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1735623

registered interest
date	21/10/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, if she will hold discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service on reducing the number of pre-charge cases awaiting decision.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	10051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>Public confidence in the criminal justice is underpinned by access to swift justice. It is critical that cases progress through the system as quickly as possible, both before and after a charge is made. Improving timeliness and reducing the backlogs of outstanding cases are a priority for me and for this Government.</p><p>I will of course be holding discussions about these issues with the Crown Prosecution Service, with a view to making systemic improvements as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 28/10/2024 14:14:08 answering member 5204
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1734877

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, how many and what proportion of desks were occupied in each of her Department’s offices in the most recent four weeks for which figures are available; and how many staff attended each office in person in the same period.
tabling member constituency	Bridgwater
tabling member printed	Sir Ashley Fox
uin	9603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2024 answer text <p>Heads of Department have agreed that 60% minimum office attendance for most staff continues to be the best balance of working for the Civil Service. Office occupancy data for the period July - September has been published, with further publications to now happen on a quarterly basis. The data is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-hq-occupancy-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-hq-occupancy-data</a>.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 25/10/2024 13:28:16 answering member 5204
tabling member	5101

1734878

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Ministers' Private Offices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, how much was spent on (a) new furniture and fittings and (b) other refurbishment of Ministerial offices in her Department since the dissolution of the last Parliament; and on what items this was spent.
tabling member constituency	Bridgwater
tabling member printed	Sir Ashley Fox
uin	9604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2024 answer text <p>Following the dissolution of the last Parliament on 30 May 2024 and before the General Election on 4 July 2024, and prior to the appointment of the Attorney General and I, officials in the Attorney General’s Office arranged for the two ministerial offices to be modestly refurbished. The refurbishment was completed on 30 June 2024 and the costs are set out below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Description</strong></td><td><strong>Cost</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Painting and decorating</td><td>£3,510.95</td></tr><tr><td>Replacement of carpet tiles</td><td>£6,448.51</td></tr><tr><td>IT monitor</td><td>£151.00</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 31/10/2024 16:06:21 answering member 5204
tabling member	5101

1734927

registered interest
date	16/10/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Insolvency: Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, how many registered freehold titles in England and Wales are vested in the Crown as bona vacantia as a consequence of companies being dissolved through (a) striking off by the Registrar of Companies and (b) a formal liquidation process.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Torsten Bell
uin	9653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2024 answer text <p>The Bona Vacantia Division (“the Division”) of the Government Legal Department acts on behalf of the Treasury Solicitor (the Crown’s Nominee for bona vacantia).</p><p>The Division is currently dealing with 380 freehold titles which appear to have vested as bona vacantia following dissolution via striking off by the Registrar of Companies or formal liquidation.</p><p>Freehold titles from companies dissolved following liquidation are less likely to vest as bona vacantia as they are normally disposed of prior to dissolution by the Insolvency Practitioner.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 25/10/2024 13:37:33 answering member 5204
tabling member	5069

1734511

registered interest
date	15/10/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Ministers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, what meetings (a) Ministers and (b) her officials have held with external stakeholders since 5 July 2024.
tabling member constituency	Bridlington and The Wolds
tabling member printed	Charlie Dewhirst
uin	9362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2024 answer text <p>Details of ministers’ and senior officials’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.</p><p>Data for the period of July to September 2024 will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 23/10/2024 10:47:34 answering member 5204
tabling member	5169

1733984

registered interest
date	14/10/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Taylor Swift
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, whether (a) the Attorney General has had and (b) officials in his Department have had discussions with the Metropolitan Police on Special Escort Group policing for (i) Taylor Swift and (ii) her entourage.
tabling member constituency	Hamble Valley
tabling member printed	Paul Holmes
uin	8997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2024 answer text <p>It is a long-standing convention that the fact that the Law Officers have advised or have not advised and the content of their advice must not be disclosed outside Government without their authority. This is known as the Law Officers’ Convention, is provided for in paragraph 21.27 of Erskine May, and applies to your question.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 28/10/2024 13:48:53 answering member 5204
tabling member	4803 label Biography information for Paul Holmes

1732277

registered interest
date	08/10/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General and Crown Prosecution Service: Paternity Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, what the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) her Department and (b) the Crown Prosecution Service was in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Shaun Davies
uin	7897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2024 answer text <p>Our records show that between 2021 and October 2024, Attorney General’s Office and Crown Prosecution Service employees have taken paternity leave for the birth or adoption of a child.</p><p>The average working days taken (AWDT) is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Attorney General’s Office – AWDT</p></td><td><p>Crown Prosecution Service – AWDT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024 (Jan to Oct)</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 17/10/2024 16:26:57 answering member 5204
tabling member	5041

1730343

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, how many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in her Department without open competition since 4 July 2024; what their (a) job titles and (b) salary bands are; and on what basis each was appointed.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	6139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>No appointments to civil service posts in the Attorney General’s Office, excluding special advisers, have been made without open competition since 4 July 2024.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 14/10/2024 10:14:31 answering member 5204
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1730344

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Solicitor General, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to her Department and associated bodies have (i) been (A) removed from their posts and (B) asked to resign and (ii) been made since 4 July 2024.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	6140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2024 answer text <p>No direct ministerial appointments to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) or the Law Officers’ Departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, Serious Fraud Office, Government Legal Department, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) have been made or removed or asked to resign since 4 July 2024. While not direct ministerial appointments, the Law Officers and the Law Officers’ Departments routinely seek advice from outside experts on the law, including counsel, solicitors or academic specialists. Arrangements for using counsel, solicitors and academics are principally via panels of counsel, panels of law firms or their academic institutions.</p><p>As regards public appointments, following an open competition, two non-executive directors were appointed by the Attorney General to the board of the Serious Fraud Office on 1 October 2024. More information can be found here: <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/2024/10/01/serious-fraud-office-welcomes-two-new-non-executive-directors-2/#:%7E:text=The%20Serious%20Fraud%20Office%20is,and%20Simon%20McKinnon%20CB%20CBE." target="_blank">Serious Fraud Office welcomes two new non-executive directors - Serious Fraud Office (sfo.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>No other public appointments to the AGO and Law Officers’ Departments have been made or removed or asked to resign since 4 July 2024</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 11/10/2024 12:26:28 answering member 5204
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1730893

registered interest
date	04/10/2024
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 Solicitor General, how many cases are awaiting charging decisions by the Crown Prosecution Service for (a) summary only, (b) either way and (c) indictable only offences.
tabling member constituency	Telford
tabling member printed	Shaun Davies
uin	6693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2024 answer text <p>Management information is held showing the number of cases with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) which are awaiting a pre-charge decision.</p><p>The overall number of cases which were awaiting a charging decision or administrative triage (completed on files sent by the police to the CPS for a charging decision) as of 25 March 2024 was 13,697. This data is provided in line with the last quarterly data release in March 2024. The next quarterly release is due on 17 October 2024 which will be available on the CPS website at <a href="https://www.cps.gov.uk/publication/cps-quarterly-data-summaries" target="_blank">CPS quarterly data summaries | The Crown Prosecution Service</a>.</p><p>These figures do not include cases that have been referred to the CPS but that are currently with the police to action, having been sent back to them with a request for further information.</p><p>This count is of the number of cases, not suspects. A single case may cover one suspect or several. No data is available in the report showing whether the alleged offences are summary, either-way or indictable only. To obtain this information would require a manual review at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Sarah Sackman question first answered 14/10/2024 10:12:44 answering member 5204
tabling member	5041