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HANSARDLord Chancellor and Law OfficersAs Attorney General, I am honoured to play an important role in upholding the rule of law, which is fundamental to our constitution. I thank the House of Lords Constitution…25 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillHear, hear!24 May 2023HANSARDSerious Fraud Office Handling of the Unaoil Case: Independent Review' Following the Court of Appeal’s judgment in the Unaoil case (R v . Akle and Anoi) in December 2021, the then Attorney General commissioned Sir David Calvert-Smith to conduct an…24 May 2023HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour: ProsecutionsMy hon. Friend is a great champion for her constituency. The plan unveiled this week will have a real and visible impact on antisocial behaviour around the country. It will be…30 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Immigration Bill: ECHR CompatibilityMy hon. Friend is a staunch defender of the procedures and the propriety of our activities in this House. I know that he will agree that it is important that the Law Officers…30 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Immigration Bill: ECHR CompatibilityI agree wholeheartedly. I feel it is perfectly proper for lawyers—Government lawyers, in this case—to test a novel idea before the courts. In fact, one reason I very much enjoyed…30 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Immigration Bill: ECHR CompatibilityAs I have said, I am not able to share my assessment, but perhaps it might be useful for the House to know when a section 19(1)(b) statement has previously been used. It was used…30 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Immigration Bill: ECHR CompatibilityMy first duty is to the court and to the rule of law. I have absolutely no hesitation about restating that as often as the hon. Gentleman wishes me to; it is something that I…30 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Immigration Bill: ECHR CompatibilityIt was challenged. It was challenged all the way up to the ECHR, and I understand that in the end the Government won by nine votes to eight.30 Mar 2023HANSARDPeople Traffickers: ProsecutionsLast week I met the Minister for Immigration to discuss how we can increase the prosecution rate further for those who engage in this dangerous offending. I am pleased to report…30 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Immigration Bill: ECHR CompatibilityAs I have said, all lawyers have a duty of confidentiality to their clients and I am simply not permitted to tell the hon. Gentleman, or indeed anybody else, what legal advice has…30 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Immigration Bill: ECHR CompatibilityI am very pleased that the Illegal Migration Bill passed its Committee stage in the House without amendment.30 Mar 2023HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour: ProsecutionsI know there has been a particular problem with antisocial behaviour in the hon. Lady’s constituency. As a result, Northumbria police will receive trailblazer funding for both…30 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Immigration Bill: ECHR CompatibilityWith your permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will answer questions 1, 2 and 5 together. By convention, where the law officers have been asked to provide advice, the contents of…30 Mar 2023HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour: ProsecutionsWe know the serious impact that persistent antisocial behaviour can have on both individuals and the wider community. Those who commit antisocial behaviour will face swift and…30 Mar 2023HANSARDPeople Traffickers: ProsecutionsI thank the hon. Lady for her work on that important APPG; she will have heard my answer to the previous question. The Government need to use every tool available to us to stop…30 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Immigration Bill: ECHR CompatibilityWell, Madam Deputy Speaker, I assure the right hon. Gentleman that the admiration is entirely mutual. I also assure him that I heard very recently the Prime Minister, from this…30 Mar 2023HANSARDPeople Traffickers: ProsecutionsThe Crown Prosecution Service is working hard on these prosecutions and will not hesitate where people are suspected of immigration offences whenever the legal test is met. It is…30 Mar 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: Prosecution RatesTackling violence against women and girls remains one of the Government’s top priorities, and we are doing all we can to make streets and homes safer. We are prioritising…01 Feb 2023HANSARDLegislative Competence of the Scottish ParliamentThat would be absolutely the wrong conclusion to draw. The Attorney General’s convention is clear: the UK Government respect the Scottish Parliament’s ability to legislate within…01 Feb 2023