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57568

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many experiments were carried out on animals in the United Kingdom each year from 1997 to 2014.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hoyle
	uin	HL41
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table contains information on the number of procedures undertaken for the years 1997 to 2012. <br><br>The Home Office expects to publish, for Great Britain, 2013 statistics on 10 July 2014 and 2014 statistics in summer/autumn 2015.<br><br>The publication of 2013 and 2014 statistics for Northern Ireland is a matter for the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland (DHSSPSNI), which separately publishes Northern Irish statistics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 10/06/2014 16:52:33 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach attachment 1 file name PQ HL41 Table.xls title Scientific procedures carried out on animals in GB
	tabling member	1000 label Biography information for Lord Hoyle

57557

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cybercrime
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are considering with the United States authorities and other countries to counter cyber virus crime and extortion.
	tabling member printed	Lord Dykes
	uin	HL30
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime, which the National Crime Agency (NCA) published in May this year, makes clear that the threat from organised crime groups using cyber tools to commit fraud and online attacks is an increasing risk. This Government has taken significant action to transform the way the UK responds to the cyber threat, including cyber crime, underpinned by £860m additional investment between 2011/12 and 2015/16. <br><br>The UK is working closely with US authorities and with a wide range of other countries to tackle the problem of cyber crime and the associated problem of extortion. The recent international operation between the NCA, the FBI and 9 other countries to disrupt the communications used by criminals to connect with computers that are infected with malicious software (‘malware') known as GameOverZeus and Cryptolocker illustrates the level of international cooperation that the NCA undertakes. This included close coordination in delivering protective security advice through GetSafeOnline and Cyber Streetwise. <br><br>We are also working overseas to help increase the capability and capacity of other countries to tackle cyber crime, through support for improved legislative arrangements, such as the implementation of the principles of the Budapest Convention on Cyber Crime and the development of capacity internationally to tackle cyber crime.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 10/06/2014 16:32:59 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	810 label Biography information for Lord Dykes

57545

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Forced Marriage
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 6 May (WA 359), whether they intend to make it an offence for a British subject to be taken from the United Kingdom to be forced into marriage outside their jurisdiction.
	tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
	uin	HL18
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p><br>The Coalition Government has passed legislation to make the act of forcing someone to marry a criminal offence, by means of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act. The legislation comes into force on 16 June 2014. <br><br>The extra-territorial provision in this legislation means that if the prohibited acts take place outside the UK by, or to, a UK national, or a person habitually resident in England or Wales, it will be an offence under domestic law and triable in the courts of England and Wales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Taylor of Holbeach question first answered 10/06/2014 16:12:08 answering member 3787 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Holbeach
	tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

57632

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what scientific purposes she has licensed procedures on animals that were likely to cause severe suffering since 2010; and what steps the Government is taking to reduce the number of animals experiencing severe suffering in scientific procedures.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	198600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The information asked for is not held centrally and could only be obtained at <br>disproportionate cost.<br><br>The Government only authorises procedures on animals after rigorous checks. <br>Under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 there is a statutory <br>requirement for scrutiny by, in the first instance, the Animal Welfare Ethical <br>Review Body at the Establishment where the work will be performed, and then an <br>assessment is made by the Home Office Inspectorate. In addition, projects are <br>referred to the Animals in Science Committee for scrutiny where they propose <br>the use of non-human primates in severe protocols and other projects that ministers <br>consider require further consideration. <br><br>One of the key factors in the assessment of licence applications is the <br>harm-benefit analysis, which has been part of our assessment process since <br>1986. The parameters considered in this analysis are described in Appendix I of <br>the Operational Guidance to the 1986 Act. A harm-benefit analysis determines <br>whether the proposed harms to the animals are justified by the likely benefits to be <br>delivered from the project. Inspectors give advice on minimising harms during <br>their assessment of project licence applications. Licensees have a legal <br>responsibility to ensure that work is undertaken on animals in the least severe <br>manner possible whilst delivering their scientific objectives. This year we <br>are undertaking a review of the harm-benefit analysis process, with advice from <br>the Animals in Science Committee, to determine if there are further refinements <br>we can make to the process.<br><br>I am committed to working to reduce the number of animals used in scientific <br>procedures. The Coalition Commitment delivery plan &quot;Working to reduce the use <br>of animals in research&quot; was published in February 2014. In particular, the Home <br>Office Inspectorate is working with the Royal Society for the Prevention of <br>Cruelty to Animals on methods of refinement of the most severe models to avoid <br>or reduce animal suffering. This has included careful consideration of models <br>of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, seizures, rheumatoid arthritis <br>and sepsis. Inspectors are actively promulgating the recommendations from each <br>of these reports.<br><br>In addition, the Home Office has published advisory notes on recording and <br>reporting actual severity, as required by the transposed European Directive <br>from 2013. From data collected we will provide clarity on the burden of harm <br>and, over time, should give an indication of the effectiveness of refinement <br>methods, particularly for the most severe procedures.<br><br>It is imporant to note that procedures classified as severe represent only a <br>small percentage of total procedures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 10/06/2014 12:51:22 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

57925

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Animal Experiments: EU Law
	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) cats, (b) dogs and (c) horses were retired and rehomed under European Union Directive 2010/63/EU in 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
	tabling member printed	Graham Jones
	uin	198950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested. <br><br>Under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, authority may be given to <br>re-home animals where those animals were bred or held for supply for use in <br>regulated procedures, or were intended for use in regulated procedures, or have <br>been used in regulated procedures. This may also apply to animals which are <br>being kept under the care of the Named Veterinary Surgeon after completing <br>procedures and is always contingent on our acceptance of certain reassurances <br>relating to Section 17A of the Act. Records of each animal re-homed would be <br>kept locally at the licensed establishment so that they can be available to <br>Home Office Inspectors on request. <br><br>European Directive 2010/63/EU, which was implemented in the UK and other Member <br>States on 1 January 2013, does not provide legal grounds on which the UK can <br>impose a mandatory obligation of re-homing under the Animals (Scientific <br>Procedures) Act 1986. Nevertheless, we have provided guidance on re-homing <br>animals in our Guidance on the Operation of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) <br>Act 1983, section 5.21.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 10/06/2014 12:45:16 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 135 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

57920

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Firearms: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Fire Arms Certificate (a) applications and (b) renewals were made in (i) 2011, (ii) 2012 and (iii) 2013.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	198723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Available data relate to the financial years 2010/11 to 2012/13 and were <br>published in Table 1 of ‘Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales <br>2012/13', available online at: <br>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/firearm-and-shotgun-certificates-in-e<br>ngland-and-wales-2012-to-2013<br>For easy reference, data are also provided in the table below. Data relating to 2013/14 will be published on 7 August 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6">Number of new and renewal applications for firearm</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="7">certificates in England and Wales, 2010/11 to 2012/13<sup>1</sup></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td colspan="2">New applications</td><td> </td><td colspan="2">Renewal applications</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>Granted</td><td>Refused</td><td> </td><td>Granted</td><td>Refused</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2010/11</td><td>11,286</td><td>129</td><td> </td><td>34,132</td><td>34</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td>11,502</td><td>119</td><td> </td><td>35,723</td><td>50</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td>10,077</td><td>138</td><td> </td><td>28,696</td><td>54</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="10">1. Source - These statistics are obtained from the National Firearms Licensing Management System.</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 10/06/2014 12:49:19 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

57679

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	British Nationality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for citizenship were made in each year since 2009 from males recruited into the armed forces from Belize; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	198550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on whether individuals from Belize have been recruited into the <br>armed forces and applied for British citizenship was not aggregated in national <br>reporting systems prior to November 2012. This information could only be <br>obtained by a disproportionately expensive manual case by case search to <br>collate the data.<br><br>There are no such applications recorded since November 2012.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/06/2014 12:55:51 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

58476

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Compass Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were accommodated in (a) hotels and (b) bed and breakfasts, hostels and other establishments that provide lodging paid on a short-term basis in (i) Barnsley, (ii) Yorkshire and Humberside and (iii) the UK in each year since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	199171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The department does not collect specific data on asylum applicants accommodated <br>in contingency accommodation. COMPASS providers have a responsibility to <br>provide suitable accommodation to asylum applicants. The COMPASS contracts <br>allow providers to use alternative or temporary initial accommodation (IA) as <br>contingency in exceptional circumstances, for example when the existing <br>nominated IA is full. This may include the use of hotels for a short term <br>period until such time as the asylum seeker is accommodated in the IA or <br>provided with dispersal accommodation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/06/2014 12:54:44 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

57644

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	North Yorkshire 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 full-time equivalent (a) police officers, (b) police community support officers and (c) police civilian staff were employed by North Yorkshire police on (i) 31 March and (ii) 30 September in each year since 2004.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	198506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The following table contains the requested data and covers the period up until <br>30 September 2013. Figures as at 31 March 2014 are due to be published 17 July <br>2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green grouped question UIN 198505 question first answered 10/06/2014 13:01:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green attachment 1 file name PQ198505-198506 table.xlsx title Full-time equivalent officers
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

57643

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	North Yorkshire 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 full-time equivalent police officers of each rank and grade were employed by North Yorkshire police on (a) 31 March and (b) 30 September in each year since 2004.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Hugh Bayley
	uin	198505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The following table contains the requested data and covers the period up until <br>30 September 2013. Figures as at 31 March 2014 are due to be published 17 July <br>2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green grouped question UIN 198506 question first answered 10/06/2014 13:01:00 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green attachment 1 file name PQ198505-198506 table.xlsx title Full-time equivalent officers
	tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley