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HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for intervening so early in this debate to make two very important points. He is absolutely right, and I will turn to the detail of his points…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI will give way to the hon. Lady first and then of course I will give way to my hon. Friend.24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIt is a great pleasure to open this debate on their lordships’ amendments to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, which is a vital part of the Government’s agenda to…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 6.24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillOf course I will give way to my hon. Friend.24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI can reassure the hon. Lady that I was in the Chamber for the entirety of her speech —from beginning to end. Indeed, even before she stood up and after she sat down, I was in the…24 May 2023HANSARDAttorney GeneralIn 2021, 151 cases were referred to the Court of Appeal under the ULS scheme, and sentences were increased in 106 cases. That is a rate of 70%. [Official Report, 23 November 2022,…17 May 2023HANSARDAttorney GeneralMy hon. Friend knows a lot about the scheme and has long-term interest in it. Of those 151 cases, only eight were referred by victims and a further nine by a member of a victim’s…17 May 2023HANSARDAttorney GeneralIn 2021, 155 cases were referred to the Court of Appeal under the ULS scheme, and sentences were increased in 106 cases. That is a rate of 68 %. Unduly Lenient Sentencing Scheme…17 May 2023HANSARDAttorney GeneralMy hon. Friend knows a lot about the scheme and has long-term interest in it. Of those 155 cases, only eight were referred by victims and a further nine by a member of a victim’s…17 May 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: ProsecutionsTackling violence against women and girls remains a key priority for the Government. We are doing everything possible to make our streets and homes safer for them, not least…30 Mar 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: ProsecutionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising an important issue. It is correct to say that the time between charge and completion is being reduced, but she is right: it is still too…30 Mar 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: ProsecutionsMy hon. Friend is right to mention Operation Soteria. There is, in fact, a link with the question from the hon. Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy), because Operation Soteria…30 Mar 2023HANSARDFraud and Economic Crime: ProsecutionsI am indeed aware of that symposium, because I have been invited to speak at it this year, and I very much hope to see the hon. Gentleman there so that we can discuss this subject…30 Mar 2023HANSARDFraud and Economic Crime: ProsecutionsThe shadow Attorney General is not right about that. The fraud strategy will be published. In terms of delivery, she will be pleased to hear that last year the CPS prosecuted over…30 Mar 2023HANSARDSentences of Imprisonment for Public ProtectionThe Attorney General and I meet the Secretary of State for Justice regularly and discuss numerous issues. Where they touch on legal issues and advice, the hon. Lady will know, and…30 Mar 2023HANSARDSentences of Imprisonment for Public ProtectionThe hon. Lady raises a very serious point, and I am grateful to her. IPP sentences were first introduced in 2003, and she is right that they were abolished in 2012, but not…30 Mar 2023HANSARDCrown Prosecution Service: Legal TraineesI am very grateful indeed to my hon. Friend for raising this important issue. The CPS has extended its postgraduate qualification requirements to include new solicitors…30 Mar 2023HANSARDCrown Prosecution Service: Legal TraineesThe CPS runs an award-winning and highly competitive legal training scheme, which has seen hundreds of trainees undertake a training contract and/or pupillage across England and…30 Mar 2023HANSARDFraud and Economic Crime: ProsecutionsWe are determined to strengthen our response to all forms of economic crime, including fraud, and the Government will soon publish a new fraud strategy to address this threat.…30 Mar 2023