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972304

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Border Force takes steps to seize bladed articles imported to the UK for delivery to a person under 18; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	173944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Border Force does not conduct checks on the age of the consignee because currently at the time of purchase, it is the seller’s responsibility to ensure that they are not selling articles with blade or point, or prohibited items to under 18’s.</p><p>On 20 June the Offensive Weapons Bill was introduced into Parliament. The Bill forms one of the commitments within the Serious Violence Strategy published in April to respond to crimes involving knives, corrosive substances and firearms.</p><p>Border Force, with other law enforcement partners, will enforce any new measures introduced in the Offensive Weapons Bill, subject to it completing its Parliamentary passage and receiving Royal Assent.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 09/10/2018 16:03:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

972339

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Emergency Services Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to publish the review into the Emergency Services Network.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
uin	174139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>On Friday 21 September, the Home Office announced that the review into the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) was complete and a decision has been taken to go forward and complete the new network, subject to agreement by all other sponsors of the programme.</p><p>The full announcement can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-strategic-direction-for-the-emergency-services-network-esn" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-strategic-direction-for-the-emergency-services-network-esn</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 174140 174141 question first answered 09/10/2018 16:19:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

972340

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Emergency Services Network
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans for the Emergency Services Network to be fully operational.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
uin	174140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>On Friday 21 September, the Home Office announced that the review into the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) was complete and a decision has been taken to go forward and complete the new network, subject to agreement by all other sponsors of the programme.</p><p>The full announcement can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-strategic-direction-for-the-emergency-services-network-esn" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-strategic-direction-for-the-emergency-services-network-esn</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 174139 174141 question first answered 09/10/2018 16:19:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

972341

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Antisocial Behaviour: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to prevent young people from committing anti-social behaviour.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	174015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 provides the police and local authorities with a range of flexible powers that they can use to prevent young people and others from committing anti-social behaviour. The legislation is designed to ensure that anti-social behaviour by young people is dealt with properly and proportionately.</p><p>To support local agencies decide when and how to use these powers the Home Office refreshed its statutory guidance for frontline practitioners on the use of the statutory powers in December 2017.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/10/2018 16:31:19 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

972345

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) male and (b) female police officers were employed in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	174018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers employed, broken down by gender, by each Police Force Area in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical publication.</p><p>Data on the number of police officers, including a breakdown of gender, as at 31 March each year and going back to March 2007, can be found in the accompanying Open Data Table: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629362/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629362/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/10/2018 15:32:53 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

972346

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Stations: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations have closed in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	174019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon member to the UIN 141753 given on the 10 May 2018.</p><p>The Home Office does not collect information on police station closures.</p><p>It is for democratically elected Police and Crime Commissioners, working with Chief Constables, to determine the best use of resources to effectively serve and engage their communities and to build their trust and confidence.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/10/2018 15:31:09 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

972354

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Policing Front Line Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the front-line policing review will consider (a) pay and (b) police officer numbers.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	174078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Front Line Review will not explicitly address officer pay and resourcing. The review provides officers with the opportunity to share their experiences from the frontline, and their ideas for improving support and development.</p><p>We are also working very closely with the police to build the evidence base on police demand, resilience and capability ahead of the next Spending Review.</p><p>Further information on the review is available on the following website: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/front-line-policing-review/front-line-policing-review" target="_blank">http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/front-line-policing-review/front-line-policing-review</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/10/2018 15:42:04 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

972360

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
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, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resources provided to police forces over the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	174080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>Overall police spending, including precept and funding for national priorities, has been protected in real terms since Spending Review 2015.</p><p>Last year, I spoke to all 43 polices force in England &amp; Wales about the demands they face. The Government is supporting the police to respond to changing demand with an over £460m increase in total investment in the police system this financial year, including an increase of around £280m in funding for Police &amp; Crime Commissioners through council tax precept.</p><p>We are also working very closely with the police to build the evidence base on police demand, resilience and capability ahead of the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 174081 question first answered 09/10/2018 15:37:15 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

972362

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
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, whether he has held discussions with (a) the NPCC, (b) the National Police Co-ordination Centre and (c) other senior police leaders on the additional resources that will be required by those organisations to prepare for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	174082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office has held planning discussions with the National Police Co-ordination Centre on the impact of leaving the European Union.</p><p>It is the duty of any responsible government to prepare for all scenarios, including the unlikely event that we reach March 2019 without agreeing a deal. With that in mind, we are working closely with operational partners — including the police — on contingency planning so we can ensure the safety and security of our citizens. This work will ensure that we could put those plans into action and ensure that we would be able to transition our cooperation with European partners, and continue to work together through alternative channels, should that be required.</p><p>We are also working very closely with the police to build the evidence base on police demand, resilience and capability ahead of the next Spending Review.</p><p>The Government remains committed to ensuring that forces have the resources they need to carry out their important work.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/10/2018 15:39:03 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

972368

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Serious Violence Taskforce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings of the Serious Violence Taskforce he has chaired between 30 April 2018 and 12 September 2018.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	174083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>The Serious Violence Taskforce has been established to oversee and drive implementation of Serious Violence Strategy launched in April. The Taskforce met for the first time on 26 April and the Home Secretary has chaired two meetings of the Taskforce on 11 June and 17 July. It is next due to meet on 22 October.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/10/2018 15:38:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh