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Written Question
Phil Shiner
Wednesday 15th February 2017

Asked by: Julian Brazier (Conservative - Canterbury)

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with the CPS on the potential grounds for prosecuting Phil Shiner for his role in making false allegations against members of the Armed Forces and the misuse of public funds.

Answered by Robert Buckland

I regularly meet the Director of Public Prosecutions at which we discuss a range of issues. In common with the practice adopted by previous administrations, I do not routinely comment on what is discussed at these meetings.

The conduct of criminal investigations is a matter for the police. Should the police wish to seek a charging decision from the CPS, the CPS will consider any papers supplied in accordance with the two stage test set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors: firstly, is there sufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction and, if so, is a prosecution needed in the public interest.

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Thursday 8th May 2014

Asked by: Julian Brazier (Conservative - Canterbury)

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with the Crown Prosecution Service about the 67 doctors who are accused of pre-signing abortion referral (HSA1) certificates.

Answered by Dominic Grieve

I have had no specific discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service about pre-signing of abortion forms by the 67 doctors.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Nov 2012
Sergeant Nightingale

"In raising the case of Sergeant Danny Nightingale, it is a huge pleasure to see so many hon. Friends and hon. Members present. Indeed, some of them are hon. and gallant Friends. It is a particular pleasure to see on the Government Front Bench my hon. Friend the Solicitor-General, the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Nov 2012
Sergeant Nightingale

"My hon. Friend said that Sergeant Nightingale brought the pistol back from Iraq. He came back without his equipment, escorting the bodies of two comrades with his commanding officer, Colonel Richard Williams. His equipment came back separately—others packed it, under the supervision of the military police...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Nov 2012
Sergeant Nightingale

" May I suggest that my hon. Friend focuses on the Llewellyn case in Cardiff court, from as recently as 2008, where the Crown Prosecution Service, with none of the same mitigating circumstances, decided not to pursue the individual concerned for the two firearms found in the house?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Nov 2012
Sergeant Nightingale

"There is a service interest...."
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