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776061

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average annual cost has been of (a) training and (b) employing a full-time (i) police officer, (ii) detective constable and (iii) police community support officer in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	109117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The estimated average full-time equivalent employment costs for police officers and PCSOs (including pay, National Insurance and pension contributions) are set out below:</p><p> </p><p>2016/17 Police Officer £50,300 PCSO £28,300</p><p>2015/16 Police Officer £48,800 PCSO £27,700</p><p>2014/15 Police Officer £48,000 PCSO £27,700</p><p> </p><p>The average cost of a detective constable cannot be calculated separately. Training costs are not collected centrally. Training and development costs for officers and PCSOs are a matter for individual Police and Crime Commissioners.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/10/2017 15:14:17 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

776098

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of domestic violence were reported to police in London in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	109086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics publishes information on the number of incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police. This information is published by police force area in a cross government statistical bulletin ‘Domestic abuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2016’, which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/domesticabuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2016" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/domesticabuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2016</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/10/2017 15:17:38 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

776156

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Rifles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of banning .50 calibre rifles and manually activated reload systems on legitimate users of such weapons.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	109202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>On 14 October the Government launched a public consultation on proposals to strengthen controls on offensive and dangerous weapons, including the prohibition of two types of firearm which we feel present a risk to public safety: .50 calibre ‘materiel destruction’ rifles and rapid fire rifles, such as the VZ58 Manually Actuated Release System (MARS) rifle.</p><p>The consultation closes on 9 December. An Impact Assessment has been published alongside the consultation paper and is available to view on GOV.UK. The consultation seeks views on the proposals, including the impact on the owners of these weapons.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/10/2017 15:16:51 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

776166

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure that people who have a criminal record for drug use are able to join the police force.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	108936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The College of Policing published their statutory Vetting Code of Practice on 12 October 2017 which sets out the vetting standards which are to be applied by police forces in England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p>These standards are designed to ensure that the public is confident that police vetting processes are effective in identifying those who pose a potential risk to others or who are otherwise unsuitable for working within the police force.</p><p> </p><p>The Vetting Code states that whilst the presumption is that an individual with a previous conviction would not be suitable for appointment as an officer, each case must be considered on its own merit and factors that should be considered include the nature and severity of the offence and the age of the individual at the time they committed the offence. Rejection should be automatic where an offence resulted in a custodial sentence or the applicant is a registered sex offender.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/10/2017 15:15:58 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

776205

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she received the latest estimates of Police financial reserves from Police and Crime Commissioner Treasurers.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	109124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Police and Crime Commissioners had a statutory obligation to publish audited statements of accounts for the financial year 2016-17 by 30 September 2017.</p><p> </p><p>These showed that at 31 March 2017, Police and Crime Commissioners held £1.7bn in usable resource reserves. Total resource reserves remain higher than the £1.4bn held in 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The exact level of reserves is a matter for individual Police and Crime Com-missioners, who have a legal duty to set balanced annual budgets and ensure they have adequate reserves.</p><p> </p><p>Usable reserve levels that have built up over time must form a key part of a force’s plans to reform to meet changing demands.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 109160 question first answered 26/10/2017 15:13:33 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

776206

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2017 to Question 107212, on police: finance, what recent estimate she has made of the level of usable non-earmarked general reserves.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	109160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>Police and Crime Commissioners had a statutory obligation to publish audited statements of accounts for the financial year 2016-17 by 30 September 2017.</p><p> </p><p>These showed that at 31 March 2017, Police and Crime Commissioners held £1.7bn in usable resource reserves. Total resource reserves remain higher than the £1.4bn held in 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The exact level of reserves is a matter for individual Police and Crime Com-missioners, who have a legal duty to set balanced annual budgets and ensure they have adequate reserves.</p><p> </p><p>Usable reserve levels that have built up over time must form a key part of a force’s plans to reform to meet changing demands.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 109124 question first answered 26/10/2017 15:13:33 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

774365

registered interest
date	20/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on waiting times at passport control for passengers entering the UK from EU Member States.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	108923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>We are considering a range of options for the UK’s future immigration system and will be outlining further details of the new system later in the year.</p><p>Government departments are working together across a range of complex issues to develop our future approach at the border. These options will be kept under review in light of negotiations with the EU.</p><p>We actively monitor workflows at the border to ensure sufficient resources are in place to meet demand and will continue to do so throughout negotiations and as the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 25/10/2017 15:28:12 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

774050

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of income from priority visa application fees is spent on UK Visas and Immigration staffing resources relating to the processing of such visas.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	108830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on the staffing costs associated with the processing of visa applications where the applicant has paid the optional priority visa service fee. The cost of processing visa applications varies by application type, as set out in the published unit costs and fees table, which can be accessed via the link below</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/606616/Unit_cost_table_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/606616/Unit_cost_table_2017.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 24/10/2017 15:31:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

774051

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) priority and (b) non-priority visa applications at each visa application centre were completed within the 12-week UK Visa and Immigration service standard in the most recent year for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	108858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Information on performance against service standards is published as part of the transparency data at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest data shows that for 2017 Q1, 96.5% of straightforward applications were completed within Service standards.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 24/10/2017 15:31:00 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

774055

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Arts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 1 exceptional talent visas for the arts were (a) applied for, (b) accepted and (c) rejected in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	108848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The specific information you have requested is not currently published.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 24/10/2017 14:25:05 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest