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510300

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they are taking in response to the recent news that one in eight cases at Crown Court are not proceeded with by the Crown Prosecution Service, even though the defendants have been formally charged.
	tabling member printed	Lord Condon
	uin	HL7506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>All cases are kept under constant review as they progress through the criminal justice system. If new evidence comes to light, a witness decides to no longer support a prosecution or a co-defendant pleads guilty to the offence, the CPS will then review the case. If there is no longer sufficient evidence or if it is no longer in the public interest, the CPS will stop a prosecution.</p><p>The Transforming Summary Justice (TSJ) and Better Case Management (BCM) initiatives, introduced nationally, are recent programmes which will have a material and positive impact on both levels and timing of discontinuance. These include earlier, pre-first magistrates’ hearing case review by prosecutors; an emphasis on early defence engagement; listing periods that support the time required to prepare the case; and improved processes to gather and serve evidential material and disclosure prior to court hearings.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 25/04/2016 15:44:17 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2171 label Biography information for Lord Condon

509953

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of alleged (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence where the alleged offence took place in the UK were prosecuted by the Services Prosecuting Authority in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	33351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>Figures for all prosecutions by the Services Prosecuting Authority of Rape, Sexual Assault &amp; Domestic violence covering the period 2013 to 2015 where the alleged offence took place in the UK are contained in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Rape Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>Sexual Assault Prosecutions</p></td><td><p>Domestic Violence Prosecutions</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>6 (1 case yet to go to trial)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/04/2016 13:43:14 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

509956

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of alleged (a) rape, (b) sexual assault and (c) domestic violence where the alleged offending took place in the UK were referred to the Services Prosecuting Authority for a charging decision in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	33373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>Figures for all referrals received by the Service Prosecuting Authority of Rape, Sexual Assault &amp; Domestic violence covering the period 2013 to 2015 where the alleged offence took place in the UK.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Rape referral received</p></td><td><p>Sexual assault referral received</p></td><td><p>Domestic violence referral received</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/04/2016 13:42:44 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

512733

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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 his Cabinet colleagues on the UK's domestic and international human rights obligations.
	tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
	tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
	uin	904475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>I meet regularly with Ministerial colleagues to discuss important issues of common interest, including on domestic and international human rights law. I am not able to talk about any legal content of those discussions because, by convention, whether the Law Officers have given advice or not is not disclosed outside Government.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 14/04/2016 10:24:51 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

509954

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what assessment the Government has made of the use of the European Arrest Warrant as a prosecutorial tool in the event of a vote to leave the European Union.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	33326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the <strong><a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2016-04-14/debates/16041436000017/EuropeanArrestWarrant" target="_blank">answer</a></strong> I gave to the oral questions from the Hon. Member for Stalybridge and Hythe and the Hon. Member for Kingston Upon Hull North on the 14<sup>th</sup> of April 2016.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 19/04/2016 10:38:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

512732

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps the CPS is taking to improve the conviction rate for hate crimes involving disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	David Mowat
	uin	904471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The CPS treats all allegations of hate crime, including those involving disabled people, extremely seriously and continues to place priority on this work. Legal guidance on disability hate crime was refreshed in 2015 and a supporting training package was delivered to all CPS lawyers by January 2016. This equips prosecutors with up to date knowledge to inform their decision making and approach to building the strongest cases possible. In addition, a National Scrutiny Panel on disability is assisting with the development of further refinements to policy guidance on crimes against disabled people and the preparation of a joint CPS/Police/HMCTS statement concerning support to disabled victims of crime.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/04/2016 10:34:41 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

512731

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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 steps the Government has taken to promote human rights in the UK and abroad.
	tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
	tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
	uin	904474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government has a strong record on human rights here and abroad. As examples, it brought forward the Modern Slavery Act seeking to protect some of the most vulnerable and exploited people in our society. It is one of the leading members of the UN Human Rights Council, tackling in particular sexual violence in conflict and we will support £10.6 million worth of human rights projects globally this financial year.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 14/04/2016 10:22:19 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

510258

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Tax Evasion: Prosecutions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action is being taken by the Crown Prosecution Service following the publication of the Panama Papers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL7464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government has announced plans to create a cross-agency taskforce to investigate all evidence of illegality that has emerged from the so called “Panama Papers” revelations. The Government will take whatever action is necessary after the work of the taskforce has been completed.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service will advise on any criminal investigations commenced by HMRC, the police or the National Crime Agency and will bring criminal proceedings if cases pass the evidential and public interest stages of the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 25/04/2016 15:20:05 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

509955

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were commenced by the Serious Fraud Office in (a) 2012, (b) 2013, (c) 2014 and (d) 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	33372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of individuals or bodies corporate against whom the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) instituted proceedings in each year but does not include persons outside the jurisdiction, for whom the court has issued a warrant of arrest under section 1 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 but in respect of whom no written charge or summons has been issued.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The SFO started two related sets of proceedings against Alstom Network UK. One in 2014, the other in 2015. Only the first set of proceedings is included in the table above.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/04/2016 12:28:00 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

510304

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	London Underground: Floods
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the National Flood Resilience Review is considering the findings of London Underground’s flood risk review which identifies 85 stations, tunnels and shafts as at high risk of flooding.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
	uin	HL7510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>As set out in evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee on 13 April, the National Flood Resilience Review is looking across infrastructure in a number of sectors to identify those assets which the Government thinks need to be more resilient against extreme river or tidal flooding</p><p>Separately to the national review, London Underground is in the process of reviewing their own vulnerability to all forms of flooding: this includes river and coastal but also the risk of burst water mains, which can be a much bigger threat in an urban area. This work is primarily for London Underground to agree with Transport for London and the Mayor, but Department for Transport and Cabinet Office officials will stay abreast of the London Underground work to ensure it is coherent with the National Flood Resilience Review.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 25/04/2016 14:12:05 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
	tabling member	3792 label Biography information for Baroness Jones of Whitchurch