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1151366

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Jainism and Zoroastrianism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, when representatives of the (a) Jain and (b) Zoroastrian community were invited to national events organised by his Department in each of the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	3523
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Jain and Zoroastrian communities of this country have made, and continue to make a positive contribution to life in the United Kingdom. The Government values this contribution enormously.</p><p> </p><p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has not organised any national events in the last two years where it has invited representatives of the Jain or Zoroastrian communities. The AGO is a small and specialised Ministerial Department that does not commonly organise national events. The AGO will endeavour to invite representatives of the Jain and Zoroastrian communities to relevant events.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 30/10/2019 16:28:45 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1255980

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Credit Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether she plans to require her Department and its agencies to provide a payroll deduction service to allow staff to save more easily with a credit union; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	121121
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Attorney Generals’ Office (AGO), the Government Legal Department (GLD), Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) have taken no steps to promote the use of credit unions within their organisations and have no immediate plans to do so.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/12/2020 18:01:29 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1401333

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether her Department has had any (a) financial contract and (b) meetings with (i) Clifford Chance LLP, (ii) FTI Consulting or (iii) Fenchurch Advisory Partners in the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	100401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office has not had any financial contracts or meetings with Clifford Chance LLP, FTI Consulting or Fenchurch Advisory Partners.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/01/2022 11:27:00 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1504849

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were brought forward by the Serious Fraud Office against (a) corporates and (b) individuals in each year between 2013 and 2021 inclusive.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	47336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The table below sets out how many prosecutions the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) brought forward in each year and whether they relate to a corporate or an individual. The term “brought forward” has been taken to mean the instigation of a charge against an individual or corporate. This includes cases where charges were brought but the case did not progress to conviction, including cases resolved through Deferred Prosecution Agreements. <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Prosecutions brought against individuals</p></td><td><p>Prosecutions brought against corporates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>25</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>7</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>4</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>Detailed information regarding SFO cases be found on their website: <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://www.sfo.gov.uk</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 20/09/2022 12:23:38 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1504856

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Convictions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many convictions were secured by the Serious Fraud Office against (a) corporates and (b) individuals in each year between 2013 and 2021 inclusive.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	47337
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The table below sets out how many convictions were secured in Serious Fraud Office (SFO) cases in each year and whether they relate to a corporate or an individual. This does not include cases that were resolved through Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs), where the SFO have entered into 12 DPAs since their introduction in 2014. <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Convictions secured against individuals</p></td><td><p>Convictions secured against corporates</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table>In 2022 to date, the SFO have secured convictions of four individuals as well the conviction of one corporate. An additional 12 individuals will be standing trial in cases this year that are yet to conclude. Detailed information regarding SFO cases be found on their website: <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.sfo.gov.uk/</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 20/09/2022 12:19:14 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1519101

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Cammell Laird: Strikes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions (a) Ministers, and (b) senior officials in his Department had on the 1984 Cammell Laird shipyard dispute between 1997 and 2007 with (i) other Government departments, (ii) representatives of the GMB trade union, and (iii) other stakeholders; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	59270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2022 answer text <p>In respect of discussions within Government, by convention, whether the Law Officers have been asked to provide advice, and the contents of any such advice, is not disclosed outside of Government. This protects the Law Officers’ ability as chief legal advisers to the Government to give full and frank legal advice.</p><p>In respect of discussions between the then Attorney Generals and officials and those outside of Government, I can confirm that we have no record of any discussions in relation to the 1984 Cammell Laird shipyard dispute between 1997 and 2007.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 24/10/2022 16:45:23 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1581465

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Gender Based Violence: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to increase the proportion of cases relating to violence against women and girls that are prosecuted.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	903444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>Tackling violence against women and girls remains one of the government’s top priorities, and we are doing all we can to make our streets and homes safer.</p><p>We’re prioritising prevention, supporting survivors, and strengthening the pursuit of aggressors.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/02/2023 13:56:48 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1226506

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Inquiries: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to establish an independent public inquiry on the Government's handling of the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	76564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that there will be opportunities to look back, analyse and reflect on all aspects of COVID-19. As the Prime Minister has said, this will include an independent inquiry at the appropriate time. For now the Government is focused entirely on responding to the pandemic and saving lives. Further details will be set out in due course and announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 76571 76573 76574 76575 76578 question first answered 22/07/2020 16:17:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1255983

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Credit Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to require his Department and its agencies to provide a payroll deduction service to allow staff to save more easily with a credit union; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	121122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is continuing to investigate various financial wellbeing options. Announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 03/12/2020 17:01:01 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1349473

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made on the formal set up of governance structure, including the 23 specialised committees that will be responsible for the oversight, amendment, and dispute settlement of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	38128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-statement-on-the-meeting-of-the-partnership-council-9-june-2021" target="_blank">first meeting of the Partnership Council</a> took place on 9 June. It launched the governance structures of the TCA. It also agreed to facilitate establishing the Civil Society Forum (CSF) so it can meet this year and encouraged the respective Parliaments of the UK and EU to establish the Parliamentary Partnership Assembly.</p><p>Three of the eighteen TCA Specialised Committees have now met, including the committee on Social Security Coordination which met on 6 July, the committee on Energy which met on 14 July and the committee on Fisheries which met on 20 July. All the other Specialised Committees are due to meet this autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/09/2021 13:40:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas