Asked by: John Redwood (Conservative - Wokingham)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions are underway or planned of individuals charged with trafficking and smuggling people across the Channel.
Answered by Alex Chalk - Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
The Government stands resolute in its commitment to tackle Organised Immigration Crime. We continue to pursue the Organised Crime Groups who facilitate illegal travel to the UK and who exploit vulnerable migrants, knowingly putting people in life-threatening situations. We are committed to prosecuting those who profit from dangerous and unnecessary Channel crossings in small boats.
We do not hold data relating specifically to the points in the question. However, so far in 2021, 9 people have been convicted for facilitation offences relating to small boat crossings, with sentences totalling over 17 years’ imprisonment. Further, the Joint Intelligence Cell activity (UK-France joint investigations) has seen 17 small boat Organised Immigration Crime Groups dismantled since July 2020.
Asked by: John Redwood (Conservative - Wokingham)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, which EU (a) legislative and (b) other proposals the Law Officers' Department is leading negotiations on for the Government in the Council of the EU.
Answered by Jeremy Wright
The Law Officers’ Departments are not leading any negotiations for the Government in the Council of the EU.
Asked by: John Redwood (Conservative - Wokingham)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what EU directives related to the Law Officers' Departments' responsibilities are awaiting transposition into UK law.
Answered by Jeremy Wright
There are no EU directives awaiting transposition into UK law for which the Law Officers’ Departments are responsible.
Asked by: John Redwood (Conservative - Wokingham)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how many new EU directives and regulations have been transposed into UK law by the Law Officers' Departments since May 2010.
Answered by Robert Buckland
The Law Officers' Departments have not transposed any EU directives or regulations into UK law since May 2010.
Asked by: John Redwood (Conservative - Wokingham)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how many times the UK has lost EU infraction proceedings since May 2010 which relate to matters that fall within the Law Officers' Departments' responsibility.
Answered by Jeremy Wright
None. The UK has not been subject to infraction proceedings, during this period, which relate directly to matters within the Law Officers’ Departments’ areas of responsibility.
Asked by: John Redwood (Conservative - Wokingham)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what levels of stock the Law Officers' Departments hold of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
Answered by Oliver Heald
The Crown Prosecution Service has reduced its expenditure on stationery substantially since 2010, however inventories of stationery items and office consumables are not maintained and to calculate the stock levels held would incur a disproportionate cost.
The remaining Law Officers' Departments operate "Just in Time" purchasing for most stationery items and do not therefore keep details on the exact levels of stock of stationery, printer cartridges, treasury tags and other fasteners, or other office consumables. Providing such information would incur a disproportionate cost.