Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Sep 2019
Legal Advice: Prorogation
"Does the right hon. and learned Gentleman agree that any reasonable Attorney General, acting with due care, would query, challenge and perhaps even laugh at any suggestion that five weeks of Prorogation was necessary in order to prepare for a Queen’s Speech?..."Stuart C McDonald - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 19th November 2018
Asked by:
Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question
to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what was the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) the Attorney General's Office, (ii) the Crown Prosecution Service, (iii) the Government Legal Department and (iv) the Serious Fraud Office in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by Robert Buckland
The cost of electricity and natural gas used by the Attorney General’s Office and the Law Officers Departments (CPS, SFO, GLD and HMCPSI) is published in the CPS annual report (page 12) which can be found here.
The costs are also shown below.
Financial Year | Electricity Spend (£) | Gas Spend (£) |
2015-16 | 1,080,192 | 113,302 |
2016-17 | 1,008,263 | 96,623 |
2017-18 | 968,829 | 83,167 |
It is not possible to break these figures down any further without incurring disproportionate cost.
Written Question
Monday 19th November 2018
Asked by:
Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question
to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) the Attorney General's Office, (ii) the Crown Prosecution Service, (iii) the Government Legal Department and (iv) the Serious Fraud Office in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by Robert Buckland
The quantity of electricity and natural gas used by the Attorney General’s Office and the Law Officers Departments (CPS, SFO, GLD and HMCPSI) is published in the CPS annual report (page 12) and can be found here.
The figures are also shown below.
(MWh) Megawatt hours |
FY | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 |
Electricity | 7,844 | 5,412 | 6,993 |
Gas | 3,115 | 3,579 | 5,586 |
It is not possible to break these figures down any further without incurring disproportionate cost.
Written Question
Wednesday 7th March 2018
Asked by:
Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question
to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what steps the CPS has taken as a result of the BBC Panorama programme, Undercover: Britain's Immigration Secrets of 4 September 2017.
Answered by Robert Buckland
Sussex Police have sought early investigative advice from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), South East Area, in respect of possible criminal offences. The CPS has received some documentation and had a meeting with the officer in charge of the investigation in February 2018.
The police investigation is still ongoing and CPS will only be in a position to provide advice regarding charging or otherwise once all the papers are received.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Jan 2018
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill
"Thank you, Mr Speaker. I want to speak briefly to amendments 55 and 56 and to probe one simple issue: in short, what happens if there is a failure to correct a deficiency in EU law, so that it cannot operate effectively after exit, and how can we maximise the …..."Stuart C McDonald - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Dec 2017
Unduly Lenient Sentences
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I, too, congratulate the right hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) on securing this debate. He makes a powerful and persuasive case.
To cut to the chase, clearly the point the right hon. Gentleman makes about unreported …..."Stuart C McDonald - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 06 Dec 2017
Unduly Lenient Sentences
"Thank you, Mr Davies. If the right hon. Gentleman is patient, he will hear that I am trying to support his case by saying that there are no restrictions in Scotland, and the system works. I will also explain changes made there that may provide some ideas for how it …..."Stuart C McDonald - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jan 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"3. If she will discuss with the Home Secretary the treatment of pregnant women detained for immigration purposes...."Stuart C McDonald - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jan 2016
Oral Answers to Questions
"I am grateful for that answer, and we look forward to hearing what Stephen Shaw has to say, albeit that we are slightly sceptical about the remit that he was operating under. What steps will the Minister take to ensure that Government policy of detaining only in exceptional circumstances is, …..."Stuart C McDonald - View Speech
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