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1132887

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/06/2019
	date	18/06/2019
	date tabled	18/06/2019
	ddp created	18/06/2019 18:28:37
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	18/06/2019 18:38:42 26/06/2019 15:41:01
	hansard heading	Police: Biometrics
	house id	1
	identifier	266090
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/06/2019 16:34:28
	question first ministerially corrected	26/06/2019 15:09:58
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the statutory basis for the use of facial recognition technology by the police is.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
	tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 266090
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	266090
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The UK Government remains focussed on ensuring a smooth and orderly withdrawal from the EU with a deal as soon as possible, and we have been clear that we do not want or expect a no deal scenario. However, as a responsible government, we continue to prepare for all scenarios.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office has been planning and preparing for a no deal scenario for some time, and we have contingency plans in place across areas including law enforcement, passports and the border. Whatever the outcome of our exit from the EU, we remain committed to supporting the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals both domestically and internationally. The UK’s first Voluntary National Review (VNR) will be published shortly. The VNR will review UK action both domestically and internationally in support of Goal 16. It will also outline key challenges and next steps, recognising that while progress is being made, there is more work to do.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government believes that there is a legal framework for the use of live facial recognition technology, although that is being challenged in the courts and we would not want to pre-empt the outcome of this case.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The police have common law powers to use the technology for the purposes of preventing or detecting crime. Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018 is the statutory basis for the processing of the facial images obtained from the technology for these purposes. Possible matches produced by these sys-tems are always checked by a human operator before deciding what, if any, action to take.</ins></p> question first answered 25/06/2019 16:34:28 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1130536

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/06/2019
	date	06/06/2019
	date tabled	06/06/2019
	ddp created	06/06/2019 17:02:40
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	10/06/2019 11:15:07 13/06/2019 12:26:01
	hansard heading	Offences: South Yorkshire
	house id	1
	identifier	261169
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/06/2019 11:54:08
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to reduce the length of time it takes to charge a person after an offence has taken place within the constabulary area of South Yorkshire.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Penistone and Stocksbridge
	tabling member printed	Angela Smith
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 261169
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	261169
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The effective management of investigations, including the prompt communication of their outcomes, is an operational matter for the police.</p><p>After an arrest, the police need to carry out further investigations before a charge is brought then the police may release a suspect on pre-charge bail or release them under investigation (RUI).</p><p>The National Police Chief’s Council has recently published guidance on the use of pre-charge bail and RUI. The guidance sets out the steps the police should take to make sure the prompt completion of their investigations, whether suspects are released with or without pre-charge bail. The Home Office will continue to support the police in their efforts to prevent and investigate crimes, including by providing the biggest increase in police funding since 2010.</p> question first answered 13/06/2019 11:54:08 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1564 label Biography information for Angela Smith

1131032

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2019
	date	10/06/2019
	date tabled	10/06/2019
	ddp created	10/06/2019 22:01:05
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	10/06/2019 22:10:26 17/06/2019 12:34:03
	hansard heading	Police: Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	262352
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/06/2019 12:02:42
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many widows and widowers of police officers in England and Wales whose spouses were killed on duty or as a result of injuries sustained on duty have had their pensions revoked as a result of their remarriage or cohabitation before 1 April 2015.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 262352
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	262352
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on the number of survivors’ pensions surrendered on remarriage or cohabitation, as police pensions are administered at police force level by the relevant Police Pension Authority.</p> question first answered 17/06/2019 12:02:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1131033

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/06/2019
	date	10/06/2019
	date tabled	10/06/2019
	ddp created	10/06/2019 22:01:07
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	10/06/2019 22:10:28 17/06/2019 12:34:01
	hansard heading	Police: Pensions
	house id	1
	identifier	262353
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/06/2019 12:02:42
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment he has made of the financial effect on police widows and widowers of the loss of their survivor pension due to remarrying or cohabiting.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 262353
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	262353
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on the number of survivors’ pensions surrendered on remarriage or cohabitation, as police pensions are administered at police force level by the relevant Police Pension Authority.</p> question first answered 17/06/2019 12:02:42 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1131274

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/06/2019
	date	11/06/2019
	date tabled	11/06/2019
	ddp created	11/06/2019 17:58:03
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	12/06/2019 11:15:15 17/06/2019 10:50:02
	hansard heading	High Rise Flats: Fires
	house id	1
	identifier	263175
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/06/2019 10:18:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of fires in residential blocks in 2018.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 263175
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	263175
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Home Office published the latest statistics on fires attended by fire and rescue services in the year ending 31 December 2018 on 9 May 2019. The number of fires by type of dwelling are available in table 0205 here:</p><p><br><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/800184/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0205-090519.xlsx" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/800184/fire-statistics-data-tables-fire0205-090519.xlsx</a></p> question first answered 17/06/2019 10:18:07 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1131324

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/06/2019
	date	11/06/2019
	date tabled	11/06/2019
	ddp created	11/06/2019 18:00:04
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	11/06/2019 18:09:43 18/06/2019 16:18:06
	hansard heading	Trespass
	house id	1
	identifier	263207
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/06/2019 15:46:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he plans to undertake a public consultation on proposals to strengthen police powers in response to trespassing.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 263207
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	263207
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>On 6 February, the Home Secretary announced a set of measures to extend powers available to the police, which we believe will enable unauthorised encampments to be tackled more effectively. The Written Ministerial Statement can be found at <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-02-06/debates/19020635000011/EnforcementAgainstUnauthorisedEncampments" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-02-06/debates/19020635000011/EnforcementAgainstUnauthorisedEncampments</a>.</p><p>The Home Secretary also made clear that the Home Office would conduct a review into how the Government can criminalise unauthorised encampments. This review is currently underway, and a public consultation will be launched on the final set of proposals this summer.</p> question first answered 18/06/2019 15:46:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately written parliamentary question 1131324
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4527

1131325

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/06/2019
	date	11/06/2019
	date tabled	11/06/2019
	ddp created	11/06/2019 18:00:11
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	11/06/2019 18:09:46 18/06/2019 16:18:04
	hansard heading	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	house id	1
	identifier	263208
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/06/2019 15:46:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timeframe is for his Department to undertake a review of the potential criminalisation of unauthorised developments.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Faversham and Mid Kent
	tabling member printed	Helen Whately
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 263208
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	263208
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>On 6 February, the Home Secretary announced a set of measures to extend powers available to the police, which we believe will enable unauthorised encampments to be tackled more effectively. The Written Ministerial Statement can be found at <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-02-06/debates/19020635000011/EnforcementAgainstUnauthorisedEncampments" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2019-02-06/debates/19020635000011/EnforcementAgainstUnauthorisedEncampments</a>.</p><p>The Home Secretary also made clear that the Home Office would conduct a review into how the Government can criminalise unauthorised encampments. This review is currently underway, and a public consultation will be launched on the final set of proposals this summer.</p> question first answered 18/06/2019 15:46:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	4527
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4527

1131613

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/06/2019
	date	12/06/2019
	date tabled	12/06/2019
	ddp created	12/06/2019 20:09:21
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	12/06/2019 20:15:48 17/06/2019 14:55:02
	hansard heading	Julian Assange
	house id	1
	identifier	263743
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/06/2019 14:23:55
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the cost to the public purse was of the policing and security services operation in relation to the time Julian Assange remained at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 263743
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	263743
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer given to the Rt. Hon Member for Leicester East; UIN 244020 on the 24th April 2019.</p> question first answered 17/06/2019 14:23:55 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1131617

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/06/2019
	date	12/06/2019
	date tabled	12/06/2019
	ddp created	12/06/2019 20:09:30
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	12/06/2019 20:25:09 17/06/2019 14:52:07
	hansard heading	Stop and Search
	house id	1
	identifier	263809
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/06/2019 14:20:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) his Department and (b) individual police forces have imposed targets on the number of stop and searches to be carried out.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
	tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 263809
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	263809
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Home Office does not set stop and search targets</p><p>Stop and search can only be carried out when legal thresholds have been met, and as such setting central targets for the number of searches would not be appropriate.</p><p>We are not aware of targets being set by individual forces. Stop and search can be an important tool in fighting violence, with searches last year resulting in nearly 8,000 arrests for weapons and firearms offences.</p> question first answered 17/06/2019 14:20:07 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1131837

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	17/06/2019
	date	12/06/2019
	date tabled	12/06/2019
	ddp created	12/06/2019 20:20:00
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	12/06/2019 20:34:10 17/06/2019 14:58:02
	hansard heading	Police: Disciplinary Proceedings
	house id	1
	identifier	263906
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	17/06/2019 14:26:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 June 2019 to Question 260702 on Police: Disciplinary Proceedings and with reference to the 28 January 2019 BBC News report article entitled Police officers suspended for years during misconduct investigations, what information his Department holds on how much has been paid in wages to suspended police officers between 2013 and 2018; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 263906
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	263906
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold or collect information on the public cost when a police officer is suspended during misconduct investigations. Forces may hold this information at a local level.</p><p>The Government has introduced a number of reforms to the police complaints and discipline systems to date and is committed to completing the delivery of a package of measures designed to overhaul these systems – making them more transparent, efficient and proportionate.</p> question first answered 17/06/2019 14:26:19 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	creator	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts