§ Tony LloydTo ask the Solicitor General what discussions she has had with the Crown Prosecution Service about circumstances when appeal against sentence would be appropriate. [75308]
§ The Solicitor-GeneralI discuss questions of sentencing regularly with the CPS. The Attorney-General and I have the power under sections 35 and 36 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 to refer sentences passed in the Crown Court for a limited number of serious offences to the Court of Appeal for review, if it appears that the sentence passed is unduly lenient.