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date	05/10/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Homosexuality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions made by the Crown Prosecution Service involved domestic abuse between individuals in a same-sex female relationship, in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	99153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) collects finalised prosecutions data showing the sex of defendants for cases flagged as involving domestic abuse. Some, more limited, information is also available showing the identified relationship between defendant and complainant and whether the relationship is between people of the same or different sex.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of defendants prosecuted for domestic abuse where a relationship was identified as same sex (partner, ex-partner, spouse/civil partner or former spouse/civil partner), during each of the last ten years. It also highlights the number of defendants where the relationship has been recorded. This data is limited, which results in the number of defendants with an identified relationship being under-recorded.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Female Defendants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male Defendants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Relationships Recorded</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>16.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>30.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>47.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>52.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>55.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>55.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>52.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>48.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>48.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>56.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>While the CPS does not collate prosecutions data by county, data is available showing the number of prosecutions in each of the regional Areas of the CPS. The tables below provide the same information as the table above, broken down for each CPS Area.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Female Defendants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cymru Wales</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London North</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London South</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside &amp; Cheshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames and Chiltern</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Male Defendants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cymru Wales</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London North</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London South</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside &amp; Cheshire</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames and Chiltern</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 99154 99155 question first answered 08/10/2020 14:07:56 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
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registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Homosexuality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions made by the Crown Prosecution Service involved domestic abuse between individuals in a same-sex male relationship, in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	99154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) collects finalised prosecutions data showing the sex of defendants for cases flagged as involving domestic abuse. Some, more limited, information is also available showing the identified relationship between defendant and complainant and whether the relationship is between people of the same or different sex.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of defendants prosecuted for domestic abuse where a relationship was identified as same sex (partner, ex-partner, spouse/civil partner or former spouse/civil partner), during each of the last ten years. It also highlights the number of defendants where the relationship has been recorded. This data is limited, which results in the number of defendants with an identified relationship being under-recorded.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Female Defendants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male Defendants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Relationships Recorded</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>16.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>30.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>47.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>52.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>55.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>55.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>52.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>48.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>48.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>56.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>While the CPS does not collate prosecutions data by county, data is available showing the number of prosecutions in each of the regional Areas of the CPS. The tables below provide the same information as the table above, broken down for each CPS Area.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Female Defendants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cymru Wales</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London North</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London South</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside &amp; Cheshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames and Chiltern</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Male Defendants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cymru Wales</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London North</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London South</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside &amp; Cheshire</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames and Chiltern</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 99153 99155 question first answered 08/10/2020 14:07:56 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

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registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Homosexuality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions made by the Crown Prosecution Service involved domestic abuse between individuals in same-sex relationships, by (a) gender and (b) county in England and Wales, in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	99155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) collects finalised prosecutions data showing the sex of defendants for cases flagged as involving domestic abuse. Some, more limited, information is also available showing the identified relationship between defendant and complainant and whether the relationship is between people of the same or different sex.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number of defendants prosecuted for domestic abuse where a relationship was identified as same sex (partner, ex-partner, spouse/civil partner or former spouse/civil partner), during each of the last ten years. It also highlights the number of defendants where the relationship has been recorded. This data is limited, which results in the number of defendants with an identified relationship being under-recorded.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Female Defendants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male Defendants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of Relationships Recorded</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>16.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>77</p></td><td><p>30.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>47.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>52.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>55.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>55.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>52.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>108</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>48.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>48.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>56.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>While the CPS does not collate prosecutions data by county, data is available showing the number of prosecutions in each of the regional Areas of the CPS. The tables below provide the same information as the table above, broken down for each CPS Area.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Female Defendants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cymru Wales</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London North</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London South</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside &amp; Cheshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames and Chiltern</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Male Defendants</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cymru Wales</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London North</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London South</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside &amp; Cheshire</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames and Chiltern</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 99153 99154 question first answered 08/10/2020 14:07:56 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1239865

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many successful prosecutions have taken place under the Coronavirus Act 2020 as a result of court proceedings.
tabling member printed	Lord Robathan
uin	HL8683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The main criminal offence under the Coronavirus Act relates to potentially infectious persons who refuse to co-operate with the police or public health officers, when they are required to be screened for COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>There have been no successful prosecutions of any offence created by the Coronavirus Act 2020. A review of completed prosecutions to the end of August 2020 show that 141 cases were incorrectly charged under the Act; because there was no evidence they applied to potentially infectious people, which is what this law covers.</p><p> </p><p>However, data on prosecutions under the Health Protection (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 shows that under the Regulations there have been 227 prosecutions resulting in guilty pleas, and 6 prosecutions found guilty after trial to the end of August. Data released by the National Police Chiefs Council also shows that 18,912 Fixed Penalty Notices have been issued under the Regulations between 27 March and 21 September by police forces across England and Wales.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 14/10/2020 14:13:04 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	334 label Biography information for Lord Robathan

