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65624

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Credit: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to prosecute payday money lenders under the Fraud Act 2006.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	203917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is not an investigative agency and will only bring cases to court that have been referred by the police or another Law Enforcement Agency.</p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority has regulatory responsibility for payday lenders along with other financial institutions and may either investigate criminal conduct themselves or refer it to another agency or force, as appropriate.</p><p>There has been recent publicity about the conduct of one particular payday lender, Wonga. It was widely reported that the Financial Conduct Authority are to refer a file to the police for consideration of whether a criminal investigation is appropriate. This followed the announcement that Wonga would pay £2.6 million in compensation, after sending letters from non-existent law firms to customers in arrears.</p><p>The CPS Deputy Head of the Specialist Fraud Division has met with the City of London Police to discuss this case. City of London Police are the national police lead in substantial fraud investigations. At this stage, the police have still to consider whether a criminal investigation is required and no advice has been sought from the CPS. Any referral to the CPS will be made to the Specialist Fraud Division.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 10/07/2014 11:20:43 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

65625

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Children: Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will place in the Library a copy of each item of correspondence between his Department and (a) the Home Office and (b) Lord Brittan of Spennithorne in relation to child abuse in (a) 1984 and (b) 1985; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Mr Tom Watson
uin	203925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Searches of records at the Attorney General's Office have been conducted to try and determine what, if any, correspondence or files were passed to this Office in relation to these issues. We have so far found no trace of any material.</p> answering member constituency Beaconsfield answering member printed Mr Dominic Grieve grouped question UIN 204036 question first answered 08/07/2014 14:14:15 answering member 16 label Biography information for Mr Dominic Grieve
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

65626

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Young Offenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of all defendants of charges of (a) rape, (b) sexual offences other than rape and (c) domestic violence have been aged (i) 18 to 24 and (ii) 14 to 17 in each of the last 10 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	203934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p>The table below shows the proportion of prosecuted defendants, flagged as rape, sexual offences excluding rape and domestic violence, recorded in the age bands 18 – 24 and 14 – 17 in each of the last seven years:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>(a) </strong><strong>Rape</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>(b) </strong><strong>Sexual Offences</strong></p><p><strong> exc Rape</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>(c) </strong><strong>Domestic</strong></p><p><strong> Violence</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(i) 14 - 17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(ii) 18 - 24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(i) 14 - 17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(ii) 18 - 24</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(i) 14 - 17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(ii) 18 - 24</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2007 - 2008</strong></p></td><td><p>10.1%</p></td><td><p>21.5%</p></td><td><p>7.5%</p></td><td><p>16.3%</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>24.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008 - 2009</strong></p></td><td><p>9.4%</p></td><td><p>22.5%</p></td><td><p>6.1%</p></td><td><p>16.3%</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>25.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009 - 2010</strong></p></td><td><p>9.5%</p></td><td><p>22.5%</p></td><td><p>6.0%</p></td><td><p>17.0%</p></td><td><p>4.0%</p></td><td><p>26.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010 - 2011</strong></p></td><td><p>7.6%</p></td><td><p>21.9%</p></td><td><p>5.5%</p></td><td><p>16.9%</p></td><td><p>3.8%</p></td><td><p>25.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011 - 2012</strong></p></td><td><p>8.1%</p></td><td><p>21.3%</p></td><td><p>4.7%</p></td><td><p>16.6%</p></td><td><p>3.3%</p></td><td><p>25.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012 - 2013</strong></p></td><td><p>7.4%</p></td><td><p>22.6%</p></td><td><p>4.5%</p></td><td><p>16.9%</p></td><td><p>3.0%</p></td><td><p>25.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013 - 2014</strong></p></td><td><p>6.8%</p></td><td><p>21.4%</p></td><td><p>4.3%</p></td><td><p>16.8%</p></td><td><p>2.7%</p></td><td><p>23.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p>The CPS did not separately collect data pertaining to the ages defendants prior to April 2007.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 10/07/2014 11:18:26 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

65227

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Warsi on 24 June (WA 153–4), stating that "this Government is clear that membership of a reformed European Union is in the United Kingdom's interest", what is their assessment of the United Kingdom's membership of an unreformed European Union.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the speech on the Future of the European Union by the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), on the 23 January 2013; and the speech on Britain and Europe by the Deputy Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Mr Clegg), on the 8th October 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Warsi question first answered 10/07/2014 13:30:14 answering member 3839 label Biography information for Baroness Warsi
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

65228

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Falkland Islands Review
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the comment by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 1 July (HL Deb, col 1709) that he still held the opinion that the Franks inquiry on the Falklands War was not entirely thorough or rigorous, whether in making that comment he was speaking in a personal or ministerial capacity.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2014 answer text <p>I have recently responded to two debates on the Chilcot Inquiry in my Ministerial capacity. In the course of both, I drew a comparison between the Chilcot Inquiry and the Franks Inquiry, simply to note the information available to the Chairmen of those Inquiries, the significant difference in their scope, including the giving of evidence in public. Both are important Inquiries for the public record, establishing events and learning any lessons. In addition, I offered a personal reflection on the Franks Inquiry [based on my previous work in this area].</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 16/07/2014 16:54:36 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

65229

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Modern Slavery Stakeholders Forum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many public officials are invited to attend meetings of the Modern Slavery Stakeholders Forum.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Modern Slavery Stakeholder Forum was set up in February 2014 and has met three times. Its pre-cursor, the Joint Strategic Group, was set up in early 2013 and also met three times. The Modern Slavery Stakeholder Forum provides an opportunity for the Home Office to engage with partners, understand what is happening on the front-line, and develop policy collaboratively. Non-Governmental attendees have the opportunity to engage with officials and Ministers, and to influence policy making. <br><br>The minutes of these meetings are made available to all attendees and are public documents available to anyone who requests them. However, it is not considered appropriate to place the minutes of each meeting in Library of the House.<br><br>The invite list for these meetings is subject to regular review and attendance varies depending on the availability of those invited and the topics for discussion. At the last meeting of 10 June 2014, 16 public officials attended which included officials from the Home Office, other government departments, law enforcement agencies and the devolved administrations. 20 representatives of non-governmental organisations were invited of whom 15 attended. Separate meetings are held with private sector representatives.<br><br>No advisors or experts, paid for by public funds, are ordinarily invited to the stakeholder forum meetings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach grouped question UIN HL760 HL761 HL762 HL763 HL764 question first answered 15/07/2014 14:03:57 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

65230

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Modern Slavery Stakeholders Forum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many advisers or experts paid for by public funds are invited to attend meetings of the Modern Slavery Stakeholders Forum.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Modern Slavery Stakeholder Forum was set up in February 2014 and has met three times. Its pre-cursor, the Joint Strategic Group, was set up in early 2013 and also met three times. The Modern Slavery Stakeholder Forum provides an opportunity for the Home Office to engage with partners, understand what is happening on the front-line, and develop policy collaboratively. Non-Governmental attendees have the opportunity to engage with officials and Ministers, and to influence policy making. <br><br>The minutes of these meetings are made available to all attendees and are public documents available to anyone who requests them. However, it is not considered appropriate to place the minutes of each meeting in Library of the House.<br><br>The invite list for these meetings is subject to regular review and attendance varies depending on the availability of those invited and the topics for discussion. At the last meeting of 10 June 2014, 16 public officials attended which included officials from the Home Office, other government departments, law enforcement agencies and the devolved administrations. 20 representatives of non-governmental organisations were invited of whom 15 attended. Separate meetings are held with private sector representatives.<br><br>No advisors or experts, paid for by public funds, are ordinarily invited to the stakeholder forum meetings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach grouped question UIN HL759 HL761 HL762 HL763 HL764 question first answered 15/07/2014 14:03:58 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

65231

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Modern Slavery Stakeholders Forum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many representatives of non-governmental organisations or civil society are invited to attend meetings of the Modern Slavery Stakeholders Forum; and what funding arrangements are made for them to attend.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Modern Slavery Stakeholder Forum was set up in February 2014 and has met three times. Its pre-cursor, the Joint Strategic Group, was set up in early 2013 and also met three times. The Modern Slavery Stakeholder Forum provides an opportunity for the Home Office to engage with partners, understand what is happening on the front-line, and develop policy collaboratively. Non-Governmental attendees have the opportunity to engage with officials and Ministers, and to influence policy making. <br><br>The minutes of these meetings are made available to all attendees and are public documents available to anyone who requests them. However, it is not considered appropriate to place the minutes of each meeting in Library of the House.<br><br>The invite list for these meetings is subject to regular review and attendance varies depending on the availability of those invited and the topics for discussion. At the last meeting of 10 June 2014, 16 public officials attended which included officials from the Home Office, other government departments, law enforcement agencies and the devolved administrations. 20 representatives of non-governmental organisations were invited of whom 15 attended. Separate meetings are held with private sector representatives.<br><br>No advisors or experts, paid for by public funds, are ordinarily invited to the stakeholder forum meetings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach grouped question UIN HL759 HL760 HL762 HL763 HL764 question first answered 15/07/2014 14:03:58 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

65232

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Modern Slavery Stakeholders Forum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when was the last meeting of the Modern Slavery Stakeholders Forum, how many public officials attended, how many attendees were from the non-statutory sector, and what were the proportions of public and private sector representation.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Modern Slavery Stakeholder Forum was set up in February 2014 and has met three times. Its pre-cursor, the Joint Strategic Group, was set up in early 2013 and also met three times. The Modern Slavery Stakeholder Forum provides an opportunity for the Home Office to engage with partners, understand what is happening on the front-line, and develop policy collaboratively. Non-Governmental attendees have the opportunity to engage with officials and Ministers, and to influence policy making. <br><br>The minutes of these meetings are made available to all attendees and are public documents available to anyone who requests them. However, it is not considered appropriate to place the minutes of each meeting in Library of the House.<br><br>The invite list for these meetings is subject to regular review and attendance varies depending on the availability of those invited and the topics for discussion. At the last meeting of 10 June 2014, 16 public officials attended which included officials from the Home Office, other government departments, law enforcement agencies and the devolved administrations. 20 representatives of non-governmental organisations were invited of whom 15 attended. Separate meetings are held with private sector representatives.<br><br>No advisors or experts, paid for by public funds, are ordinarily invited to the stakeholder forum meetings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach grouped question UIN HL759 HL760 HL761 HL763 HL764 question first answered 15/07/2014 14:03:58 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

65233

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Modern Slavery Stakeholders Forum
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Modern Slavery Stakeholders Forum meetings have taken place since April 2013; and whether they will place in the Library of the House the minutes of those meetings.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Modern Slavery Stakeholder Forum was set up in February 2014 and has met three times. Its pre-cursor, the Joint Strategic Group, was set up in early 2013 and also met three times. The Modern Slavery Stakeholder Forum provides an opportunity for the Home Office to engage with partners, understand what is happening on the front-line, and develop policy collaboratively. Non-Governmental attendees have the opportunity to engage with officials and Ministers, and to influence policy making. <br><br>The minutes of these meetings are made available to all attendees and are public documents available to anyone who requests them. However, it is not considered appropriate to place the minutes of each meeting in Library of the House.<br><br>The invite list for these meetings is subject to regular review and attendance varies depending on the availability of those invited and the topics for discussion. At the last meeting of 10 June 2014, 16 public officials attended which included officials from the Home Office, other government departments, law enforcement agencies and the devolved administrations. 20 representatives of non-governmental organisations were invited of whom 15 attended. Separate meetings are held with private sector representatives.<br><br>No advisors or experts, paid for by public funds, are ordinarily invited to the stakeholder forum meetings.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach grouped question UIN HL759 HL760 HL761 HL762 HL764 question first answered 15/07/2014 14:03:58 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool