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Written questions

Emily Thornberry

4,857 written questions tabled, most recent first.

17 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Fraud: Criminal Investigation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of specialist police officers assigned to scams conducted (a) through phone calls, (b) by text message and (c) online in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020 and (i

17 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the amount of money lost to fraud conducted (a) through phone calls, (b) by text message and (c) online in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020 and (iv) 2021.

17 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Fraud: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) reported instances (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions for fraud conducted online in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019 (iii) 2020 and (iv) 2021.

17 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Fraud: Mobile Phones

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) reported instances, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions for fraud conducted by text message in (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020 and (iv) 2021.

17 Jan 2022 · Ministry of Justice

Fraud: Telephones

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) reported instances, (b) prosecutions and (c) convictions for fraud conducted through phone calls in the years (i) 2018, (ii) 2019, (iii) 2020 and (iv) 2021.

17 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Joint Fraud Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2022 to Question 98228 on Joint Fraud Taskforce, when her Department will publish the Fraud Action Plan.

17 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Joint Fraud Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2022 to Question 98229 on Joint Fraud Taskforce, when the Joint Fraud Taskforce will publish their quantitative and qualitative goals.

17 Jan 2022 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a Government procurement card was used by his staff to make purchases with a value lower than £500 from the Co-Op convenience store at 456-459 Strand on the night

17 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Sledge

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the full contract specification issued by her Department for video production services under contract reference 282362/1023256.

17 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Sledge

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to contracts 282362/1023256 and 200894/796293, for what reason her Department’s average monthly expenditure on video production services from Sledge Ltd will r

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Electoral Commission: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to Clause 16 of the Elections Bill, what assessment he has made of the costs or savings of removing the prosecuting function of the Electoral Commission.

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Election Offences: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what systems to ensure collaboration between the Crown Prosecution Service and Electoral Commission in prosecuting those who break electoral law relating to parties and campaigners (

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Electoral Commission

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to Clause 16 of the Elections Bill, whether the Electoral Commission will maintain its investigatory powers into the breaking of electoral law relating to parties and

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections: Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, , what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) the proposed transfer of prosecutorial powers from the Electoral Commission and (b) reform of the Serious Fraud Office o

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, , whether the Crown Prosecution Service will be provided with any additional funding in response to the removal of the prosecutorial powers of the Electoral Commission proposed in Cl

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Elections Bill

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, , what assessment she has made of the potential effect of Clause 16 of the Elections Bill on the (a) prosecution and (b) conviction rates for breaking electoral law relating to parti

17 Jan 2022 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when she plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury of 8 December 2021.

14 Jan 2022 · Attorney General

Public Sector: Misconduct

To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2021 to Question 98226 on Public Sector: Misconduct, on what date the Solicitor General's decision was communicated to (a) the family of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry and (b) the official

12 Jan 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has signed with (a) companies and (b) trade associations from the 1 January 2021 to the 31 December 2021, inclusive.

11 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Home Office: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to to answer Questions 98228, 98229, 98230, 98231 and 98232 tabled by the hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury on 5 January 2022.

10 Jan 2022 · Attorney General

Sentencing: Appeals

To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2021 to Question 98226 on Public Sector: Misconduct, what the average length of time is for decisions made on unduly lenient sentence referrals to be included in the regular updates of refe

10 Jan 2022 · Attorney General

Sentencing: Appeals

To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January 2021 to Question 98226 on Public Sector: Misconduct, why the Solicitor General's decision was not included in her Department's updates on the outcome of unduly lenient sentence referrals pu

10 Jan 2022 · Department for International Trade

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Heathrow Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish the (a) dates and (b) outbound destinations for each occasion when (i) she and (ii) her predecessor made use of the VIP suites at Heathrow Airport in (A) 2019, (B) 2020 and (C) 202

10 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Heathrow Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the (a) dates and (b) outbound destinations for each occasion on which (i) she and (ii) her predecessor made use of the VIP suites at Heathrow Airport in

10 Jan 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Heathrow Airport

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Contract Reference 283290/1030331 concerning the use of Heathrow Airport's VIP suites, how many of the 50 of her Department's movements through that airport

5 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Joint Fraud Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Joint Fraud Taskforce last met prior to its re-launch on 28 October 2021; and which organisations and individuals were in attendance at that meeting.

5 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Joint Fraud Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how regularly the Joint Fraud Taskforce is intended to meet; and on what dates the Taskforce has met since it was re-launched by her Department on 28 October 2021.

5 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Joint Fraud Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which (a) organisations and (b) individuals make up the current membership of the Joint Fraud Taskforce.

5 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Joint Fraud Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) qualitative and (b) quantitative targets the Joint Fraud Taskforce, re-launched by her Department on 28 October 2021, is using to measure its impact.

5 Jan 2022 · Home Office

Joint Fraud Taskforce

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the (a) structure, (b) goals, (c) strategy and (d) remit of the Joint Fraud Taskforce re-launched by her Department on 28 October 2021.

Source: official written-questions record.