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1126544

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many knife amnesty bins there were in the UK in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	254162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Information relating to knife amnesty bins and amnesty days is not collected centrally. The use of knife amnesties and bins are an operational decision for individual police forces.</p><p>It is also open to police forces to deploy surrender bins at any time as well as during the coordinated weeks of national action that take place as part of Operation Sceptre. In the previous phase of the operation in September 2018, 8,781 knives were surrendered using amnesty bins or personally handed in at police stations.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 254163 question first answered 20/05/2019 15:06:25 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1126545

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many knife amnesty days there have been in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	254163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Information relating to knife amnesty bins and amnesty days is not collected centrally. The use of knife amnesties and bins are an operational decision for individual police forces.</p><p>It is also open to police forces to deploy surrender bins at any time as well as during the coordinated weeks of national action that take place as part of Operation Sceptre. In the previous phase of the operation in September 2018, 8,781 knives were surrendered using amnesty bins or personally handed in at police stations.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 254162 question first answered 20/05/2019 15:06:25 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1125910

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received on survivors' pensions for widows and widowers of retired police officers.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	252841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has regular discussions with the Chancellor on a range of issues. The Home Office receives correspondence on many issues, including police survivors’ pensions.</p><p>On 18 January 2016, the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 and the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 were amended to allow widows, widowers and civil partners of police officers in England and Wales who have died on duty and who qualified for a survivor pension after 1 April 2015 to continue to receive their survivors’ benefits for life.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 252842 question first answered 20/05/2019 15:03:15 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1125911

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on survivors' pensions for widows and widowers of retired police officers.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	252842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Secretary has regular discussions with the Chancellor on a range of issues. The Home Office receives correspondence on many issues, including police survivors’ pensions.</p><p>On 18 January 2016, the Police Pensions Regulations 1987 and the Police (Injury Benefit) Regulations 2006 were amended to allow widows, widowers and civil partners of police officers in England and Wales who have died on duty and who qualified for a survivor pension after 1 April 2015 to continue to receive their survivors’ benefits for life.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 252841 question first answered 20/05/2019 15:03:15 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1125917

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Antisemitism: Arrests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of arrests for antisemitic hate crimes in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	252844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of arrests, conducted by each police force in England and Wales, on an annual basis.</p><p>Data are held at the offence group level only (for example ‘Violence against the person’ and ‘Public order’ offences). Information on the number of arrests for hate crimes – and further details of the nature of an offence – are not held centrally.</p><p>Data are published in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, the latest of which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 252845 question first answered 20/05/2019 10:22:03 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

1125918

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Antisemitism: Arrests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of arrests for violent antisemitic hate crimes in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	252845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of arrests, conducted by each police force in England and Wales, on an annual basis.</p><p>Data are held at the offence group level only (for example ‘Violence against the person’ and ‘Public order’ offences). Information on the number of arrests for hate crimes – and further details of the nature of an offence – are not held centrally.</p><p>Data are published in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, the latest of which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2018</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 252844 question first answered 20/05/2019 10:22:03 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

1126614

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Fire and Rescue Services
	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 had discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on awarding the Long Service and Good Conduct medal to firefighters working for the Ministry of Defence; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	254272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Operational firefighters working for the Ministry of Defence are eligible for the Fire Brigade Long Service and Good Conduct medal unless they have been awarded an Imperial Service medal, Civil Defence Long Service medal or Women’s Voluntary Service medal or clasp for any of the same qualifying period.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 20/05/2019 10:35:34 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

1126918

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	North Wales Police: Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much central Government funding for territorial police forces was allocated to North Wales Police (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of overall funding in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	254750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Police funding is increasing by over £1 billion in 2019/20, compared to 2018/19, including council tax, extra grant funding for pensions costs, and the serious violence fund. Total police funding is increasing by around £2 billion between 2015/16 and 2019/20.</p><p><br>The North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner’s (PCC) total funding is £155.8 million in 2019/20, an increase of £9.4 million compared to 2018/19. The North Wales PCC has set out plans to use this additional funding to recruit 34 extra officers and 6 more staff.</p><p><br>Please see the table below for Government funding figures:</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Government grant Funding*</td><td>2015/16</td><td>2016/17</td><td>2017/18</td><td>2018/19</td><td>2019/20</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>£m</td><td>£m</td><td>£m</td><td>£m</td><td>£m</td></tr><tr><td>North Wales PCC</td><td>73.2</td><td>72.7</td><td>71.7</td><td>71.7</td><td>74.8</td></tr><tr><td>Total Engalnd and Wales</td><td>7,822.5</td><td>7,783.6</td><td>7,684.6</td><td>7,685.4</td><td>7,988.8</td></tr><tr><td>North Wales shares of Funding</td><td>0.9%</td><td>0.9%</td><td>0.9%</td><td>0.9%</td><td>0.9%</td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Government grant funding consists of core grant funding, council tax grants, National and International City grants, and pensions grant. It does not include PFI or counter terrorism grant.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 20/05/2019 10:33:29 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1126517

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Organised Crime
	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 tackle organised crime.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	254118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>Serious and organised crime affects more of us, more often, than any other national security threat, persistently eroding our economy and our communities. It costs the UK at least £37 billion every year. <br>The newly updated Serious and Organised Crime Strategy, published on 1st November 2018, sets out how the Government will mobilise the full force of the state and align the collective efforts of key partners from the public, private and voluntary sectors to tackle serious and organised crime together in one single approach.</p><p>We also continue to invest in the right capabilities and tools for law enforcement, across Government and in partnership with the private sector to tackle SOC effectively.</p><p>The cross-system approach is aligned to the four strategy objectives: <br>o Relentless disruption and targeted action against the highest harm serious and organised criminals and networks affecting the UK</p><p>o Building the highest levels of defence and resilience in vulnerable people, communities, businesses and systems</p><p>o Stopping the problem at source, identifying and supporting those at risk of engaging in criminality</p><p>o Establishing a single, whole-system response, aligning the efforts of all those involved in responding to serious and organised crime as one, cohesive system.</p><p>The Government has already made some early progress in implementing the Serious and Organised Crime Strategy. For example, we have:<br>• established and expanded the new community coordinator programme pilot areas in England and in Wales to promote community resilience and divert people away from serious and organised crime; <br>• deployed a new cross-government overseas policy specialists network to complement existing international law enforcement operational work abroad;. <br>• established a National UK Protected Persons Services in the National Crime Agency on 1st April 2019, through the transfer of England and Wales based Protected Person Units, to ensure the best protection possible is available to individuals while enhanc-ing judicial outcomes across the Criminal Justice Service. <br> <br>The Government is determined to prevent serious and organised crime, defend against it, track down perpetrators and bring them to justice. We will allow no safe space – online or offline – for these people and their networks.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 20/05/2019 15:09:57 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1126524

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Borders: Organised Crime
	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 the corruption of public officials at the UK's borders by those involved in organised crime.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	254119
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the corrosive effects of corruption at the border in both the 2017-2022 Anti-Corruption Strategy and the 2018 Serious and Organised Crime Strategy. As committed in the Anti-Corruption Strategy, the Home Office is leading on a comprehensive work programme to understand, manage and mitigate this vulnerability. Alongside Strategy implementation, law enforcement agencies continue to target the organised crime groups who use corruption, collusion and coercion to enable criminality at our airports and ports.</p><p>Border Force itself is working to address the risk, including raising staff awareness of their vulnerability to attempts by Organised Crime Gangs to compromise their integrity. Measures are being put in place to encourage staff to declare such attempts or any potentially compromising developments in their personal lives, so they can be protected and mitigations put in place. Border Force is also improving intelligence and information sharing with other agencies, to ensure corruption risks are identified and that any insider threat is addressed at the earliest opportunity, working with the NCA to ensure an effective and robust response.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 20/05/2019 15:12:43 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham