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1345594

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans she has to bring forward proposals to review the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
uin	902522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>This Government currently has no plans to review the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. We keep drug controls under review, in consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.</p><p>Drugs Legislation forms part of our wider approach to preventing drug misuse alongside prevention and education, supporting treatment and recovery, and tackling the supply of illicit drugs.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/07/2021 15:42:56 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1345595

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Coastal Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans she has to support police forces in coastal communities.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	902527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is supporting all forces, including those in costal communities, by providing 20,000 extra police officers; with 8,771 already in place.</p><p>We are also providing targeted investment to help high-crime areas. The Safer Streets Fund funds crime prevention activity in a range of areas, including coastal ones.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/07/2021 15:56:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1345597

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Metropolitan Police: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate she has made of the total number of police officers (a) recruited by the Metropolitan Police in 2020 and (b) due to be recruited by that force in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	902529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>We are increasing the number of police officers across England and Wales by 20,000 by March 2023.</p><p>In the calendar year 2020, the Metropolitan police recruited 3,121 police officers. This figure includes officers recruited as part of the Government’s national uplift programme as well as those recruited to backfill leavers. From January to March 2021 the force recruited 598 officers.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/07/2021 15:59:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1345600

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Freedom of Expression
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the effect of the Prevent duty on freedom of speech in (a) higher education, (b) further education and (c) schools.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	902524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Education and the Home Office work closely together to ensure the threat of terrorism is addressed appropriately through our education system.</p><p>The Prevent Duty should not suppress or limit lawful free speech and is only relevant where there is a risk that someone may be drawn into terrorism.</p><p>As a Government, we are committed to protecting freedom of speech. This will be strengthened with the Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Bill that was recently introduced to Parliament.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/07/2021 15:53:33 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1345601

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to reduce levels of burglary and theft.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	902525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>This Government recognises the devastating impact crimes such as burglary and theft have on our communities and businesses.</p><p>That is why we are recruiting 20,000 extra police officers and why we have introduced the Safer Streets Fund to prevent these crimes from happening, supporting the deployment of solutions such as home security and increased street lighting in high crime areas.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/07/2021 15:55:00 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

1345603

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Misuse of Drugs Act 1971
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans she has to bring forward proposals to review the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
tabling member constituency	Lanark and Hamilton East
tabling member printed	Angela Crawley
uin	902532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>This Government currently has no plans to review the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. We keep drug controls under review, in consultation with the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.</p><p>Drugs Legislation forms part of our wider approach to preventing drug misuse alongside prevention and education, supporting treatment and recovery, and tackling the supply of illicit drugs.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/07/2021 15:50:16 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4469 label Biography information for Angela Crawley

1345606

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to help police forces tackle road traffic offences.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	902540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>How road traffic offences are enforced and how resources are deployed are operational matters for the individual Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables in conjunction with local policing plans.</p><p>The police have a range of powers available to them in road traffic legislation and will in each case decided what the most appropriate enforcement action is.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 12/07/2021 16:11:52 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

1345730

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Pets: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate she has made of trends in the level of pet theft since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	31297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>We recognise the distress pet theft causes and are committed to doing more to prevent these cruel crimes. The Government has been assembling evidence on pet theft as part of the work of the Pet Theft Taskforce, launched 8 May, and this will be published in due course.</p><p>The Taskforce is considering the issue from end to end, including causes, prevention, reporting, enforcement and prosecution.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 20/07/2021 09:21:12 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1345731

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to reduce (a) rural crime rates and (b) incidences of hare coursing; and what the timeframe is for implementing those plans.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	31298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>We remain committed in our ambition to reduce levels of rural crime; including those offences related to hare coursing. That is why, we are supporting the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on its legislative proposals set out in the Action Plan on Animal Welfare, which was published on 12 May 2021.</p><p>This department is also assisting with police’s operational and strategic efforts to reduce levels of rural crime, through the ongoing recruitment of 20,000 additional police officers, and continued funding for the National Wildlife Crime Unit.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 20/07/2021 16:19:58 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1345735

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Extinction Rebellion: Demonstrations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many arrests have been made during Extinction Rebellion protests since 2019.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	31302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of arrests, conducted by each police force in England and Wales, on an annual basis.</p><p> </p><p>Data are held at the offence group level (for example ‘Violence against the person’ and ‘Public order’ offences) and Police Force Area level only.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the number of arrests made at Extinction Rebellion protests are not held centrally.</p><p> </p>Also linked question PQW/21-22/2021/02713<p>How many protests have been prevented or restricted under existing legislative powers in the last 12 months?</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not record the numbers of protests that take place, have been prevented or restricted. We do not hold information to answer the question.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 31304 question first answered 20/07/2021 09:18:57 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes