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Rightly, we are hearing a lot of concern about the existence of organised county lines, which are affecting our towns and cities across the

I assure the hon.

I assure the hon. Lady that it is not a question of choice when it comes to the prosecution of offences.

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that question.

I have frequent conversations with ministerial colleagues about this issue and all issues relating to the criminal justice system.

The hon. Gentleman knows that the Attorney General and I, as criminal litigators, have a long and deep interest in this issue.

I am grateful to my hon. Friend.

The Attorney General and I are the pro bono champions of Government.

My hon. Friend is right to highlight the work of my public legal education committee, which released its vision statement in October 2018.

The most recent prosecution for what is sometimes known as high treason was that of William Joyce, also known as Lord Haw-Haw, in 1946.