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HANSARDCPS: London NorthI regularly visit CPS teams around the country, and there is a huge amount of dedication and commitment to improving performance. No one is under any illusion about the scale of…26 May 2022HANSARDCPS: London NorthI was pleased that the inspectorate report that looked specifically at performance in CPS London North found that 81.3% of responses to witnesses fully met the standard for being…26 May 2022HANSARDCPS: London NorthBefore I answer my hon. Friend, I inform the House that my friend and close partner, the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, is in the Gallery. It gives me great pleasure to welcome…26 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI take the convention incredibly seriously; it is a running thread through the integrity, robustness and frankness with which Law Officers can provide advice. I do not comment on…26 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I take the Law Officers’ convention incredibly seriously and I do not comment on media speculation. That is a firm position of the Government.…26 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI will not repeat my answer, but we do not comment on media speculation and I respect and take incredibly seriously the Law Officers’ convention. The Foreign Secretary has made it…26 May 2022HANSARDDisclosure Review and GuidelinesI should like to provide details of the annual disclosure review 2021-22 and the corresponding amendments to the Attorney General’s disclosure guidelines. Following the…26 May 2022HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: ProsecutionsOf course, any allegation of domestic abuse or sexual assault on victims is horrendous. On no account does anyone in this Government condone that behaviour. I was very pleased…26 May 2022HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence SchemeSince the beginning of 2021, thanks to the referrals made by the Solicitor General and by me, sentences have been increased in more than 100 cases. Recently, I personally argued…24 Mar 2022HANSARDRussiaOf course, all options are on the table, and I will always defer to my counterpart in Ukraine, the Prosecutor General, in my efforts to support her and her choice of route for…24 Mar 2022HANSARDRussiaI am very disappointed by the hon. Gentleman’s charge, which is completely unfounded. The reality is that the actions that we have taken are world leading. We introduced emergency…24 Mar 2022HANSARDRussiaMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. He has almost taken the words out of my mouth. I am very pleased in my capacity as leader of the Bar to be working with the Bar…24 Mar 2022HANSARDRussiaThe hon. Lady raises an incredibly worrying point. It does look as if there is very strong evidence to support claims of sexual violence being used in this conflict, which is…24 Mar 2022HANSARDRussiaAbsolutely. The Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor recently announced urgent action he will be taking to target exactly the SLAPP litigation to which the hon. Gentleman…24 Mar 2022HANSARDRussiaI reject that characterisation of our sanctions regime. The UK is leading the world and our allies in terms of the extent and the unprecedented nature of our sanctions package. We…24 Mar 2022HANSARDRussiaThe UK is playing a leading role in supporting the Ukrainians in their fight against Russian aggression. Over recent weeks, I have had the privilege of speaking to Ukraine’s…24 Mar 2022HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence SchemeThe unduly lenient sentence scheme affords the Law Officers an important power. The judiciary generally gets it right in the vast majority of sentencing decisions. In the few…24 Mar 2022HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence SchemeIt is indeed a tragic case and I extend my sympathies to all those who knew and loved Debbie. I thank my hon. Friend and my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann…24 Mar 2022HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence SchemeI acknowledge the argument that my hon. Friend makes very energetically. She knows that the unduly lenient sentence scheme is reserved for specific offences in which the…24 Mar 2022HANSARDFraud and Economic CrimeThe hon. Lady makes an interesting point. Just yesterday I met the director of the Serious Fraud Office; I am glad that this year looks like a very active year. The SFO is taking…24 Mar 2022