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347281

registered interest
date	28/05/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Private Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions the Director of Public Prosecutions has (a) taken over and (b) discontinued private prosecutions in the last 10 years for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2015 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain an authoritative central record of the number of private prosecutions (a) taken over and (b) discontinued by the Director of Public Prosecutions. To identify the number would require a manual exercise to review individual files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 03/06/2015 13:06:32 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

228767

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the average hourly pay is of employees in the Law Officers' Departments identified as (a) White or White British and (b) from a Black, Asian or other minority ethnic group.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	228577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 26/03/2015 12:15:30 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

228469

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, for what reasons the Crown Prosecution Service made the decision that it would not be in the public interest to pursue a private prosecution on gender abortion charges against Dr Prabha Sivaraman and Dr Palaniappan Rajmohan.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	228357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>In accordance with the two stage test set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors, the CPS carefully considered the evidence submitted by the private prosecutor both on its own and in addition to the material already in its possession from the earlier decision. In both cases the CPS concluded that there was no realistic prospect of conviction for the charge selected by the private prosecutor.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition the CPS considered whether both sets evidence taken together might be sufficient to provide a realistic prospect of conviction for <strong><em>any</em></strong> abortion offence. It was concluded that there was sufficient evidence to prosecute an offence of using poison, instruments or any other means with intent to procure an abortion but that this was very finely balanced. It further concluded that the public interest considerations in not pursuing a prosecution outweighed those in favour for the same reasons as in 2013, most importantly the lack of professional guidance on how doctors should approach comparative risk assessments.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The full reasons for the decision are available on the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) website: <a href="http://www.cps.gov.uk/news/latest_news/cps_decision_to_stop_private_prosecutions_of_doctors_charged_with_abortion_offences/" target="_blank">http://www.cps.gov.uk/news/latest_news/cps_decision_to_stop_private_prosecutions_of_doctors_charged_with_abortion_offences/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 24/03/2015 17:04:15 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

228470

registered interest
date	19/03/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, when he last met one of his counterparts from an EU member state; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
uin	228351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The Attorney General last met with EU counterparts during the Global Law Summit, which took place in London between 23 – 25 February 2015. Matters discussed included countering violent extremism, domestic prosecution policy and broader criminal justice issues.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 25/03/2015 11:12:05 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

228063

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many dedicated staff there are to deal with domestic violence cases at each Crown Prosecution Service office in the North West.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
uin	228086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) North West has two main offices based in Preston and Greater Manchester. In addition there are two smaller offices at Barrow and Cumbria.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>CPS North West has 230 prosecutors of varying grades who have received comprehensive domestic violence training. These staff are split between Preston and Manchester.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are 9 Specialist Domestic Violence Co-ordinators in Greater Manchester and 9 Specialist Domestic Violence Prosecutors who prosecute the Specialist Domestic Violence Courts in Cumbria and Lancashire.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 25/03/2015 11:10:35 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

228257

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	GlaxoSmithKline
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether there is a point of contact for members of the public who wish to help the Serious Fraud Office investigation into GlaxoSmithKline.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Eric Ollerenshaw
uin	228186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has a secure reporting mechanism, SFO Confidential, which can be accessed through its website.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 24/03/2015 17:02:41 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4141 label Biography information for Eric Ollerenshaw

228766

registered interest
date	18/03/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with cabinet colleagues on implementation of the UK's domestic and international legal obligations on human rights.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	908282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the oral question from the Hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) earlier today.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 24/03/2015 13:40:52 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

227685

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, which news applications staff in the Law Officers Departments are authorised to download and use on their work-provided phones and tablets.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	227817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Staff in the Law Officers’ Departments who use work provided phones or tablets are not authorised to download and use any news applications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 23/03/2015 11:40:27 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

227686

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of employees in the Law Officers Departments identify as (a) white or white British, (b) Asian or Asian British, (c) Black or Black British, (d) mixed or multiple ethnic group and (e) another ethnicity.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	227952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>It is not compulsory for staff to declare their ethnicity and the following table therefore only provides details on the number of staff in the Law Officers’ Departments who have chosen to declare their ethnicity, and the proportions these represent of the overall workforce.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Treasury Solicitor’s </strong></p><p><strong>Department (TSol) *</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Serious Fraud Office</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Crown Prosecution </strong></p><p><strong>Service </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnic Origin</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian/Asian British</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>6.1%</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>7.3%</p></td><td><p>471</p></td><td><p>7.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black/Black British</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td><td><p>351</p></td><td><p>5.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed/Multiple Ethnic</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>2.6%</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White/White British</p></td><td><p>883</p></td><td><p>44.2%</p></td><td><p>194</p></td><td><p>48.9%</p></td><td><p>4478</p></td><td><p>70.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Ethnic</p><p>Background</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>* TSol data also covers the staff of the Attorney General’s Office and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 25/03/2015 14:40:33 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

227992

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the performance of the Serious Fraud Office.
tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
uin	HL5807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2015 answer text <p>The current Director has returned the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to its original role and purpose of tackling the topmost tier of fraud, bribery and corruption cases with a greater emphasis on those that harm the UK’s reputation as a safe place to do business.</p><p> </p><p>The follow-up report to the 2012 inspection carried out by Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate was published in November 2014. It provides a snapshot of the SFO in 2013 and made clear that a “considerable amount of work had been done” to address the recommendations of the inspection, and that “There has been genuine commitment from managers and staff alike to review and update processes and structures and to improve every aspect of case handling, from intelligence gathering and analysis, to casework management and disclosure handling”.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 26/03/2015 13:03:28 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon