Gareth Thomas MP: written questions

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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Written questions

  • Solicitors: FraudMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27389More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the interface between the police and approved legal regulators in cases where each declines to investigate an allegation of document fraud by reference t

    Answer: The police are operationally independent of Government, and legal services regulators exercise their regulatory functions independently of Government. Decisions on whether to investigate suspected criminal offences are operational matters for the police, ...

    Answered 11 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Solicitors: FraudMinistry of JusticeTabled 7 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27388More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides on reporting alleged document fraud by regulated solicitors, including when both the police and the regulator decline to act; and what steps his Department is taking to ensur

    Answer: The police are operationally independent of Government, and legal services regulators exercise their regulatory functions independently of Government. Decisions on whether to investigate suspected criminal offences are operational matters for the police, ...

    Answered 11 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: 1Department for Science, Innovat…1Department for Transport: 4Department for Transport4Department of Health and Social Care: 4Department of Health and Social…4Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 2Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…2Ministry of Defence: 4Ministry of Defence4Ministry of Justice: 2Ministry of Justice2
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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology1
Department for Transport4
Department of Health and Social Care4
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office2
Ministry of Defence4
Ministry of Justice2

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