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1019411

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of knife related incidents that have not resulted in a successful prosecution in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	198171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of cases relating to knife crime incidents that have not resulted in a successful prosecution. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>National figures on selected offences involving a knife or sharp instrument may be obtained from the <em>Crime in England and Wales Bulletin Tables</em> published by the Office of National Statistics.</p><p>National figures on the numbers of prosecutions and outcomes for specific criminal offences including possession of weapons may be obtained from the official statistics published by the Ministry of Justice.</p><p>Prosecutions for knife related incidents may be brought by way of Section 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 which provides for the offence of possession of a bladed or pointed article in a public place or Section 1 of the Prevention of Crime Act 1953 which makes the possession of an offensive weapon in a public place an offence.</p><p>The information held by CPS on such offences is limited to the number of offences in which a CPS prosecution was charged and which reached a first hearing in the Magistrates Court. The tables below show the number of these offences for England and Wales and the West Midlands CPS Area.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Table 1 - England &amp; Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </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></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Justice Act 1988 { 139 }</p></td><td><p>12,717</p></td><td><p>12,641</p></td><td><p>10,483</p></td><td><p>11,090</p></td><td><p>11,712</p></td><td><p>13,261</p></td><td><p>15,204</p></td><td><p>16,619</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prevention of Crime Act 1953 { 1 }</p></td><td><p>12,387</p></td><td><p>11,272</p></td><td><p>9,460</p></td><td><p>8,846</p></td><td><p>9,018</p></td><td><p>9,821</p></td><td><p>10,789</p></td><td><p>10,906</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Table 2 - West Midlands CPS Area</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </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></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Justice Act 1988 { 139 }</p></td><td><p>1,147</p></td><td><p>1,259</p></td><td><p>1,036</p></td><td><p>1,078</p></td><td><p>1,145</p></td><td><p>1,455</p></td><td><p>1,676</p></td><td><p>1,890</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Prevention of Crime Act 1953 { 1 }</p></td><td><p>1,123</p></td><td><p>1,054</p></td><td><p>822</p></td><td><p>877</p></td><td><p>914</p></td><td><p>994</p></td><td><p>1,158</p></td><td><p>1,183</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It should be noted that the figures relate to the number of offences and not the number of individual defendants. It is often the case that an individual defendant is charged with more than one offence.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 06/12/2018 17:32:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1060617

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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 steps his Department has taken to minimise disruption to the work of the Serious Fraud Office in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	220767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The SFO has already put contingency plans in place to ensure minimal disruption to its casework in the event of no deal. This includes delivering training and awareness sessions and reviewing cases that are using or will use EU tools and measures. In addition an exercise is underway to recruit six additional staff members to support case teams when the UK exits the EU.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/02/2019 09:33:04 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1216834

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Treasury Solicitor's Department
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what plans he has in place to ensure that the Treasury Solicitor - Bona Vacantia Division (a) undertakes investigations into the existence of wills for the deceased in an efficient and diligent manner and (b) administers estates in accordance with the law.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	63512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Bona Vacantia Division (BVD) of the Government Legal Department (GLD) deals with the estates of people domiciled in England &amp; Wales who appear to have died without leaving a valid will or relatives entitled to share in their estates in priority to the Crown.</p><p> </p><p>Estates are administered by BVD in compliance with the law and the legal duties which apply to the administrators of estates.</p><p> </p><p>This includes making reasonable enquiries to establish whether the deceased has left a valid will or relatives entitled to share in the estate in priority to the Crown. Such enquiries include publishing details of the estate on BVD’s website and in the national and local press; making enquiries of banks, local solicitors and other parties and potentially conducting a search of the deceased’s property to establish whether they left a will.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 29/06/2020 10:52:45 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

448563

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will estimate the costs attributed to the Department for Education by the Government Legal Department since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	24782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The Treasury Solicitor’s Department was renamed the Government Legal Department (GLD) on 1 April 2015. It is primarily funded through the fees it charges for its legal services. It provides Litigation, Employment, Commercial and Advisory legal services to the Department for Education (DfE). The fees charged to DfE for this work, including the cost of disbursements, are as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fees (excluding VAT) £</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>4,208,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>4,499,546</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>4,805,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>4,409,976</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>4,098,629</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Providing information on the costs attributed to cases relating to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 would incur disproportionate cost as it would involve a manual exercise to identify those historical cases that relate to FOI.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 24783 24784 24785 question first answered 04/02/2016 14:27:01 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

448564

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will estimate the costs attributed to the Department for Education by the former Treasury Solicitor's Department in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	24783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The Treasury Solicitor’s Department was renamed the Government Legal Department (GLD) on 1 April 2015. It is primarily funded through the fees it charges for its legal services. It provides Litigation, Employment, Commercial and Advisory legal services to the Department for Education (DfE). The fees charged to DfE for this work, including the cost of disbursements, are as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fees (excluding VAT) £</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>4,208,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>4,499,546</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>4,805,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>4,409,976</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>4,098,629</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Providing information on the costs attributed to cases relating to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 would incur disproportionate cost as it would involve a manual exercise to identify those historical cases that relate to FOI.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 24782 24784 24785 question first answered 04/02/2016 14:27:02 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

448565

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will estimate the costs attributed to the Department for Education in cases relating to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 by the Government Legal Department since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	24784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The Treasury Solicitor’s Department was renamed the Government Legal Department (GLD) on 1 April 2015. It is primarily funded through the fees it charges for its legal services. It provides Litigation, Employment, Commercial and Advisory legal services to the Department for Education (DfE). The fees charged to DfE for this work, including the cost of disbursements, are as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fees (excluding VAT) £</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>4,208,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>4,499,546</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>4,805,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>4,409,976</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>4,098,629</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Providing information on the costs attributed to cases relating to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 would incur disproportionate cost as it would involve a manual exercise to identify those historical cases that relate to FOI.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 24782 24783 24785 question first answered 04/02/2016 14:27:02 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

448566

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will publish an estimate of the costs attributed to the Department for Education in cases relating to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 by the former Treasury Solicitor's Department in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	24785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2016 answer text <p>The Treasury Solicitor’s Department was renamed the Government Legal Department (GLD) on 1 April 2015. It is primarily funded through the fees it charges for its legal services. It provides Litigation, Employment, Commercial and Advisory legal services to the Department for Education (DfE). The fees charged to DfE for this work, including the cost of disbursements, are as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Fees (excluding VAT) £</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>4,208,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>4,499,546</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>4,805,840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>4,409,976</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>4,098,629</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Providing information on the costs attributed to cases relating to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 would incur disproportionate cost as it would involve a manual exercise to identify those historical cases that relate to FOI.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 24782 24783 24784 question first answered 04/02/2016 14:27:02 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1006048

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Evictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent estimate he has made of the number of the tenants that are evicted by their landlord before the end date of their tenancy.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	190754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The 2016-17 English Housing Survey found that 10 per cent of private renters who have moved in the last three years have done so because they were ‘asked to leave or given notice by the landlord’. Government is committed to taking steps to make renting more secure. In the private rented sector, we have recently consulted on overcoming the barriers to longer tenancies. We will be responding shortly.</p><p>Most social tenants have lifetime tenancies which do not have an end date.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 19/11/2018 15:57:18 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1006922

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Council Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what proportion of houses in the UK are marked as (a) empty and (b) a second home for Council Tax purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	191278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The Department does not collect this information for the UK. However, figures on the number of dwellings liable for council tax and those that are empty or are second homes in England can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/755950/Local_Authority_Council_Tax_base_England_2018_Statistical_Release.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/755950/Local_Authority_Council_Tax_base_England_2018_Statistical_Release.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 19/11/2018 09:33:12 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1020297

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the change in real terms of central Government funding for local government since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	199289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>Central government funding cannot in isolation provide a true representation of local authority finances. The responsibilities, structure and makeup of local authorities have changed significantly since 2010 and spending power, formula grants and settlement funding assessments are not directly comparable over this period. For example, with the introduction of the Business Rates Retention Scheme local authorities estimate they will keep around £2.4 billion in business rates growth in 2018-19.</p><p>Over the five year period from 2015-16 to 2019-20 council’s will have access to more than £200 billion, after last month’s budget. This recognises both the growing pressure on local government’s services and higher-than-expected inflation levels. In the long term, next year’s Spending Review will determine funding for local government from 2020-21 onwards and will enable us to look at local government spending in the round.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 10/12/2018 17:13:40 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham