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1167087

registered interest
date	29/10/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	GPT Special Project Management
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what progress he has made on his plans to take forward a prosecution for bribery and corruption in the case of GPT Special Project Management Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	7186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>This case is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office which investigates and prosecutes allegations of the most serious or complex fraud, bribery and corruption. These allegations are challenging to investigate. Their investigation is handled with great care and this necessarily takes time. This case is particularly complex and the investigation is still ongoing. For this reason, it would not be appropriate for me to comment on it.</p> answering member constituency Torridge and West Devon answering member printed Mr Geoffrey Cox question first answered 04/11/2019 17:43:13 answering member 1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1349068

registered interest
date	21/07/2021
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: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether he has had a discussion with the Director of the Serious Fraud Office on a renewal or extension to the five-year appointment to that post.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	37525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>I have had no discussions with the Director of the Serious Fraud Office on a renewal or extension to the five-year appointment to that post, which is not due to come to an end until August 2023.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/09/2021 11:00:23 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1349628

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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 the Serious Fraud Office’s conviction rate was for (a) individuals and (b) corporations in 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	38329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO), by its specialist nature, takes on a relatively small number of large, complex economic crime cases which can take several years to investigate. This means that small changes in case numbers can lead to significant fluctuations in in the SFO’s conviction rate.</p><p> </p><p>Against this context, in 2020-21 the SFO’s conviction rate for individuals was 67 percent, which included three convictions in the $1.7bn Unaoil bribery case and one guilty plea in the Petrofac bribery case. No corporations were brought to trial in 2020-21. The SFO also secured two Deferred Prosecution Agreements against corporates in 2020-21, returning £47.4m in fines and penalties to the UK taxpayer and compelling these organisations to reform.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/09/2021 11:02:47 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1349629

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
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 recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the decision making process within the Serious Fraud Office on whether to open, continue or close a criminal investigation into a corporate entity.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	38330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has robust assurance processes in place to ensure effective decision-making on whether to open, continue, or close a criminal investigation into a corporate entity. This includes the SFO’s Case Evaluation Board (CEB) and Case Review Panels (CRPs), both of which are chaired by the SFO General Counsel.</p><p> </p><p>The CEB reviews intelligence submissions against the Director’s Statement of Principle and assesses strategic and tactical risks, costs, and resource implications to make an informed recommendation to the Director on whether to initiate or decline an investigation. CRPs seek to scrutinise all cases at least twice a year to ensure that sound judgement and appropriate investigative and legal expertise are being used in cases, and that cases are progressing appropriately and comply with all relevant legal and operational guidance.</p><p> </p><p>While the SFO exercises independence in its individual casework decisions, I am regularly updated by the Director and her senior leadership team on the SFO’s casework.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/09/2021 11:06:29 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1359750

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) company self-referrals, (b) whistleblower, (c) victim, (d) professional advisory, (e) competitor and (f) other referrals have been made to the Serious Fraud Office in each financial year between 2015-16 and 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	57166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) receives a large number of reports and referrals from multiple different sources relating to a wide range of offences. Whistleblower referrals have been routinely published in the SFO Annual Report on Whistleblowing Disclosures since 2017. The figures are set out below:</p><p> </p><ul><li>During the period from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, the SFO managed 175 whistleblowing disclosures.</li><li>During the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020, the SFO managed 128 whistleblowing disclosures.</li><li>During the period from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019, the SFO managed 137 whistleblowing disclosures.</li><li>During the period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018, the SFO managed 102 whistleblowing disclosures.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>The SFO does not hold a detailed breakdown of the number of referrals within each of the other categories requested. However, the total number of all other referrals made to the SFO within the time period requested are set out below:</p><p> </p><ul><li>During the period from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 the SFO managed 1335 non whistleblower referrals.</li><li>During the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 the SFO managed 1160 non whistleblower referrals.</li><li>During the period from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019 the SFO managed 1151 non whistleblower referrals.</li><li>During the period from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 the SFO managed 1045 non whistleblower referrals.</li><li>During the period from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 the SFO managed 1397 referrals – including whistleblower reports received in this financial year.</li><li>During the period from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 the SFO managed 2749 referrals – including whistleblower reports received in this financial year.</li></ul> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 20/10/2021 09:29:02 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1363042

registered interest
date	25/10/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Money Laundering: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many referrals the CPS received from the National Crime Agency for charging decisions under the Money Laundering Regulations in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	62777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2021 answer text <p>The number of referrals the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Specialist Fraud Division (SFD) has received from the National Crime Agency (NCA) for charging decisions under the Money Laundering Regulations for the last three years are as follows:</p><p> </p><ul><li>4 cases received in 2018-19</li><li>2 cases received in 2019-20</li><li>4 cases received in 2020-21</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>CPS data is available through its Case Management System (CMS) and associated Management Information System (MIS). The CPS collects data to assist in the effective management of its prosecution functions. The CPS does not break down figures that constitute official statistics as defined in the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.</p><p> </p><p>However, the CPS is not able through either CMS or MIS to breakdown referrals to differentiate whether they were made by the police or other investigative organisations in England and Wales. On this occasion we have been able to provide the data because of a recent manual review, so whilst we have endeavoured to produce figures that are as accurate as possible, this data is subject to human error.</p><p> </p><p>The official statistics relating to crime and policing are maintained by the Home Office and the official statistics relating to sentencing, criminal court proceedings, offenders brought to justice, the courts and the judiciary are maintained by the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 29/10/2021 11:52:20 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1723589

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what underspends there have been in (a) his Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies in (i) this financial year and (ii) the Spending Review period.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	1711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2024 answer text <p>As the Chancellor set out in her statement on July 29, the government’s spending audit has identified a forecast Resource DEL overspend of £21.9 billion against the plans set out for departments at Spring Budget 2024. This already factors in the Treasury’s assessment of a £7.1bn fallaway over the course of the year, as set out in Table 1 of Fixing the foundations: public spending audit 2024-25.</p><p> </p><p>The government has announced £5.5 billion of savings in 2024-25, bringing the in-year pressures down to £16.4 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Business and Trade was created in February 2023 and is therefore the current financial year represents the departments second full financial year of operation. For the financial year 2023-24 the financial outturn, including details of any underspends, is still being finalised. The final numbers will be published in the Annual Report and Accounts in the Autumn 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The extent of any underspends in this financial year will be confirmed only when the financial year has concluded.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 06/08/2024 15:01:14 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1723590

registered interest
date	25/07/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has for new efficiency savings in (a) his Department and (b) each of its arms length bodies.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	1712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2024 answer text <p>The government is taking action to make efficiency savings across back-office functions and communications and stopping non-essential spending on consultants. Further details are set out in Fixing the foundations: public spending audit 2-24-25.</p><p> </p><p>To support the government’s ambition of making efficiency savings my department is working with the Treasury to identify opportunities to deliver the necessary saving.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 06/08/2024 15:03:53 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1724174

registered interest
date	29/07/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Billing: Payment Methods
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 to introduce new metrics on retentions; and whether he plans to bring into force new metrics on the value of invoices paid and disputed invoices from 1 January 2025.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	2095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>Legislation is expected to be laid before Parliament in 2024 to amend the Reporting on Payment Practices and Performance Regulations 2017 to require new retention reporting requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Amendments were made to the Payment Practices and Performance Regulations which introduced two new reporting metrics which will cover the value of payments, and the level of invoices not paid because of disputes. Businesses will be required to collect data and report on these new metrics from January 2025 as planned.</p> answering member constituency Harrow West answering member printed Gareth Thomas question first answered 06/09/2024 13:42:30 answering member 177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1725655

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Batteries: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to include in the Product Safety and Metrology Bill (a) changes to safety standards for and (b) measures to help prevent ingestion of button batteries.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	2943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>UK product safety law requires that all products must be safe before being placed on the market and enforcement authorities have powers to take appropriate action where unsafe or non-compliant products are identified. The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) works with stakeholders to ensure the safety of products on the UK Market regardless of their origins.</p><p>This Product Regulation and Metrology Bill will ensure the UK is better placed to address product safety issues we face today and in the future. It will allow for agile and robust regulatory measures for products, including lithium-ion and button batteries, placed on the UK market.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders grouped question UIN 2944 question first answered 09/09/2024 15:28:19 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake