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731753

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many fraud prosecutions the Crown Prosecution Service has brought in Crown Courts in England and Wales in each of the last five years; and what the outcomes of those prosecutions were.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the numbers of defendants and the outcome of prosecution proceedings, divided into twelve Principal Offence Categories, including ‘Fraud and Forgery’. The numbers of defendants prosecuted in Crown Courts under this category for each CPS Area and Casework Divisions are provided in the accompanying attachment along with the outcomes of those prosecutions.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 27/06/2017 16:01:17 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

731948

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will provide an update on the status of the case of the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton's constituent, as detailed in the letter of 14 December 2016 on the Serious Fraud Investigation into allegations concerning GPT and the conduct of its business in Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>Progress is being made on the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigation into allegations concerning GPT and aspects of the conduct of their business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. However, as was the position in December 2016, it would not be appropriate for me to discuss the status of a live criminal investigation further at this stage.</p><p>When it is appropriate to do so the SFO publish updates on the status of the GPT case on their website. The most recent information can be found at: <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/cases/gpt-special-project-management-ltd/" target="_blank">www.sfo.gov.uk/cases/gpt-special-project-management-ltd/</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 28/06/2017 11:03:30 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

732000

registered interest
date	22/06/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Unlawful Killing (Recovery of Remains) Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will publish any legal advice sought by or given to the Government on the Unlawful Killing (Recovery of Remains) Bill.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>Advice from the Law Officers is covered by legal professional privilege and is subject to a long-standing convention, which prevents disclosure of the advice (or even the fact that the Law Officers have been consulted) outside Government.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 27/06/2017 12:46:45 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

731175

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the cost is of (a) running and (b) administering the Serious Fraud Office online reporting tool.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	48
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>During the financial year 2016/17, the SFO recorded expenditure of £21,943 for hosting its secure communications infrastructure. This supports one-off questionnaires for victims of specific, alleged frauds and secure communications with overseas partners, as well as the secure reporting tool.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, £450 for administration costs was incurred. This was for user licence fees attributable to accessing the secure reporting tool.</p><p> </p><p>These totals do not include any staff costs as this work is done alongside normal duties. The SFO does not hold accurate information on the time spent administering the system.</p><p> </p><p>Since its introduction, the SFO has continued to improve the functionality of the reporting tool to assist people in making more comprehensive reports about alleged fraud, bribery or corruption. The reporting tool also has the advantage of allowing referrers to make a report anonymously and in confidence without fear of reprisal. It is the main source of people reporting offences to the SFO. It has improved the way in which offences are reported by simplifying the method of doing so. It has also increased the security of those communications. In addition, it offers guidance on other organisations to contact for assistance if the matter falls outside the SFO’s remit.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 26/06/2017 12:39:26 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

731178

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Confiscation Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2017 to Question 70644, on confiscation orders, how much has been collected as a result of confiscation orders obtained by the Crown Prosecution Service in the 2016-17 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) collected £88,069,419 in the 2016-17 financial year in respect of confiscation orders where it was the Lead Enforcement Agency.</p><p>Domestic confiscation orders, once obtained are enforced by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) assists in the enforcement process in situations where it can add value, such as by managing restraint orders, seeking the appointment of enforcement receivers and, in relation to assets held overseas, seeking assistance from other jurisdictions. It is the Lead Enforcement agency in these cases. When the CPS can no longer add value to the enforcement of a confiscation order, the responsibility for enforcement reverts to HMCTS and the CPS no longer monitors its progress.</p><p>The CPS only retains data on those orders in which it assists in the enforcement process. The latest data relates to March 2017.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 26/06/2017 16:00:18 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

731179

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Confiscation Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Answer of 20 April 2017 to Question 70644, on confiscation orders, what the outstanding debt is by Crown Prosecution Service Area.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2017 answer text <p>As of the 1 March 2017, the outstanding debt by CPS Area is set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>CPS Area</p></td><td><p>Outstanding Debt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>£2,963,978</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>£6,112,440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>£30,200,496</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside &amp; Cheshire</p></td><td><p>£2,200,543</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>£3,269,540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>£9,622,411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>£9,193,325</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>£3,953,153</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames &amp; Chiltern</p></td><td><p>£7,197,057</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales - Cymru</p></td><td><p>£4,645,004</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>£1,097,810</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>£14,005,735</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside</p></td><td><p>£10,615,319</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Organised Crime Division</p></td><td><p>£47,783,983</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Specialist Fraud Division</p></td><td><p>£401,017,161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special Crime &amp; Counter Terrorism Division</p></td><td><p>£60,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£553,938,410</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Domestic confiscation orders, once obtained are enforced by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) assists in the enforcement process in situations where it can add value, such as by managing restraint orders, seeking the appointment of enforcement receivers and, in relation to assets held overseas, seeking assistance from other jurisdictions. When the CPS can no longer add value to the enforcement of a confiscation order, the responsibility for enforcement reverts to HMCTS and the CPS no longer monitors its progress.</p><p>The CPS only retains data on those orders in which it assists in the enforcement process. The latest data relates to March 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 26/06/2017 15:54:38 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

731229

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Serious Fraud Office's news release of 20 June 2017, SFO charges in Barclays Qatar capital raising case, whether he has re-assessed the merits of maintaining the Serious Fraud Office as a separate office.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to strengthening the UK's response to bribery, corruption, money laundering, fraud and other forms of economic crime.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is continuing to review options to improve the effectiveness of the UK's response to economic crime, and any measures resulting from this work will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 27/06/2017 11:08:22 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

731430

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for the sale of illegal tobacco have taken place in each police authority area in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of people who have been charged with, and prosecuted for, selling illegal tobacco. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 relates to the excise duty on tobacco products. Section 8G(4) and 8H(6) of the act was inserted by the Finance Act 2000 and creates the offences of (a) possess, transport or display unmarked tobacco products otherwise than as described and (b) selling, offering to sell or otherwise deals in unmarked tobacco products; or suffers premises to be used for the sale of unmarked tobacco products. In these sections unmarked products mean tobacco products that are subject to fiscal marking but do not carry compliant duty-paid fiscal mark.</p><p>Although it is not possible to identify the number of people charged with particular offences, records are held showing the overall number of offences in which a prosecution commenced in the Magistrates’ courts. The table below shows the number of offences, rather than defendants, charged by way of the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979. A single defendant may be charged with more than one offence. Data are only available since 2011-12. Prior to this date, prosecutions under this legislation were carried out by the Revenue and Customers Prosecution Office (RCPO).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>2016-2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 { 8G(4)(a) and (6) }</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 { 8G(4)(b) and (6) }</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 relates to the collection and management of the revenues of custom and excise. Prosecutions under section 170(1)(b) for being knowingly concerned in ‘carrying, removing, depositing, harbouring, keeping or concealing or in any manner dealing’ with excise goods and the offence of fraudulent evasion of duty under s170(2) can include offences involving tobacco products but also other products.</p><p>CPS data does not dis-aggregate the overall number of these offences in which a prosecution commenced in the Magistrates’ courts. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>Some offences in relation to the unlawful sale of tobacco products are prosecuted by trading standards departments and would not be recorded in CPS data.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 03/07/2017 15:45:35 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane