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1694549
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-07more like thismore than 2024-03-07
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General remove filter
hansard heading Ministers: Defamation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions the Law Officers have been informed that ministers in other Government departments are the defendants in a libel action in (a) their personal capacity, (b) their official position and (c) both since 19 December 2019. more like this
tabling member constituency Islington South and Finsbury remove filter
tabling member printed
Emily Thornberry more like this
uin 17537 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-12more like thismore than 2024-03-12
answer text <p>I cannot answer your question as to do so would be in breach of the Law Officers’ Convention.</p><p>Paragraph 2.13 of the Ministerial Code clearly states 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.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Banbury more like this
answering member printed Victoria Prentis more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-12T17:39:23.26Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-12T17:39:23.26Z
answering member
4401
label Biography information for Victoria Prentis more like this
tabling member
1536
label Biography information for Emily Thornberry more like this
1694550
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-03-07more like thismore than 2024-03-07
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General remove filter
hansard heading Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Legal Costs more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, whether any costs were incurred by the Government Legal Department in relation to the libel action pursued by Professor Kate Sang against the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, following her letter of 23 October 2023 to UK Research and Innovation on that organisation's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion board. more like this
tabling member constituency Islington South and Finsbury remove filter
tabling member printed
Emily Thornberry more like this
uin 17538 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-03-12more like thismore than 2024-03-12
answer text <p>In line with normal Government Legal Department charging arrangements, any costs in relation to this matter have been or will be borne by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Witney more like this
answering member printed Robert Courts more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-03-12T10:48:50.647Zmore like thismore than 2024-03-12T10:48:50.647Z
answering member
4589
label Biography information for Robert Courts more like this
tabling member
1536
label Biography information for Emily Thornberry more like this
1684389
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-01-23more like thismore than 2024-01-23
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General remove filter
hansard heading Attorney General: Written Questions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 16 January 2023 to Question 9197 on Attorney General: Written Questions, for what reason her Department has been unable to answer the Questions within the usual time period. more like this
tabling member constituency Islington South and Finsbury remove filter
tabling member printed
Emily Thornberry more like this
uin 11027 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-01-26more like thismore than 2024-01-26
answer text <p>I responded to your questions 6773 and 6774 on 24 January 2024. Please accept my apologies for the delay.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Banbury more like this
answering member printed Victoria Prentis more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-01-26T11:20:09.57Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-26T11:20:09.57Z
answering member
4401
label Biography information for Victoria Prentis more like this
tabling member
1536
label Biography information for Emily Thornberry more like this
1681942
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-01-15more like thismore than 2024-01-15
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General remove filter
hansard heading Government Legal Department: Equal Pay more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, when she expects the Government Legal Department to publish its gender pay gap report for the financial year 2022-23. more like this
tabling member constituency Islington South and Finsbury remove filter
tabling member printed
Emily Thornberry more like this
uin 9468 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-01-22more like thismore than 2024-01-22
answer text <p>The Government Legal Department will publish its gender pay gap report for the financial year 2022-23 by 30 March 2024.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Witney more like this
answering member printed Robert Courts more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-01-22T12:29:22.753Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-22T12:29:22.753Z
answering member
4589
label Biography information for Robert Courts more like this
tabling member
1536
label Biography information for Emily Thornberry more like this
1681647
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2024-01-11more like thismore than 2024-01-11
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General remove filter
hansard heading Attorney General: Written Questions more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, when she plans to respond to Questions 6773 and 6774 on Attorney General: Redundancy Pay, tabled by the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury on 13 December 2023. more like this
tabling member constituency Islington South and Finsbury remove filter
tabling member printed
Emily Thornberry more like this
uin 9197 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-04-17more like thismore than 2024-04-17
answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to my substantive response to UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6773" target="_blank">6773</a> and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-13/6774" target="_blank">6774</a> tabled on 24 January 2024.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Banbury more like this
answering member printed Victoria Prentis more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-04-17T15:38:48.437Zmore like thismore than 2024-04-17T15:38:48.437Z
answering member
4401
label Biography information for Victoria Prentis more like this
previous answer version
11524
answering member constituency Banbury more like this
answering member printed Victoria Prentis more like this
answering member
4401
label Biography information for Victoria Prentis more like this
tabling member
1536
label Biography information for Emily Thornberry more like this
1677745
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-12-13more like thismore than 2023-12-13
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General remove filter
hansard heading Attorney General: Redundancy Pay more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2023 to Question 4982, whether the three other severance payments to Ministers made since 2015 were recorded in her Department's annual reports and accounts. more like this
tabling member constituency Islington South and Finsbury remove filter
tabling member printed
Emily Thornberry more like this
uin 6773 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-01-24more like thismore than 2024-01-24
answer text <p>I would like to thank the Rt Hon Member for bringing this matter to our attention. Due to an oversight in the administrative process by officials, these three payments were not disclosed in the 2022-23 HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Annual Report and Accounts. The payments will be properly reflected in the 2023-24 HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Annual Report and Accounts, in line with prevailing guidance on departmental accounts.</p><p>In the interests of transparency, I can confirm that in the 2022-23 period, the following payments were made:</p><p>My right hon. Friend the Member for Cheltenham (Alex Chalk) - £14,490 (August 2022)</p><p>My hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury (Edward Timpson) - £14,490 (October 2022)</p><p>My right hon. Friend the Member for Northampton North (Sir Michael Ellis) - £23,612 (November 2022)</p><p>All three severance payments were made under the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, which provides for severance payments to Ministers who cease to hold office and are not reappointed to the government within 3 weeks. This reflects the lack of any notice period when Ministers leave government.</p><p>I would note that such statutory provisions have existed across governments of all political colours.</p>
answering member constituency Banbury more like this
answering member printed Victoria Prentis more like this
grouped question UIN 6774 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-01-24T16:08:22.82Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-24T16:08:22.82Z
answering member
4401
label Biography information for Victoria Prentis more like this
tabling member
1536
label Biography information for Emily Thornberry more like this
1677747
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-12-13more like thismore than 2023-12-13
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General remove filter
hansard heading Attorney General: Redundancy Pay more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2023 to Question 4982, which other three individuals have received severance payments since 2015; in which years those severance entitlements arose; and what the cost of each payment was. more like this
tabling member constituency Islington South and Finsbury remove filter
tabling member printed
Emily Thornberry more like this
uin 6774 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2024-01-24more like thismore than 2024-01-24
answer text <p>I would like to thank the Rt Hon Member for bringing this matter to our attention. Due to an oversight in the administrative process by officials, these three payments were not disclosed in the 2022-23 HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Annual Report and Accounts. The payments will be properly reflected in the 2023-24 HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Annual Report and Accounts, in line with prevailing guidance on departmental accounts.</p><p>In the interests of transparency, I can confirm that in the 2022-23 period, the following payments were made:</p><p>My right hon. Friend the Member for Cheltenham (Alex Chalk) - £14,490 (August 2022)</p><p>My hon. Friend the Member for Eddisbury (Edward Timpson) - £14,490 (October 2022)</p><p>My right hon. Friend the Member for Northampton North (Sir Michael Ellis) - £23,612 (November 2022)</p><p>All three severance payments were made under the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991, which provides for severance payments to Ministers who cease to hold office and are not reappointed to the government within 3 weeks. This reflects the lack of any notice period when Ministers leave government.</p><p>I would note that such statutory provisions have existed across governments of all political colours.</p>
answering member constituency Banbury more like this
answering member printed Victoria Prentis more like this
grouped question UIN 6773 more like this
question first answered
less than 2024-01-24T16:08:22.867Zmore like thismore than 2024-01-24T16:08:22.867Z
answering member
4401
label Biography information for Victoria Prentis more like this
tabling member
1536
label Biography information for Emily Thornberry more like this
1675151
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General remove filter
hansard heading Attorney General: Redundancy Pay more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, whether any severance payments have been made by her Department to Ministers other than to the Rt hon. Member for Torridge and West Devon since 1 January 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Islington South and Finsbury remove filter
tabling member printed
Emily Thornberry more like this
uin 4982 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-12more like thismore than 2023-12-12
answer text <p>Apart from the severance payment made to the Rt Hon. Member for Torridge and West Devon, the Attorney General’s Office has made three other severance payments since 2015.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Banbury more like this
answering member printed Victoria Prentis more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-12T17:33:11.997Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-12T17:33:11.997Z
answering member
4401
label Biography information for Victoria Prentis more like this
tabling member
1536
label Biography information for Emily Thornberry more like this
1666590
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-10-23more like thismore than 2023-10-23
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General remove filter
hansard heading Attorney General: Incentives more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December 2022 to Question 107061 on Attorney General: Incentives, how much the Government Legal Department spent on purchasing non-cash vouchers for staff as reward and recognition bonuses in 2022-23. more like this
tabling member constituency Islington South and Finsbury remove filter
tabling member printed
Emily Thornberry more like this
uin 203784 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-10-25more like thismore than 2023-10-25
answer text <p>Purchasing non-cash vouchers as reward and recognition bonuses for staff is standard practice across Government.</p><p>The Government Legal Department spent £240,605 on purchasing non-cash vouchers for staff as reward and recognition bonuses in 2022-23.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole more like this
answering member printed Michael Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-10-25T15:20:44.863Zmore like thismore than 2023-10-25T15:20:44.863Z
answering member
4497
label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
1536
label Biography information for Emily Thornberry more like this
1665758
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-10-18more like thismore than 2023-10-18
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General remove filter
hansard heading Serious Fraud Office: Legal Costs more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Attorney General, what estimate she has made of the total costs incurred by the Serious Fraud Office in pursuing the cases dropped on 24 August 2023 against (a) the Alpha and Green Park Group of companies, (b) ENRC and (c) Rio Tinto. more like this
tabling member constituency Islington South and Finsbury remove filter
tabling member printed
Emily Thornberry more like this
uin 203244 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-10-25more like thismore than 2023-10-25
answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) does not disclose the costs associated with its cases as this risks prejudicing the administration of justice and is against the public interest. Information on how the SFO uses resources is published in aggregate in its <a href="https://www.sfo.gov.uk/download/annual-report-accounts-2022-23/" target="_blank">Annual Report and Accounts. </a></p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole more like this
answering member printed Michael Tomlinson more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-10-25T07:54:40.163Zmore like thismore than 2023-10-25T07:54:40.163Z
answering member
4497
label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson more like this
tabling member
1536
label Biography information for Emily Thornberry more like this