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1258102

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date	03/12/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of the vehicles used by her Department on Government business are electric vehicles.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	124845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is responsible for all government vehicles managed by the Government Car Service.</p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General’s Office, Government Legal Department, Serious Fraud Office and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate have no other vehicles to report.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service currently lease 4 vehicles, none are currently electric vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 11/12/2020 09:29:41 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1121790

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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	To ask the Attorney General, whether it it Government policy to mantain the level of real-term funding for the CPS in the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	245948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The CPS, as with all government departments, has seen a reduction in funding since 2010. Whilst it has been a challenge, it is very important to recognise that the CPS has managed to maintain its performance. It is testament to the professionalism and commitment of the staff that has enabled this, reforming all aspects of how the organisation is managed to find efficiencies wherever possible. The CPS is now amongst the most digital prosecution services in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS has a budget to enable its resourcing; the Law Officers will continue to work with them and HMT to ensure that this is the case and that their needs are reflected in any future Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 25/04/2019 09:57:26 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1121791

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to tackle the rise in knife crime.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	245949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>Government Departments are working quickly to tackle knife crime and the CPS continues to prosecute knife crime robustly. Charges for offensive weapons and possession of a bladed article increased to 27,525 in 2017/18, compared with 25,993 in 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>I attended the Serious Youth Violence Summit hosted by the Prime Minister in April to discuss this serious issue. Following the Summit, cross-government work will now be overseen and driven forward by the new Serious Violence Strategy Implementation Taskforce chaired by the Prime Minister. The Attorney General will be a member of this Taskforce, and both he and I regularly engage with discussions about effectively tackling knife crime.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 25/04/2019 14:18:35 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1104761

registered interest
date	25/03/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Evidence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to address failures relating to disclosure of evidence through the encouragement of early engagement between prosecution and defence in criminal cases.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	236509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s <em>Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of disclosure in the criminal justice system</em>, published in November 2018, highlights the need for early engagement. The Review includes recommendations on pre-charge engagement and proportionate frontloading to ensure there is a better balance between streamlining work and performing disclosure obligations early. This National Disclosure Improvement Plan, which contains commitments made by the CPS, NPCC and College of Policing, also highlights the importance of engagement between the prosecution and the defence.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 28/03/2019 11:03:49 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1046116

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the effective prosecution of criminals.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	211357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed the outline terms of a comprehensive future security relationship including law enforcement, criminal justice, and judicial cooperation.</p><p>I have regular meetings and briefings with the Director of Public Prosecutions and senior officials of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). A significant amount of planning for EU Exit has taken place and the CPS is making preparations for both for the implementation period or for an exit without a deal.</p> answering member constituency Torridge and West Devon answering member printed Mr Geoffrey Cox question first answered 28/01/2019 14:47:55 answering member 1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi