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428973

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many Crown Prosecution Service staff worked on (a) referrals for suspected non-compliance with minimum wage legislation and (b) prosecutions for non-compliance with minimum wage legislation in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	16871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>All cases referred to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for the purposes of considering a prosecution for an offence contrary to national minimum wage legislation, are dealt with by the Specialist Fraud Division. The number of people dealing with such cases at any given time depends on the number of cases received and how they are allocated.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 24/11/2015 11:50:08 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

428972

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many employers were (a) charged with and (b) convicted of a criminal offence by the Crown Prosecution Service for non-compliance with minimum wage legislation in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	16870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Data held centrally by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), together with information provided by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which has responsibility for enforcing the law in relation to the National Minimum Wage (NMW), shows that in the financial year 2010 – 2011, no employers were charged with a criminal offence for non-compliance with minimum wage legislation but one employer was convicted from an earlier charge. One charge was made in the financial year 2011 – 2012 and one conviction was made in 2012 – 2013. No cases were charged or convicted in 2013 – 2014 and one case was charged in 2014 – 2015.</p><br /><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below the National Minimum Wage pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they do not do so, HMRC pursues recovery through the civil courts. For deliberate non-compliance or obstructive behaviour HMRC operates a policy of selective and exemplary criminal investigation action as part of a wider enforcement strategy.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 24/11/2015 11:49:14 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

428971

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases of suspected non-compliance with minimum wage legislation were referred to the CPS in each of the last five years; and how many such referrals led to a prosecution in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	16852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2015 answer text <p>Data held centrally by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), together with information provided by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which has responsibility for enforcing the law in relation to the National Minimum Wage (NMW), shows that there were three cases which were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service by HMRC in the financial year 2010 – 2011, of which two resulted in prosecution. No referrals were made in the financial years 2011 – 2012 and 2012 – 2013. No cases were referred to the Crown Prosecution Service by HMRC in 2013 – 2014 and two cases were referred in 2014 – 2015, of which one resulted in prosecution. One case has been referred in this financial year (2015-2016), which is currently under consideration.</p><p>The majority of employers identified as paying below the National Minimum Wage pay arrears on receipt of a formal Notice of Underpayment. Where they do not do so, HMRC pursues recovery through the civil courts. For deliberate non-compliance or obstructive behaviour HMRC operates a policy of selective and exemplary criminal investigation action as part of a wider enforcement strategy.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 23/11/2015 13:42:29 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

433717

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2015 to Question 16871, what the budget allocated to the Specialist Fraud Division was in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	18484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>The budget allocated to the Specialist Fraud Division in each of the last six years was:</p><br /><p>2009/10 - £7.3m</p><p>2010/11 - £23.4m</p><p>2011/12 - £22.1m</p><p>2012/13 - £26.8m</p><p>2013/14 - £25.6m</p><p>2014/15 - £23.6m</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/12/2015 15:35:41 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

433718

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 24 November 2015 to Question 16871, how many full-time equivalent staff worked in the Specialist Fraud Division in each of the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	18485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff that have worked in the Specialist Fraud Division in each of the last six years is shown below.</p><br /><p>March 2010 - 142 FTE</p><p>March 2011 - 134 FTE</p><p>March 2012 - 138 FTE</p><p>March 2013 - 258 FTE</p><p>March 2014 - 233 FTE</p><p>March 2015 - 230 FTE</p><br /><p>Note: The figures presented above reflect staff in post on 31 March of each year.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 07/12/2015 15:37:26 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

515749

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2016 to Question 33817, what the Joint Intelligence Committee's current estimate is of the number of non-extremist opposition fighters in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	35668
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to her on 21 April 2016 to UIN 33817.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 04/05/2016 09:43:07 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

515747

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Joint Intelligence Organisation and National Security Secretariat: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent staff currently work in (a) the Joint Intelligence Organisation's Assessments Staff and (b) the National Security Secretariat; and how many such staff have not previously been employed as civil servants.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	35669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>Staff in the JIO are drawn from the Cabinet Office and across Government including the MOD, FCO, and Armed Forces. They are employed on a range of terms and conditions including formal and informal, short and long term secondments. In 2004 the Rt Hon The Lord Butler of Brockwell reported that its size was “some 30 senior and middle-ranking officials”; it is currently larger than that but, given the nature of the work that they do, I am unable, for security reasons, to give further detail. There are about 200 people in the National Security Secretariat, similarly drawn from a range of Departments and employed on a range of terms and conditions. Again, for security reasons, I am unable to give details on the previous employment of staff in either organisation, but both draw on external experts in their business.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 04/05/2016 09:41:31 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

512445

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Armed Conflict: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Joint Intelligence Committee has revised its estimate of the number of non-extremist opposition fighters in Syria since 2 December 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	33817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>The JIC regularly assess the numbers involved in fighting in Syria and their loyalties. The JIC has concluded that non-extremist opposition numbers have held up despite recent pressure. Numbers in groups fighting Daesh are likely to have increased.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 21/04/2016 09:16:59 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

514352

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Syria-related desk posts within the Joint Intelligence Organisation's Assessments Staff were (a) vacated and (b) filled during 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	34934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO) supports the National Security Council and provides advice on national security and foreign policy to the Prime Minister and other senior ministers. Staff in the JIO are drawn from the Cabinet Office and across Government including the MOD, FCO, and Armed Forces. They are employed on a range of terms and conditions including formal and informal, short and long term secondments. They also regularly call on augmentees and expertise from across Government to work on particular projects or issues. Given this flexible approach to resourcing we do not hold the data requested.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 34933 question first answered 26/04/2016 09:34:25 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin previous answer version 57353 answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

514354

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many desk officers within the Joint Intelligence Organisation's Assessments Staff work on Syria-related issues; and how many such desk officers had specialist knowledge or experience related to Syria prior to their appointment.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	34933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO) supports the National Security Council and provides advice on national security and foreign policy to the Prime Minister and other senior ministers. Staff in the JIO are drawn from the Cabinet Office and across Government including the MOD, FCO, and Armed Forces. They are employed on a range of terms and conditions including formal and informal, short and long term secondments. They also regularly call on augmentees and expertise from across Government to work on particular projects or issues. Given this flexible approach to resourcing we do not hold the data requested.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin grouped question UIN 34934 question first answered 26/04/2016 09:34:25 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin previous answer version 57352 answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry