Oral Answers to Questions

Scott Benton Excerpts

Wednesday 7th December 2022 Commons Chamber

[The Attorney General]

The hon. Gentleman always asks important questions, as he has done on this occasion. The prosecutors have been working closely with all law enforcement agencies to provide early advice in modern slavery cases, which has itself led to an increase in evidence-led prosecutions, and I look forward to working more closely on this issue with the hon. Gentleman in the future.

[Scott Benton (Blackpool South) (Con)]

4. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Crown Prosecution Service in reducing the backlog of cases in the criminal justice system.

[Mr Speaker]

Scott Benton is not here, but can someone answer the question?