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date	22/03/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme on allowing victims of crime to seek appeals of sentencing.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	171541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme is an important mechanism to ensure that victims of crime can have confidence that justice will be served. The Victims’ Code entitles victims to be informed about the scheme, promptly after sentence, so that they may refer sentences for consideration by the Law Officers within the time limit. The Attorney General’s Office receives requests to review sentences from victims; their family members; the CPS; the police; MPs and members of the public. In 2022, 139 sentences were referred to the Court of Appeal and in 95 cases (68%), sentences were increased.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 28/03/2023 16:53:21 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1606052

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on the proposed Xlinks renewable energy interlink with Morocco.
tabling member constituency	South Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Heather Wheeler
uin	170581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is interested in the Xlinks project and has established a dedicated team within the department to consider – without commitment – the viability and merits of the proposal to understand how it could contribute to the UK’s energy security.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/03/2023 15:07:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler

1606063

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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, what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the Crown Prosecution Service in the next Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	170737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>In the 2021 Spending Review, the CPS secured a significant funding increase enabling it to respond to growing pressures in the criminal justice system. This settlement saw a significant investment in CPS funding, increasing its budget from £630m a year to £728m by 2024/25. That settlement has been maintained by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 27/03/2023 09:40:28 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1606064

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Barristers: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what her Department's policy is on the parity of fees for prosecution and defence counsels.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	170738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Equality of arms between defence and prosecution is an important principle within the criminal justice system. Following last year’s increase to defence counsel fees, as recommended by the Independent Review of Criminal Legal Aid, this Government is providing additional funding to uplift the fees CPS pays to prosecution counsel. This funding restores parity between defence and prosecution counsel.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 28/03/2023 14:38:31 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1604964

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel: Diplomatic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports of staff from the Consulate General in Jerusalem wearing t-shirts which erase Israel's existence at a marathon race event in Jerusalem on 10 March 2023.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	167038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>There is no implication for UK policy. The UK's position is long-standing - we wish to see a viable two-state solution with Israelis and Palestinians living side by side in peace, prosperity and security.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 27/03/2023 11:33:52 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe