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169091

registered interest
date	09/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	RSPCA
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many times in 2012, 2013 and 2014 the Crown Prosecution Service has either taken over or forced discontinuation of a private prosecution brought by the RSCPA.
tabling member printed	Viscount Astor
uin	HL3581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain an authoritative central record of the number of private prosecutions taken over. To identify the exact number of times the CPS took over or forced the discontinuation of a private prosecution brought by the RSPCA would require a manual exercise to review individual files which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 18/12/2014 15:17:29 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	3429 label Biography information for Viscount Astor

167913

registered interest
date	04/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prosecutions for phone scamming offences there were in each year from 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service maintains a central record of the number of prosecutions it conducts for fraud and/or forgery offences; however, it is not possible to identify which of these offences were conducted, in whole or in part, through the telephone. To obtain this information would require a manual file examination which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 16/12/2014 14:45:52 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

167270

registered interest
date	02/12/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Rotherham
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Director of Public Prosecutions has any plans to bring cases against persons other than the five men convicted in respect of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL3371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>South Yorkshire Police are currently conducting investigations relating to child sexual exploitation in Rotherham. As these are ongoing it would be inappropriate to make further comment. The Crown Prosecution Service will consider all potential offences referred to it by the police in accordance with the two-stage test set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 16/12/2014 14:45:24 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

147400

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Armed Conflict
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to prosecute jihadis who have fought with ISIS and return to the United Kingdom; and if not, why not.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>If there is evidence that people are going to Syria to engage in terrorist activity they can be arrested and prosecuted. Each case is considered individually in accordance with the rules of the applicable criminal law jurisdiction. In England and Wales if the police refer a case to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), they consider whether the test in the Code for Crown Prosecutors is met; that is whether there is sufficient evidence of any offence, and if so, whether it is in the public interest to prosecute. A similar public interest approach is taken by the office of the Lord Advocate, the sole prosecuting authority for Scotland.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whether an individual is arrested or prosecuted for a terrorism offence will always depend on the facts and circumstances of the case and is an operational decision for the police and responsible prosecuting authority. Safeguards are built in to our legislation and we rely on the professionals involved to make sure that prosecutions are pursued in appropriate cases. Whether any specific act falls within the definition of ‘terrorism’ and whether any individuals or groups have committed an offence will always depend on all facts and circumstances of the case. Depending on the specific circumstances, anyone who becomes involved with fighting overseas may be prosecuted under the applicable law on their return<strong>.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A very wide range of offences already exists on the statute books that can be used to prosecute such individuals and to manage the risk they may pose on return, including in the Terrorism Acts 2000 and 2006 which provide extra-territorial jurisdiction in relation to certain activities. In particular, where there is evidence that individuals are planning, promoting, funding, facilitating or participating in terrorist activities overseas - including involvement in fighting for terrorist groups - the relevant authorities will seek to prosecute them, before they go or on their return.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 24/11/2014 17:26:25 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

91843

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much compensation has been paid by the Treasury Solicitor in response to claims on behalf of victims of trafficking in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
uin	HL1901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2014 answer text <p>Claims relating to human trafficking can arise in a range of different types of litigation –for example immigration, unlawful detention or claims under Article 4 of the ECHR (prohibition of slavery and forced labour).</p><p>The Treasury Solicitor’s Department does not maintain data which would readily enable claims from victims of trafficking to be distinguished from the other claims they handle. To obtain an accurate compensation figure would therefore involve disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 13/10/2014 13:05:11 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

90903

registered interest
date	08/09/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Attorney General was consulted about the European Arrest Warrant issued for the parents of Ashya King.
tabling member printed	Lord Trefgarne
uin	HL1829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Both the police and CPS are independent of Government and save in cases which require his consent to prosecute the Attorney General has no role to play in the decision to apply to a court for a European Arrest Warrant (EAW). The alleged offence in this case did not require Attorney General’s consent and he was not, therefore, consulted prior to the application for a warrant.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>After the EAW had been obtained, as superintending Minister for the CPS, the Attorney General did discuss the case with the CPS; but the decision to apply to withdraw the warrant remained entirely that of the CPS.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Tankerness question first answered 22/09/2014 11:11:31 answering member 630 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Tankerness
tabling member	1813 label Biography information for Lord Trefgarne

90808

registered interest
date	05/09/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of named day written questions were answered by the Law Officers' Departments within the prescribed period in the (a) 2012-13 session, (b) 2013-14 session and (c) 2014-15 session to date.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	208417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information requested is contained in the following table.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion answered on the named day </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>99%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>91%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15 (To date)</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>90%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Departmental performance information, for ordinary and named day Parliamentary Questions, is collated by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and submitted to the Procedure Committee. This is published on a sessional basis by the committee, and includes evidence regarding departmental performance. The monitoring report relating to the 2012-13 session was published on 13 February 2014 as HC1046. The report covering statistics relating to performance during the 2013-14 session will be published very shortly by the Procedure Committee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 10/09/2014 13:34:33 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

90583

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, when he passed the letter from the hon Member for Christchurch about Mrs Kirkhope of Ferndown to the Chief Constable for Hampshire; and what steps has been taken as a result of that letter.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	208253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>Our records suggest that a copy of the letter should have been posted to the Chief Constable of Hampshire on the 3<sup>rd</sup> April. However, no record exists of whether it was received or not by his office. My Office has since been in contact with Hampshire Police about the matter and they have now received a copy of the letter and will be taking it forward.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 09/09/2014 13:26:40 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

90584

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the (a) highest and (b) lowest full-time equivalent salary paid by (i) the Law Officers' Departments and (ii) its public bodies was in (A) 2010-11, (B) 2011-12, (C) 2012-13, (D) 2013-14 and (E) 2014-15; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	208301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The following tables contain details on the highest and lowest payments made to full-time equivalent civil servants in the Law Officers’ Departments between 2010-11 and 2014-15.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol) *</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FTE salary</strong></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 (to date)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lowest</strong></p></td><td><p>£18,000 - £18,500</p></td><td><p>£18,000 - £18,500</p></td><td><p>£20,000 - £20,500</p></td><td><p>£21,000 – £21,500</p></td><td><p>£20,500 - £21,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Highest</strong></p></td><td><p>£155,000 – £159,999</p></td><td><p>£155,000 – £159,999</p></td><td><p>£155,000 – £159,999</p></td><td><p>£160,000 – £164,999</p></td><td><p>£160,000 – £164,999</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* TSol data also covers the Attorney General’s Office and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Serious Fraud Office</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FTE salary</strong></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 (to date)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lowest</strong></p></td><td><p>£19,500- £20,000</p></td><td><p>£19,500- £20,000</p></td><td><p>£20,000- £20,500</p></td><td><p>£19,500- £20,000</p></td><td><p>£19,500- £20,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Highest</strong></p></td><td><p>£165,000 - £169,999</p></td><td><p>£165,000 - £169,999</p></td><td><p>£180,000 - £184,999</p></td><td><p>£180,000 - £184,999</p></td><td><p>£180,000 - £184,999</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Crown Prosecution Service *</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FTE salary</strong></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 (to date)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Lowest</strong></p></td><td><p>£14,000 -£14,500</p></td><td><p>£14,000 -£14,500</p></td><td><p>£14,000 -£14,500</p></td><td><p>£14,000 -£15,000</p></td><td><p>£14,000 -£15,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Highest</strong></p></td><td><p>£210,000 -£215,000</p></td><td><p>£210,000 -£215,000</p></td><td><p>£195,000 – £200,000</p></td><td><p>£195,000 – £200,000</p></td><td><p>£200,000 -£205,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* The source data for this question has been extracted from the CPS ‘Trent’ database using the base data report as of 05/09/14. Consequent change to data input may mean that this data could change at some point in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In line with standard reporting requirements and for protection of personal data the salary for the highest paid individual has been shown within a £5K boundary and a £500 range has been applied for lower paid staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 09/09/2014 13:33:15 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

90585

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps he is taking to reduce energy costs in the Law Officers' Departments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	208334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Since 2010/11 the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has reduced its energy emissions by approximately 35%. This has been achieved through the reduction in the size of its estate and various energy efficiency measures. During the same period electricity prices have risen by approximately 33% and gas by 47%. However, the reduction in usage has meant that total CPS energy costs have reduced by 3% over this period. More details about CPS energy costs can be found on page 20 of its 2013-14 Annual Report and Accounts which is available online at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/339509/41097_HC_6_CPS_Print_Ready.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/339509/41097_HC_6_CPS_Print_Ready.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is committed working towards meeting the Greening Government Commitment targets which started on 1 April 2011 with a baseline period of 2009-10. The SFO is now ahead of all of its targets including those relating to energy costs. This is principally due to a move from its old premises on two sites to a single building on Cockspur Street. More details of the SFO’s performance at meeting its targets can be found in Annex A of its Annual Report and Accounts which is published online at;</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/328727/SFO_AR-2014_SPS-26-6.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/328727/SFO_AR-2014_SPS-26-6.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Full details of the steps taken by the Attorney General’s Office, Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and to reduce energy costs can be found in Annex A of the TSol Annual Report and Accounts 13-14 (HC paper number 1262). This is published online at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tsol-ago-hmcpsi-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-14" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tsol-ago-hmcpsi-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-to-14</a></p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 10/09/2014 13:37:16 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby