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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-06-15more like thismore than 2020-06-15
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 remove filter
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading National Fund more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 17 March (HL2334), when they first became aware of a request from a relative of the donor to return the money in the National Fund to the family; and whether they intend to make any change to the Attorney General's application to release the funds as a result. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town more like this
uin HL5676 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-29more like thismore than 2020-06-29
answer text <p>In October 2019 the Attorney General’s Office was contacted by representatives of an individual who claimed to be a descendent of the anonymous donor that established the National Fund. They also claimed that the trust was void ab initio and that unless the court finds that the donor had a “paramount charitable intent”, the Fund belongs to his residuary estate.</p><p> </p><p>The individual subsequently applied to join the proceedings initiated by the Attorney General in May 2018, in order to represent the interests of all persons who are or may be or become entitled to share in the residuary estate of the donor. In January 2020 the Court ordered that this individual be joined to the proceedings and that they serve evidence in support of their claim.</p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General remains of the view that the trust establishing the National Fund is valid and its purposes exclusively charitable.</p><p> </p><p>It is now for the High Court to determine the individual’s claims and decide whether the terms of the charitable trust should be varied as sought by the Attorney General. If the Attorney General’s application is successful the money in the fund will be paid over to the National Debt Commissioners towards the reduction of the national debt.</p><p> </p><p>The hearing in the High Court is scheduled for October 2020.</p>
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-06-29T11:16:41.393Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-29T11:16:41.393Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
4159
label Biography information for Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town more like this
1203693
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-06-15more like thismore than 2020-06-15
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 remove filter
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Attorney General: Energy more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, how much energy her departmental buildings have used in (a) each of the last five years and (b) 2020 to date. more like this
tabling member constituency Kingston and Surbiton more like this
tabling member printed
Sir Edward Davey more like this
uin 59361 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-06-29more like thismore than 2020-06-29
answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is unable to provide information on its building energy usage as it is currently sharing a building and there is no way of identifying the AGO’s energy usage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Legal Department (GLD) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI), who are GLD’s tenants, have used the following:</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Energy Consumption (MWh)</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-to-date (end of May 2020)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3,359</p></td><td><p>3,433</p></td><td><p>3,399</p></td><td><p>3,304</p></td><td><p>4,935</p></td><td><p>441</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>GLD publish this data in their Annual Report and Accounts. The 2019-20 publication can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gld-ago-and-hmcpsi-annual-report-and-accounts-2019-to-2020" target="_blank">here</a>. Please note that the 2019-20 total also covers the period of commissioning, decommissioning and relocating GLD’s Head Office from One Kemble Street to 102 Petty France and consequently includes the GLD proportion of energy usage for both buildings during this period..</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have used the following:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Energy Consumption (MWh)</p></td><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3,359,251</p></td><td><p>3,433,141</p></td><td><p>3,399,001</p></td><td><p>3,303,878</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>CPS publish these figures in their Annual Report and Accounts. The 2018-19 publication can be found <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/cps-annual-report-2018-19" target="_blank">here</a>. The figures for 2019-20 will be available in the CPS 2019-20 Annual Report and Accounts once it is published. Please note that The Ministry of Justice Estates Sustainability Team is responsible for reporting and managing sustainability in the CPS. Their data is gathered and validated by the Estates Sustainability Team and Building Research Establishment on behalf of DEFRA. The CPS is unable to report data from locations where property owners are not obliged to provide it. All data is UK only.</p><p> </p><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) routinely publishes details of its energy use in their Annual Report and Accounts which can be found <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/publications/corporate-information/annual-reports-accounts/" target="_blank">here</a>. The data for the most recent financial year 2019/2020 is due to be published in the near future.</p>
answering member constituency Northampton North more like this
answering member printed Michael Ellis more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-06-29T10:57:53.817Zmore like thismore than 2020-06-29T10:57:53.817Z
answering member
4116
label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis more like this
tabling member
188
label Biography information for Ed Davey more like this