Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to increase the proportion of cases relating to violence against women and girls that are prosecuted.
Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General
Tackling violence against women and girls remains one of the government’s top priorities, and we are doing all we can to make our streets and homes safer.
We’re prioritising prevention, supporting survivors, and strengthening the pursuit of aggressors.
Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what discussions (a) Ministers, and (b) senior officials in his Department had on the 1984 Cammell Laird shipyard dispute between 1997 and 2007 with (i) other Government departments, (ii) representatives of the GMB trade union, and (iii) other stakeholders; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)
In respect of discussions within Government, by convention, whether the Law Officers have been asked to provide advice, and the contents of any such advice, is not disclosed outside of Government. This protects the Law Officers’ ability as chief legal advisers to the Government to give full and frank legal advice.
In respect of discussions between the then Attorney Generals and officials and those outside of Government, I can confirm that we have no record of any discussions in relation to the 1984 Cammell Laird shipyard dispute between 1997 and 2007.
Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions were brought forward by the Serious Fraud Office against (a) corporates and (b) individuals in each year between 2013 and 2021 inclusive.
Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)
The table below sets out how many prosecutions the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) brought forward in each year and whether they relate to a corporate or an individual. The term “brought forward” has been taken to mean the instigation of a charge against an individual or corporate. This includes cases where charges were brought but the case did not progress to conviction, including cases resolved through Deferred Prosecution Agreements.
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Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how many convictions were secured by the Serious Fraud Office against (a) corporates and (b) individuals in each year between 2013 and 2021 inclusive.
Answered by Michael Tomlinson - Minister of State (Minister for Illegal Migration)
The table below sets out how many convictions were secured in Serious Fraud Office (SFO) cases in each year and whether they relate to a corporate or an individual. This does not include cases that were resolved through Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs), where the SFO have entered into 12 DPAs since their introduction in 2014.
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Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, whether her Department has had any (a) financial contract and (b) meetings with (i) Clifford Chance LLP, (ii) FTI Consulting or (iii) Fenchurch Advisory Partners in the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Alex Chalk - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
The Attorney General’s Office has not had any financial contracts or meetings with Clifford Chance LLP, FTI Consulting or Fenchurch Advisory Partners.
Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search.
Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK
Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, whether she plans to require her Department and its agencies to provide a payroll deduction service to allow staff to save more easily with a credit union; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Attorney Generals’ Office (AGO), the Government Legal Department (GLD), Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) have taken no steps to promote the use of credit unions within their organisations and have no immediate plans to do so.
Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, when representatives of the (a) Jain and (b) Zoroastrian community were invited to national events organised by his Department in each of the last two years.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Jain and Zoroastrian communities of this country have made, and continue to make a positive contribution to life in the United Kingdom. The Government values this contribution enormously.
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has not organised any national events in the last two years where it has invited representatives of the Jain or Zoroastrian communities. The AGO is a small and specialised Ministerial Department that does not commonly organise national events. The AGO will endeavour to invite representatives of the Jain and Zoroastrian communities to relevant events.
Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, if he will invite representatives of the Jain community to national events organised by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Michael Ellis
Britain’s Jain community makes a positive contribution to life in this country. This Government values its contribution immensely.
The Government is always keen to work with the Jain community on matters that are important to them, and we will continue to do so.
Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, which EU agencies his Department plans to seek continued membership of after the UK has left the EU; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Robert Buckland
During the Implementation Period, the terms of the UK’s participation in EU agencies and bodies will be as set out in Article 128 of the Withdrawal Agreement.
Following our exit from the European Union, we are committed to maintaining a close and collaborative relationship with the EU. Our future partnership is a matter for the next phase of negotiations and we look forward to constructive discussions with the EU.
Asked by: Gareth Thomas (Labour (Co-op) - Harrow West)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how many officials from his Department have been seconded from their primary role to make preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Robert Buckland
The Attorney General’s Office, along with all of HM Government, is committed to ensuring that we make a success of EU Exit. No officials from the Attorney General’s Office, a small ministerial department, have been seconded from their primary role to make preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; officials working on EU Exit are preparing for all scenarios.