable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The CPS also responded to a central government request for sites potentially suitable for solar panels in 2014 and no sites were considered viable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The remaining Law Officers Departments have not made any such assessments. All of them are currently tenants based in a small number of leased properties and do not have any direct responsibility for implementing micro-generation systems within these buildings.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 08/12/2014 15:44:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

165867

registered interest
date	25/11/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to reduce water (a) usage and (b) bills in the Law Officers' Departments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	215953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>In line with the requirements of the Greening Government Commitment Targets, the Law Officers’ Departments are taking steps to reduce water consumption and costs. Reductions have been achieved through a range of measures including the introduction of water meters and water flow restrictors to reduce usage in washrooms. Reductions in the size of the estate and in staff numbers have also contributed to the decline in water consumption.</p><p>Against the 2009/10 benchmark of 69,068 cubic metres, consumption was reduced by 40% to 41,164 cubic metres by the end of reporting year 2012/13. Projections for reporting year 2013/14 indicate further improvement.</p><p> </p><p>Specific information on the Law Officers’ Departments consumption of water and any associated expenditure during the last financial year is published in their respective Annual Report and Resource Accounts. These also detail actions undertaken to reduce usage. Copies of these are already available in the Library of the House or can found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/</a> website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 02/12/2014 12:26:18 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

164303

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps the Law Officers' Departments are taking to ensure their services are available online; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	215656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Information on the work of the Law Officers’ Departments websites can be found on the Gov.uk website or on their own websites. However, as their work is primarily aimed at providing legal support to the Government or conducting prosecutions on behalf of the Crown, they do not currently provide any specific online services directly to the public.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 01/12/2014 15:06:55 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

155389

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how often the Law Officers' Departments reviews its processes regarding the logging of emails, letters and other correspondence received; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	214244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <p>HMCPSI’s records management policy, which covers such processes, is reviewed and published annually. The remaining Law Officers’ Departments do not have a formal schedule for regularly reviewing the logging emails or correspondence, although such processes are monitored and when required are modified to meet business needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All of the Law Officers’ Departments comply with the guidance issued by the Cabinet Office on handling correspondence from Members of Parliament, Peers, MEPs and Members of devolved Administrations, which is available online at the following link - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61196/guide-handling-gov-correspondence.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61196/guide-handling-gov-correspondence.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 20/11/2014 14:04:31 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

101011

registered interest
date	27/10/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many private finance initiative projects the Law Officers' Departments contracted for in each year from 1997 to 2010.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	212091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has had two private finance initiative (PFI) contracts between 1997 and 2010 as follows.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Information Technology (IT) managed service</em></strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department's IT service is provided through a PFI managed service contract with CGI (formally Logica) which was let from 1 April 2002. The contract currently runs until 30 November 2015 and provides for further extension options until 31 March 2017.</p><p> </p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Communications managed service</em></strong></p><p> </p><p>The Department's communications are provided through a managed service PFI contract with Level 3. This was let from 1 April 2006 and the contract runs until 30 November 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The remaining Law Officers’ Departments have not contracted any PFI projects during the specified period of time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 03/11/2014 17:21:33 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

92916

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Private Finance Initiative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the total private finance initiative liabilities of the Law Officers' Departments are for the next 20 years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	210081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>The total private finance initiative liabilities (PFI) of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for the next 20 years are set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>£'000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£'000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£’000</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5,933</p></td><td><p>4,554</p></td><td><p>10,487</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under their current terms the CPS’s two PFI contracts are set to expire at the end of November 2015. The CPS PFI liabilities will therefore end in 2015/16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The figures contained in the table above are drawn from Note 16 of the CPS 2013/14 Annual Report and Accounts, ‘Commitments under PFI contracts’.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The remaining Law Officers’ Departments do not have any PFI liabilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 20/10/2014 15:40:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

90585

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in the Law Officers' Departments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	208334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since 2010/11 the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has reduced its energy emissions by approximately 35%. This has been achieved through the reduction in the size of its estate and various energy efficiency measures. During the same period electricity prices have risen by approximately 33% and gas by 47%. However, the reduction in usage has meant that total CPS energy costs have reduced by 3% over this period. More details about CPS energy costs can be found on page 20 of its 2013-14 Annual Report and Accounts which is available online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/339509/41097_HC_6_CPS_Print_Ready.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/339509/41097_HC_6_CPS_Print_Ready.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is committed working towards meeting the Greening Government Commitment targets which started on 1 April 2011 with a baseline period of 2009-10. The SFO is now ahead of all of its targets including those relating to energy costs. This is principally due to a move from its old premises on two sites to a single building on Cockspur Street. More details of the SFO’s performance at meeting its targets can be found in Annex A of its Annual Report and Accounts which is published online at;</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/328727/SFO_AR-2014_SPS-26-6.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/328727/SFO_AR-2014_SPS-26-6.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Full details of the steps taken by the Attorney General’s Office, Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and to reduce energy costs can be found in Annex A of the TSol Annual Report and Accounts 13-14 (HC paper number 1262). This is published online at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tsol-ago-hmcpsi-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-14" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tsol-ago-hmcpsi-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-14</a></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 10/09/2014 13:37:16 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby