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HANSARDProrogation (Disclosure of Communications)rose —09 Sept 2019HANSARDProrogation (Disclosure of Communications)My right hon. and learned Friend has just refined the Humble Address to confine the request for personal mobile information and personal private accounts only to communications…09 Sept 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUOf course, the United Kingdom, in all its jurisdictions, has one of the strongest records for the rule of law in the world. I have no doubt that that will continue.04 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe House has been given the opportunity of leaving the European Union with a deal on three separate occasions. I do not recall the SNP ever voting for one of them. The answer is…04 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe priorities of my office are set out in the published business plan for this year. In relation to the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, my priority continues to be to…04 Jul 2019HANSARDDrugs GangsThe Crown Prosecution Service is working closely with the police and other Government Departments to prosecute these increasingly complex crimes. In that great county of…04 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUYes.04 Jul 2019HANSARDDrugs GangsI strongly agree that it is necessary for us to bear down on drugs gangs, and on county lines drugs gangs. My hon. Friend will know that the Government’s serious violence strategy…04 Jul 2019HANSARDDrugs GangsMy hon. Friend asks a good question in relation to rural crime. We must not forget that drugs offending extends into rural areas—quite often from the larger cities—and…04 Jul 2019HANSARDDrugs GangsI completely agree with what my hon. Friend has said, and it applies, if I may say so, not only to law enforcement agencies, but to other agencies as well. We cannot forget that,…04 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThat question will be reviewed at the time. The circumstances of any application for Prorogation are a matter not for me but for the Prime Minister and Her Majesty.04 Jul 2019HANSARDProsecution Rates: Electoral FraudThe Crown Prosecution Service works closely with the police, including by providing early investigative advice, to consider any allegations of electoral fraud in accordance with…23 May 2019HANSARDProsecution Rates: Electoral FraudI cannot comment on any ongoing investigations that may be carried out, as the hon. Gentleman will understand, but the Electoral Commission, as he knows, is independent and is…23 May 2019HANSARDSupport for Parliamentarians (Intimidation and Harassment)Everyone should be free to go about their business without facing abuse or harassment, and the Crown Prosecution Service recently published an information pack to help Members of…23 May 2019HANSARDSupport for Parliamentarians (Intimidation and Harassment)I do agree, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that question. It is vital that everybody should have the courage and confidence to be able to come forward. The pack that was…23 May 2019HANSARDSupport for Parliamentarians (Intimidation and Harassment)I admire the hon. Gentleman’s passion, and I am sure it is entirely well grounded and sincere. The Crown Prosecution Service applies the code of conduct for prosecutors. In those…23 May 2019HANSARDProsecution of Sexual Offences (Criminal Gangs)The offences of gang-related rape and other sexual violence, including child sexual exploitation, are dealt with by specially trained rape and serious sexual offences lawyers who…23 May 2019HANSARDProsecution of Sexual Offences (Criminal Gangs)Whether the hon. Gentleman is referring to organisations inside or outside the Crown Prosecution Service, I am very happy to meet him if the matter is within my sphere of…23 May 2019HANSARDProsecution Rates: Electoral FraudThe hon. Lady is quite right that electoral fraud is serious. From whichever side it comes—a referendum campaign or a political party—it must be dealt with according to the law,…23 May 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI made it clear to the hon. Lady and to the House that I am acutely conscious of the need for the House to be as fully informed as possible of all legitimate matters that it…11 Apr 2019