1237979

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of cases pursued by the Crown Prosecution Service resulted in unsuccessful outcomes due to victim issues in each quarter since the third quarter of the 2018-19 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	95701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the outcomes of completed prosecutions, as a count of the number of defendants finalised, and collates the data collected by quarter. Each non-conviction (or ‘unsuccessful’) outcome is allocated a reason, indicating the principal reason the defendant was not convicted.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number and proportion of prosecution outcomes resulting in a non-conviction due to victim or complainant issues in each quarter from Q3 2018-19 (October to December 2018) to Q4 2019-20 (January to March 2020).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>18/19-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18/19-Q4</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q3</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19/20-Q4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Victim Issues</p></td><td><p>3,594</p></td><td><p>3,468</p></td><td><p>3,111</p></td><td><p>3,286</p></td><td><p>2,643</p></td><td><p>2,673</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% Victim Issues</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td><td><p>2.8%</p></td><td><p>2.4%</p></td><td><p>2.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total Prosecution Outcomes</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>121,191</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>123,939</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>115,228</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>118,896</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>109,425</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>107,497</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 30/09/2020 10:13:06 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1236036

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Rape: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to CPS data summary Quarter 4 2019-2020, what recent assessment he has made of the reasons for the decline in rape prosecutions.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	92683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>Over the last financial year 2019-20 the charging rate increased by over 10% and there was a 6.2% rise in the volume of rape cases proceeding to prosecution following a decision to charge. Although this is a promising trend which the CPS is seeking to maintain, there is clearly more to be done.</p><p>The reasons behind the recent declines in prosecutions are complex and a whole system approach is necessary to address them. There is ongoing work to improve the handling of these sensitive cases and narrow the disparity between offences reported and cases going to court.</p><p> </p><p>In July the CPS published its own rape strategy, the first of its kind for any department. There is also an ongoing cross-Government review of the criminal justice response to rape. This is examining evidence across the system about the causes of the falls in outcomes for rape and identifying solutions to reverse the trend. The CPS is actively engaged in this review and will address any issues raised honestly and openly.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 28/09/2020 08:31:53 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1234953

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much compensation has been paid by the Crown Prosecution Service to victims of group-based child sexual exploitation due to a failure to prosecute their attackers in each of the last five years; and how many such cases there have been.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL8202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>There have been no cases where compensation has been paid by the Crown Prosecution Service to victims of group-based child sexual exploitation due to a failure to prosecute their attackers in the last five years.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 29/09/2020 15:13:00 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1235144

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether officials in his Department sought a Ministerial Direction in relation to any aspect of the Internal Market Bill.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	91095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>There has been no Ministerial Direction requested.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 21/09/2020 16:19:45 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1234601

registered interest
date	15/09/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Dangerous Driving: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many sentences imposed for causing death by dangerous driving his Department has considered under the unduly lenient sentence scheme in each of the last two years; on how many occasions in each of the last two years he has referred such sentences to the Court of Appeal; and how many of those sentences have been extended by the Court of Appeal as the original sentence imposed fell outside the range of sentences that could reasonably have been imposed in the circumstances of the case.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	90144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>In 2018 – 29 sentences for causing death by dangerous driving were referred to the Attorney General’s Office. Of those 4 were referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme. 2 sentences were found to be unduly lenient and the sentences were increased. 2 were found NOT to be unduly lenient and the sentences remained the same.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019 – 43 sentences for causing death by dangerous driving were referred to the Attorney General’s Office. Of those 2 were referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme. Both sentences were found to be unduly lenient and the sentences were increased.</p><p> </p><p>To date, in 2020 – 18 sentences for causing death by dangerous driving have been referred to the Attorney General’s Office. Of those 3 have been referred to the Court of Appeal, 1 was found to be unduly lenient and the sentence was increased, 1 was found NOT to be unduly lenient and the sentence remained the same, and 1 sentence is yet to be considered by the Court of Appeal.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/09/2020 09:39:33 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1232854

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	International Law
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 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on 8 September 2020, Official Report, column 509, on how many occasions since May 2010 the Government has brought forward legislative proposals giving powers to Ministers to breach international law.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	87561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>Parliament is sovereign as a matter of domestic law and can pass legislation, even if such legislation is in breach of the UK’s treaty obligations. From time to time tensions arise between our international obligations and domestic legislation. In 2012, The House of Lords Reform Bill 2012-13 was brought forward with the statement that the Deputy Prime Minister at the time was ‘unable to make a statement of compatibility under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998’ which reflects the UK’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights (this Bill was later withdrawn for other reasons). Whilst pre-dating 2010, a further example from 2002 was when the then Government introduced the Communications Bill with a section 19(1)(b) certificate under the Human Rights Act 1998 (ie that whilst the Minster is unable to make a statement of compatibility the government nevertheless wishes to proceed with the Bill) because it was perceived that clause 309 of that Bill could be considered to violate our international obligations under article 10 of the ECHR. The current legislative proposal, if enacted, would deliver the wider objectives of the Protocol, which is to protect peace in NI and the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 14/09/2020 17:47:29 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle