Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, how much the Attorney General's Office spent on external recruitment consultants in each of the financial years (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22, and (c) 2022-23.
Answered by Victoria Prentis - Attorney General
The Attorney General’s Office spent £12,245 in financial year 2020-21, £0 in financial year 2021-22, and £1,470 in financial year 2022-23 on external recruitment consultants.
Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what information he holds on whether the Serious Fraud Office plans to investigate the UK office of the law firm Mossack Fonesca.
Answered by Jeremy Wright
On 10 April, the Prime Minister set up a multi-agency taskforce to obtain and analyse the leaked “Panama Papers” and take action where possible. The taskforce comprises HMRC, the National Crime Agency, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the Financial Conduct Authority who are working collaboratively to investigate any evidence of wrong-doing identified within the “Panama Papers”. The taskforce will report on its progress later this year.
Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions a special adviser in the Law Officers' Departments accompanied a Minister on an overseas trip since May 2015.
Answered by Robert Buckland
None. The Attorney General's Office does not employ any special advisers.