§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent representations he has received about resources available to the Crown Prosecution Service to pursue prosecutions; and if he will make a statement. [125321]
§ Mr. Straw[holding answer 9 June 2000]I am not aware of having received very recent representations from outside Government, though I have received representations in the past from the First Division Association and from staff of the Crown Prosecution Service and others about the organisation's resources. Expenditure plans for the criminal justice system as a whole in resource terms for 2000–01, including the Crown Prosecution Service, were set out in the Criminal Justice System Business Plan published on 23 May 2000.