By longstanding convention, the fact that the Law Officers have or have not advised, and the content of their advice, is not disclosed outside Government.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1560", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kenilworth and Southam"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jeremy Wright"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2017-03-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2017-03-08T15:07:12.08Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "88"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Attorney General"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2017-02-28", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Brexit: Parliamentary Scrutiny"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Attorney General, whether he has made an assessment of the written legal opinion by Sir David Edward, Sir Francis Jacobs and Sir Jeremy Lever on the constitutional role of Parliament in future decision making on withdrawal from the European Union and whether an Article 50 notification may be unilaterally withdrawn.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3930", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Caroline Lucas"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Brighton, Pavilion"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Caroline Lucas"} ], "uin" : "65913"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/706180", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/706180/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
GLD expenditure on IPads and tablets (including VAT):<\/p>
<\/p>
2012: nil<\/p>
2013: nil<\/p>
2014: £12,252.00<\/p>
2015: nil<\/p>
2016: £24,933.12<\/p>
<\/p>
GLD has consistently consumed 13,960 boxes (69,800 reams) of paper per annum for the last 5 years. The cost for the period 2016-17 to date was £76,241. Accurate costs for earlier periods cannot be determined except at disproportionate cost since they form part of composite billing for all stationery.<\/p>
<\/p>
HMCPSI Expenditure on IPads and tablets (including VAT):<\/p>
<\/p>
2012: nil<\/p>
2013: nil<\/p>
2014: nil<\/p>
2015: nil<\/p>
2016: nil<\/p>
<\/p>
Accurate costs for paper purchases cannot be determined except at disproportionate cost since they form part of composite billing for all stationery.<\/p>
<\/p>
CPS and AGO<\/p>
<\/p>
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has not spent any money on iPads in the last five years.<\/p>
<\/p>
The CPS, including the Attorney General\u2019s Office, spend on tablets over the last five years has been provided in the table below:<\/p>
<\/p>
Year Cost of Tablet including VAT(£)<\/p>
2012 75,412<\/p>
2013 0<\/p>
2014 0<\/p>
2015 46,077<\/p>
2016 25,885*<\/p>
*costs are estimated for 2016<\/p>
<\/p>
(b) The CPS estimates that it has spent the following amounts on paper over the last 5 years:<\/p>
<\/p>
Year Cost (£)<\/p>
2012* 1,120,904<\/p>
2013* 926,609<\/p>
2014** 983,802<\/p>
2015** 847,431<\/p>
2016** 445,717<\/p>
* costs for 2012 and 2013 are based on historic data provided by CPS stationery suppliers<\/p>
** costs for 2014, 2015 and 2016 are estimated and based on total stationery spend for the periods.<\/p>
To identify all expenditure that relates solely and specifically to paper would involve the manual checking of thousands of invoices and would incur a disproportionate cost.<\/p>
Accurate costs for AGO paper purchases cannot be determined except at disproportionate cost since they form part of composite billing for all stationery.<\/p>
SFO <\/ins><\/p> The SFO does not separately record paper costs from overall stationery expenditure.<\/ins><\/p> Stationery Year Cost (£) <\/em><\/ins><\/p> 2012-13 64,094<\/em><\/ins><\/p> 2013-14 69,657<\/em><\/ins><\/p> 2014-15 74,750<\/em><\/ins><\/p> 2015-16 52,721<\/em><\/ins><\/p> 2016-17* 40,916 <\/em><\/ins><\/ins><\/p> iPads & Tablets Year Cost (£)<\/em><\/em><\/ins><\/p> 2012-13 0<\/em><\/ins><\/p> 2013-14 10,423<\/em><\/ins><\/p> 2014-15 0<\/em><\/ins><\/p> 2015-16 0<\/em><\/ins><\/p> 2016-17* 9,475<\/em><\/ins><\/p> *<\/em>Spend as at 31/01/2017<\/em><\/strong><\/ins><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/705511/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The SFO works closely with trusted partners around the world. Developing and using those relationships to the mutual benefit of the citizens of the jurisdictions concerned is a central part of the UK\u2019s strategy to combat cross border economic crime. For operational reasons the SFO does not comment on cases that are under active investigation or on relations with overseas partners in connection with such cases.<\/p> The SFO will continue to treat any requests for mutual legal assistance from overseas authorities that may be connected to this investigation, in line with UK government policy and international convention.<\/p> Information about the Rolls Royce investigation and the recent Deferred Prosecution Agreement is available on the SFO website at;<\/p> 2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td> AGO<\/strong><\/p><\/td> GLD<\/strong><\/p><\/td> HMCPSI<\/strong><\/p><\/td> CPS<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> SFO<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Men<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 25%<\/p><\/td> 53.9%<\/p><\/td> 100%<\/p><\/td> 48%<\/p><\/td> 61.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Women<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 75%<\/p><\/td> 56.1%<\/p><\/td> 0%<\/p><\/td> 52%<\/p><\/td> 38.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>published<\/del> accounts for the financial years from<\/ins> April<\/ins> 2010 to April<\/ins> 2016, show the procurement spend (all expenditure on goods, assets or services, not including expenditure relating to the remuneration of employees, non cash costs such as depreciation and local/national taxes such as rates and excluding any case settlement costs) for the Law Officers\u2019 Departments. Figures for the financial year from April 2016- April 2017 are not yet available. <\/ins><\/p>2016<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>52,300<\/del> 49,533<\/ins><\/p><\/td>49,533<\/del> 52,426<\/ins><\/p><\/td>52,426<\/del> 47,070<\/ins><\/p><\/td>47,070<\/del> 60,167<\/ins><\/p><\/td>60,167<\/del> 70,649<\/ins><\/p><\/td>70,649<\/del> 68,804<\/ins><\/p><\/td>68,804<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>1,800<\/del> 1,589<\/ins><\/p><\/td>1,589<\/del> 1,520<\/ins><\/p><\/td>1,520<\/del> 1,457<\/ins><\/p><\/td>1,457<\/del> 1,348<\/ins><\/p><\/td>1,348<\/del> 1,470<\/ins><\/p><\/td>1,470<\/del> 1,354<\/ins><\/p><\/td>1,354<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>821<\/del> 893<\/ins><\/p><\/td>893<\/del> 1,032<\/ins><\/p><\/td>1,032<\/del> 417<\/ins><\/p><\/td>417<\/del> 409<\/ins><\/p><\/td>409<\/del> 388<\/ins><\/p><\/td>388<\/del> 419<\/ins><\/p><\/td>419<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>315,581<\/del> 307,168<\/ins><\/p><\/td>274,816<\/del> 270,597<\/ins><\/p><\/td>269,612<\/del> 255,429<\/ins><\/p><\/td>244,121<\/del> 252,916<\/ins><\/p><\/td>284,482<\/del> 289,727<\/ins><\/p><\/td>347,658<\/del> 258,876<\/ins><\/p><\/td>325,560<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr>21,696m<\/del> 21,696<\/ins><\/p><\/td>18,968m<\/del> 18,968<\/ins><\/p><\/td>17,884m<\/del> 17,884<\/ins><\/p><\/td>31,689m<\/del> 31,689<\/ins><\/p><\/td>26,887m<\/del> 26,887<\/ins><\/p><\/td>22,358m<\/del> 22,358<\/ins><\/p><\/td>21,904m<\/del><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>