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1056451

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Royal Albert Hall
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they estimate that the Attorney General will give his definitive ruling on the points of law arising from the case of the Royal Albert Hall and the Charity Commission.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts
	uin	HL13508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Last year the Charity Commission wrote to the Attorney General requesting his consent to refer five questions to the First-Tier Tribunal concerning the Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences – i.e. the Royal Albert Hall, which is a registered charity. While the Charity Commission has the power to refer questions to the Tribunal, it may only do so with the consent of the Attorney General, as set out in section 325 of the Charities Act 2011.</p><p> </p><p>This is a complex case involving the application of modern day charity law to an organisation established over 150 years ago. Before making an assessment as to whether consent should be given to the Commission’s request, both the Corporation and the Commission were invited to make further representations to the Attorney General’s Office. It is important that these are considered carefully, taking into account all relevant factors. While it is not possible to provide an exact estimate as to when a decision will be made, the matter is being given careful thought with a view to reaching a decision as soon as possible.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 18/02/2019 13:57:05 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	1651 label Biography information for Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts

1058908

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Intestacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many estates of people that die without (a) known entitled relatives and (b) leaving a will were referred to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Scarborough and Whitby
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Goodwill
	uin	219364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of estates referred to the Bona Vacantia Division of the Government Legal Department in each financial year since 2012 is:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1794</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2027</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1855</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1914</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>1639</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>1698</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>1455*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*to date</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/02/2019 09:23:28 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill

1058909

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Duchy of Cornwall and Duchy of Lancaster: Intestacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many estates of people that die without (a) known entitled relatives and (b) leaving a will in the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall were referred to the law firm Farrer and Co. Solicitors in each year since 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Scarborough and Whitby
	tabling member printed	Mr Robert Goodwill
	uin	219365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury Solicitor is appointed by Royal Warrant to administer the estates of persons domiciled in England &amp; Wales who die without leaving a will or entitled relatives (known as ‘bona vacantia’) but this explicitly excludes the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster.</p><p> </p><p>The bona vacantia estates of persons domiciled in Cornwall and Lancaster are administered by Farrer &amp; Co Solicitors on behalf of the Dukes of Cornwall and Lancaster and are referred directly to them.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury Solicitor does not hold any information about the numbers of estates which are referred to Farrer &amp; Co.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/02/2019 09:24:46 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill

1059076

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, which EU agencies his Department plans to seek continued membership of after the UK has left the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	219252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>During the Implementation Period, the terms of the UK’s participation in EU agencies and bodies will be as set out in Article 128 of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Following our exit from the European Union, we are committed to maintaining a close and collaborative relationship with the EU. Our future partnership is a matter for the next phase of negotiations and we look forward to constructive discussions with the EU.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/02/2019 09:15:52 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1059961

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 11 of February 2019 to Question 217439 on Crown Prosecution Service: West Midlands, for each Principle Offence type, what estimate he has made of the number of cases pursued by the Crown Prosecution Service which did not result in a trial in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands in each year since 2010; and if he will publish the reasons for each of those cases not resulting in a trial.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	220059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of cases which did not result in a trial can be broken down into a number of categories. Guilty pleas and Proved in Absence prosecutions result in a conviction while Dropped and Administratively Finalised prosecutions result in a non-conviction. The four tables in Annex A provide the Guilty pleas and Proved in Absence prosecutions together with the Dropped and Administratively Finalised prosecutions for both England and CPS West Midlands.</p><p> </p><p>The definition for each category of prosecution is provided in the notes in Annex A. The notes provide an explanation as to why these case types did not proceed to trial.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/02/2019 09:36:14 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name 220059 - Annex A.docx title Annex A
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1059962

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 11 of February 2019 to Question 217439 on Crown Prosecution Service: West Midlands and with reference to the finding that there was a 67 percent reduction in the number of minor motoring cases in that area with a similar fall reflected across England, how many minor motoring cases there were in (a) the West Midlands and (b) England in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	220060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The tables below show the number of finalised prosecution outcomes with the Principal Offence Category of Motoring and the Mode of Trial recorded as Summary-Only during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 in the West Midlands CPS Area and in England.</p><p> </p><p>During the period in question, the percentage reduction in caseload was 67.4% in the West Midlands and 67.1% in England.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p>28,770</p></td><td><p>24,720</p></td><td><p>24,039</p></td><td><p>19,202</p></td><td><p>9,377</p></td><td><p>10,833</p></td><td><p>11,149</p></td><td><p>9,392</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p>269,129</p></td><td><p>239,581</p></td><td><p>208,235</p></td><td><p>150,565</p></td><td><p>94,424</p></td><td><p>97,441</p></td><td><p>93,031</p></td><td><p>88,469</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/02/2019 09:41:25 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1059995

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, prior to the formal notification to the Information Commissioner's Office of Paul Woods' appointment as the Data Protection Officer in his Department, who else was appointed to that role; and for what periods of time those appointments were made.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
	uin	220098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Data Protection compliance at the Attorney General’s Office was managed as part of a wider role in the office and was in place from April 2015. There were no DPOs required before May 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/02/2019 09:28:16 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1060009

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, on what date Paul Woods, the Departmental Records Officer and FOI/DPA coordinator in the Government Legal Department, became the Data Protection Officer for his Department; and (a) when and (b) how that appointment was notified to the (i) Information Commissioner's Office, (ii) Ministers of his Department, (iii) staff of his Department and (iv) Treasury Solicitor.
	tabling member constituency	Knowsley
	tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
	uin	220099
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Appointment was confirmed on 22 May 2018 and the Attorney General’s Office was informed that day. The ICO, GLD Staff and the Treasury Solicitor were notified 25 May 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/02/2019 09:30:47 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

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

1060808

	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	Crown Prosecution Service: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff the Crown Prosecution Service employed (a) in each region and (b) at CPS Direct in each year from 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	220762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of staff employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in each Region and in CPS Direct in each year from 2010 (As at 31 December of each year) is listed in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>CPS Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central Casework</p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>472</p></td><td><p>592</p></td><td><p>564</p></td><td><p>662</p></td><td><p>633</p></td><td><p>661</p></td><td><p>704</p></td><td><p>707</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS Direct</p></td><td><p>155</p></td><td><p>135</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>302</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CPS Headquarters</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>413</p></td><td><p>443</p></td><td><p>434</p></td><td><p>414</p></td><td><p>432</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cymru Wales</p></td><td><p>432</p></td><td><p>403</p></td><td><p>381</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>296</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>278</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>526</p></td><td><p>477</p></td><td><p>426</p></td><td><p>355</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>310</p></td><td><p>308</p></td><td><p>316</p></td><td><p>311</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eastern</p></td><td><p>408</p></td><td><p>385</p></td><td><p>366</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>257</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>254</p></td><td><p>266</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>1203</p></td><td><p>1233</p></td><td><p>1047</p></td><td><p>955</p></td><td><p>937</p></td><td><p>876</p></td><td><p>924</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London North</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>463</p></td><td><p>463</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London South</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>474</p></td><td><p>466</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyside &amp; Cheshire</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>205</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>422</p></td><td><p>391</p></td><td><p>368</p></td><td><p>320</p></td><td><p>293</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West Group</p></td><td><p>769</p></td><td><p>687</p></td><td><p>688</p></td><td><p>614</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>510</p></td><td><p>516</p></td><td><p>494</p></td><td><p>458</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>404</p></td><td><p>373</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td><p>291</p></td><td><p>287</p></td><td><p>242</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>338</p></td><td><p>313</p></td><td><p>281</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>223</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thames &amp; Chiltern</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td><p>396</p></td><td><p>412</p></td><td><p>342</p></td><td><p>332</p></td><td><p>282</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>275</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wessex</p></td><td><p>348</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td><p>317</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>265</p></td><td><p>233</p></td><td><p>231</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Group</p></td><td><p>775</p></td><td><p>698</p></td><td><p>617</p></td><td><p>520</p></td><td><p>489</p></td><td><p>457</p></td><td><p>449</p></td><td><p>435</p></td><td><p>424</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire &amp; Humberside Group</p></td><td><p>674</p></td><td><p>628</p></td><td><p>612</p></td><td><p>537</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>482</p></td><td><p>447</p></td><td><p>422</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8344</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7672</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7373</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6633</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6384</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5922</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5954</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5989</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5946</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>*Note: Following an organisational restructure in 2011 some CPS commands were changed from Groups to single Areas under the leadership of a single Chief Crown Prosecutor.</p><p>Data Source: Trent HR Database February 2019.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/02/2019 09:41:32 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe