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101954

registered interest
date	30/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Stations: Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will issue guidance to operators of police forces that they should implement a replacement programme to introduce LED lighting in all police premises.
tabling member constituency	Colchester
tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
uin	212612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Police forces have installed LED lighting to reduce energy costs. The wider public sector, including police forces, is encouraged to make use of Government Buying Standards. These standards feature mandatory and best practice categories for lamps including LED lighting and are detailed in the below link:<br><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sustainable-procurement-the-government-buying-standards-gbs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sustainable-procurement-the-government-buying-standards-gbs</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 03/11/2014 14:55:17 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

101651

registered interest
date	29/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Public Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department spent on (a) focus groups and (b) surveys in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	212503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>We are unable to answer this question as our financial accounting information system does not identify the cost of focus groups or surveys.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 03/11/2014 14:55:45 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

101455

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her speech of 23 October 2014 in Central Hall, Westminster, entitled Home Secretary at the Policing and Mental Health Summit, whether the package of measures announced in that speech was recommended by her Department and the Department of Health's review of powers under the Mental Health Act 1983.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	212258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>The joint Home Office and Department of Health review of the operation of Sections 135 and 136 of the Mental Health Act is one part of the wider work being taken forward by the Government to review and improve access to appropriate help for those suffering mental ill health. Sections 135 and 136 relate to the detention of those with mental health problems; there are many other issues affecting the treatment of vulnerable people by the police. The package of measures announced by the Home Secretary on 23 October, while addressing some common themes, is separate to any specific recommendations which may stem from the review, which is expected to be published before the end of this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/11/2014 16:54:23 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 25557 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

100942

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Email: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what estimate they have made of the number of individuals falling victim to e-mail and internet phishing each year; and what is their estimate of the total value of the amount of money involved.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL2410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>I would refer the noble Baroness to the reply I gave to the noble Lord, Lord Stone of Blackheath on 14 October 2014, Official Report, column 30W.</p><p>It is not possible to give an exact figure for the number of individuals falling victim to email and internet phishing attacks each year as data held centrally cannot separately identify phishing scams. Phishing is an enabler to commit fraud or computer misuse offences, it is not in itself a crime, and the methods by which offences are committed are not collated centrally. Action Fraud will record the relevant fraud, or computer misuse offence, in instances where a phishing email has been used. It is therefore also not possible to estimate the total amount of money this would involve. However, a survey by the Oxford Internet Institute shows that 19 per cent of internet users experienced phishing attempts in 2013, down from 22 per cent in 2011.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/10/2014 16:19:30 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

100943

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Email: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases of phishing have been reported to the police in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL2411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The number of cases of phishing that have been reported to the police is not centrally available.</p><p>Phishing is an enabler to commit fraud and is not in itself a crime. Where a phishing e-mail has been used to commit fraud or computer misuse offences, the relevant fraud or computer misuse offence would be recorded by Action Fraud, who are now responsible for the central recording of fraud offences previously recorded by individual police forces.</p><p>Fraud offences recorded by Action Fraud, including those relating to computer misuse crime, are published on a quarterly basis by ONS.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/10/2014 12:19:45 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

100944

registered interest
date	24/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Email: Fraud
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action is being taken to support victims of phishing.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL2412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office has been working with Action Fraud and the NFIB to improve victim support, including support to victims of phishing. Victims who have reported to Action Fraud are provided with feedback about their case, including whether it has been sent to a force for investigation, and if so the name of that force. The NFIB or the force managing the report will ensure effective victim support, under obligations laid out to Government Agencies within the Ministry of Justice’s Victims Code (2013), is received. This can include referrals to support services such as Victim Support, and regular updates on the progress of the investigation through a series of the victim ‘fulfilment’ communications. In urgent cases local police forces will be called in to provide a direct service to vulnerable victims and to prevent re-victimisation.</p><p>We are also reviewing the victim experience and what aspects of the victim code are of particular importance for victims of cyber crime, including phishing and cyber crime more generally.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/10/2014 12:19:02 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

100588

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Missing Persons: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many children remain missing of those reported missing since 1 July 2007.
tabling member printed	Lord Black of Brentwood
uin	HL2325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>This information is held with individual police forces. The National Crime Agency publishes annual statistics on Missing Persons which includes missing children <a href="http://missingpersons.police.uk/" target="_blank">http://missingpersons.police.uk</a>.</p><p>The last published report shows that in 2011/12 there were around 313,000 missing persons incidents. This report also finds that 64% of missing</p><p>incidents involved cases of missing children.</p><p>Data within this report shows that the majority (70%) of missing people return or are located within 16 hours with only 2% missing for longer than a week.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/10/2014 16:47:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4171 label Biography information for Lord Black of Brentwood

100593

registered interest
date	22/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Health
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have plans to introduce fitness tests for all operational police officers, with different attainment levels for officers over 40 years of age.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2014 answer text <p>Annual fitness testing was introduced on 1 September 2014 for officers required to undertake personal safety training, so that they meet its aerobic demands. There are no plans to alter the standard for any age group.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 30/10/2014 16:21:09 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

100073

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much they have spent on administering the Azure card system since its inception.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Azure card is issued to destitute failed asylum seekers accommodated under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 because they are temporarily unable to leave the United Kingdom. The card can be used at most of the main supermarket chains to purchase food and other essential items. The performance of the card is kept under regular review but the Government is satisfied that it is an effective way of ensuring that recipients are able to meet their essential living needs and are not left destitute.</p><p> </p><p>The Government therefore has no plans to abolish the card or change legislation to allow people supported under section 4 to receive cash instead.</p><p> </p><p>The total administrative costs of the card scheme since it was introduced in 2009 are approximately £1,515,000. Estimated administrative costs for the current financial year are £200,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its response to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee report about asylum procedures in December 2013 (cm 8769). A response to the Committee’s views on section 4 support was set out on page 18-19.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2277 HL2278 HL2280 HL2281 question first answered 28/10/2014 15:17:55 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

100074

registered interest
date	21/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their forecast annual cost for administering the Azure card payment scheme in the coming year.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL2280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2014 answer text <p>The Azure card is issued to destitute failed asylum seekers accommodated under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 because they are temporarily unable to leave the United Kingdom. The card can be used at most of the main supermarket chains to purchase food and other essential items. The performance of the card is kept under regular review but the Government is satisfied that it is an effective way of ensuring that recipients are able to meet their essential living needs and are not left destitute.</p><p> </p><p>The Government therefore has no plans to abolish the card or change legislation to allow people supported under section 4 to receive cash instead.</p><p> </p><p>The total administrative costs of the card scheme since it was introduced in 2009 are approximately £1,515,000. Estimated administrative costs for the current financial year are £200,000.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published its response to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee report about asylum procedures in December 2013 (cm 8769). A response to the Committee’s views on section 4 support was set out on page 18-19.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL2277 HL2278 HL2279 HL2281 question first answered 28/10/2014 15:17:56 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno