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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

1150081

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	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	Housing: Solar Power
	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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring solar energy systems to be installed on all new dwellings.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	1069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>As of the 1 of October we have launched a consultation on options to deliver a meaningful and achievable increase to the energy efficiency standards for new homes to be introduced through the Building Regulations in 2020, as a stepping stone to meeting our commitment to introduce a Future Homes Standard by 2025. Our preferred option for 2020 would achieve a 31 per cent reduction in carbon emissions for an average home. We expect this would be achieved by homes being built with high fabric standards alongside the use of low-carbon heating, such as a heat-pump, or renewables technology, such as solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. The published impact assessment considers analysis and evidence supporting the options.</p><p>The Building Regulations set minimum energy performance standards for new homes and non-domestic buildings, but do not prescribe the technologies, materials or fuels to be used, allowing builders the flexibility to innovate and select the most practical and cost-effective solutions in particular circumstances. For example, many roofs are not suitable for solar PV panels because of visual amenity, strength, or orientation of the property.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 28/10/2019 15:50:40 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1170097

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	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	Help to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effect of Help to Buy on the number of homes purchased by first time buyers.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	900123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>Over 192,000 (81 per cent) of sales through Help to Buy: Equity Loan from its start in April 2013 to 30 June 2019 have been to first-time buyers.</p><p>This has helped increase the number of first-time buyers to over 350,000 in 2018 – an eleven-year annual high, an increase of 84 per cent since 2010.</p> answering member constituency Tatton answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 13/01/2020 17:45:32 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1198419

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Housing: Construction
	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 steps his Department is taking to use the Home Building Fund and land owned by Homes England to diversify the house building sector and support micro and small to medium-sized house builders.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	52201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>Continuing to build the homes the country needs is a priority for the Government and we recognise the important role that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play in delivering new homes. We have been supporting the sector through various measures to boost confidence and retain capacity. £2.5 billion of the £4.5 billion Home Building Fund is targeted at SME builders and innovators and helps viable development schemes progress. The Home Building Fund encourages greater innovation, improves market resilience and diversifies housing delivery by enabling SMEs to increase their output.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/06/2020 15:10:07 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1220037

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2020
	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	Permitted Development Rights
	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 plans his Department has to fast-track reforms to permitted development rights as part of Project Speed to assist the deployment of mobile networks and 5G, and benefit rural coverage through the Shared Rural Network Initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	67693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>In August 2019, a joint consultation by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport was launched to consider amending permitted development rights to support increased mobile coverage and 5G deployment.</p><p>The consultation closed on 04 November 2019. The Government is considering the replies and will issue a response in due course. Subject to the outcome of this consultation, if the proposals are taken forward, we anticipate undertaking a further consultation on the detail of those proposals.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 09/07/2020 09:55:36 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake