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Written Question
Economic Crime: Prosecutions
Wednesday 1st February 2023

Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds South)

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, what steps she is taking to ensure effective prosecution of fraud and economic crime.

Answered by Michael Tomlinson

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) continue to play a significant role in bringing fraudsters to justice. In 2021/2022, the CPS prosecuted 7,200 defendants, where Fraud and Forgery was the principal offence and the conviction rate was 84.1%.

In 2022-23 the SFO have successfully prosecuted three fraud cases resulting in four criminals being sentenced to a total of 48 years in prison; and also secured the largest ever corporate confiscation order in the UK against Glencore Energy (UK) Ltd, at £93m.

Written Question
Hamas
Monday 10th January 2022

Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds South)

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, whether the CPS plans to issue guidance on the impact of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2000's provisions on holding a meeting in support of a proscribed organisation on organisations or individuals who hold meetings with members or supporters of Hamas to encourage them to turn away from violence and join peace talks.

Answered by Alex Chalk

The CPS recognises the vital work undertaken by civil society to provide humanitarian relief and to promote peacebuilding efforts overseas and that this can take place within a backdrop of instability and fluid governance arrangements, including heavily sanctioned countries or in countries/regions where proscribed terrorist groups are active.

While there are no plans to issue guidance covering these specific circumstances, the CPS intends to publish general prosecutorial guidance in 2022 on the interaction between counter terrorism legislation and the work of aid agencies operating overseas that provide humanitarian relief or promote peacebuilding efforts. A draft of the guidance has been prepared and the CPS is currently engaging in wider consultation with HMG colleagues prior to publication.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Sep 2019
Legal Advice: Prorogation

"Does the Attorney General believe that yesterday’s judgment of the Supreme Court represented a constitutional coup, and if he does not share that view, could he explain why he thinks it is wrong?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Apr 2019
Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019

"Further to the point made by the right hon. Member for Derbyshire Dales (Sir Patrick McLoughlin), will the Solicitor General give the House an assurance that, bearing in mind that postal votes will be cast before polling day, no one who casts a vote will find that the election in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Apr 2019
Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019

"I begin by acknowledging that the Prime Minister, for the second time now, has decided to put the national interest before taking this country over the cliff of a no-deal Brexit. I say to Conservative Members who have argued for a no deal that at no point did the leave …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Apr 2019
Section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019

"The right hon. Gentleman points to one of the other truths about this process, which some people were sadly unwilling to acknowledge in campaigning to leave. The fact that they never had a plan has been exposed for all to see. I have learned over two and a half years …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Mar 2019
United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union

"I am grateful to the Attorney General for giving way. I want to ask him about the consequences for any further extension of this motion passing today. If we get until 22 May but in the week leading up to that it becomes clear that we have still not reached …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Mar 2019
United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union

"I will be voting against the motion not because I do not believe we owe the money—I disagree with the right hon. Member for Wokingham (John Redwood)—or because I disagree that we need to protect EU and UK citizens, or that we need a long transition and an Irish backstop, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Mar 2019
United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union

"I will readily tell the House—although I will come to this very point later in my speech: the Government could choose, if they wished to, to seek to change the political declaration with the EU. It is because of the Government’s consistent failure to do that, because of its consistent …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 29 Mar 2019
United Kingdom’s Withdrawal from the European Union

"That would indeed be the consequence if the motion were passed. I will be perfectly frank with the hon. Gentleman. If there were a way round the problem of participation in the European elections, I think many people in the House would seek to find it, but it is clear …..."
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