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167811

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has provided for (a) the creation and maintenance of the National Hash Set Database and (b) the creation of the Child Abuse Image Database.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	216994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Home Office has provided £41,000 in 2013/14 and £75,000 in 2014/15 from the National Cyber Security Programme to fund the interim National Hash Set Database, which is run by Cheshire Police. The total cost of the Child Abuse Image Database (CAID) over three years to March 2017 is currently £3.3 million, chargeable to UK forces and the National Crime Agency.<br><br>iNHSD is a single database managed by a single officer in Cheshire Constabulary and includes only basic meta data alongside an image’s ‘hash’ identifier. CAID provides far more features and functionality for multiple users in each force in the UK and NCA-CEOP and will support enhanced analysis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/12/2014 18:16:59 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

170482

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had on drafting best practice guidelines on the presence of campaigning charities during police searches and arrests.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Simon Hart
	uin	218739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>An important component of the Best Use of Stop and Search Scheme is the introduction of lay observation. The Scheme’s guidance makes it clear that forces have discretion to determine the most appropriate arrangements to support this. This allows the public, including interested organisations, to observe stop and search in action.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 17/12/2014 17:35:32 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart

167806

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of images which will be included in the Child Abuse Image Database as its launch.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	217090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>At its launch, the Child Abuse Image Database (CAID) contained around 4.4m unique images. This includes every file from the Cheshire Constabulary image library, which sits alongside the interim National Hash Set Database, that has been graded as an indecent image of a child or related material by at least one police force - around 3.53m images. Approximately 870,000 additional images which did not previously appear in the Cheshire library have been provided by other police <br>forces. <br><br>All 4.4m images appearing on CAID have an indicative categorisation based on police force grading. At present, the number of these images that have three independent, undisputed votes is approximately 600,000. This figure will <br>increase as the database is used by more forces.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 216997 question first answered 18/12/2014 14:46:54 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 32153 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

167816

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Databases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of (a) the number of images which will be transferred from the National Hash Set Database to the Child Abuse Image Database and (b) the number of those images which have been verified by three experts.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	216997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>At its launch, the Child Abuse Image Database (CAID) contained around 4.4m unique images. This includes every file from the Cheshire Constabulary image library, which sits alongside the interim National Hash Set Database, that has been graded as an indecent image of a child or related material by at least one police force - around 3.53m images. Approximately 870,000 additional images which did not previously appear in the Cheshire library have been provided by other police <br>forces. <br><br>All 4.4m images appearing on CAID have an indicative categorisation based on police force grading. At present, the number of these images that have three independent, undisputed votes is approximately 600,000. This figure will <br>increase as the database is used by more forces.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 217090 question first answered 18/12/2014 14:46:54 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning previous answer version 32152 answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

169868

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Offences against Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many pornographic images of children were removed from the internet as a result of investigations by (a) police forces and (b) her Department's agencies in the areas of (i) Suffolk, (ii) Bedfordshire, (iii) Cambridgeshire, (iv) Essex, (v) Hertfordshire, (vi) Norfolk and (vii) England in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Bury St Edmunds
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ruffley
	uin	218402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. The Internet Watch Foundation runs the UK reporting centre for indecent images of children, and works with its internet industry partners to take down websites hosting such images in the UK. It is also part of a global network of agencies to whom it refers cases involving websites hosted overseas, where the majority of images are found.</p><p /> <p>The Internet Watch Foundation will use the hash set database that forms part of the Child Abuse Image Database to proactively search for and remove indecent images of children.</p><p /> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/12/2014 17:55:08 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	133 label Biography information for Mr David Ruffley

170491

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Rape
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which police forces have reviewed all rape reports classified as no crime since the publication of HMIC's report on crime data integrity; how far back each such review went; and how many cases were re-classified as a result.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	218760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Violent offences, such as rape, are devastating crimes that ruin lives. We expect every crime report to be taken seriously, every crime to be recorded, every investigation to be conducted thoroughly and professionally, and every victim to be treated with dignity. <br><br>Under this Government, the overall no-crime rate for rape has fallen year-on- year from 12.6% in 2009/10 to 7.3% in 2013/14. It is encouraging that a number of forces have stated a determination to further bring down no-crime rates for rape. <br><br>A specific sample of rape cases was collected and assessed by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) as part of its audit of crime recording quality. It found that 20 % of no-crime decisions in that sample for rape were incorrect and in 22 % of those cases there was no evidence that the police informed the complainant of their decision.<br><br>Whilst we do not hold data in the manner described in the question, the Government expects to see police and crime commissioners and chief constables using HMIC’s inspection findings to improve the way their force responds to rape and supports victims. It is encouraging that some forces have already announced reviews of earlier no-crime decisions, following the HMIC <br>inspections. Where HMIC has made recommendations for individual forces, we expect police and crime commissioners and chief constables to take them seriously and take every step to further improve recording in their force.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/12/2014 17:51:12 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

165890

	registered interest
	date	25/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Corruption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to page 27 of his Department's Research Strategy 2014-15, when the outcome of the survey of small businesses to assess the impact of the Bribery Act 2010 on small and medium-sized enterprises will be published.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	215901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has shared with the Ministry of Justice the results of a survey commissioned following the Business Services Red Tape Challenge assignment to help small business fully understand the appropriate application of the Bribery Act 2010 and guidance so as not to spend unnecessary time and money on disproportionate measures. At this stage, there are no plans to publish the results of the survey.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/12/2014 13:34:30 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

169880

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	218480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>a) The overall spend on taxis has reduced significantly over the past five years. Taxis can only be used if the proposed journey is not practicable by public transport. These figures include the transportation of prisoners to medical appointments and funerals. The spend comes out of each prisons budget and can vary, depending on location. Greater use of pool cars has reduced the overall spend on taxis over the past five years.</p><p> </p><p>MOJ has spent the following on taxis in the periods requested.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£6,914,699.28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£6,052,236.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£5,118,258.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£4,207,627.93</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£3,110,229.09</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>b) There is a ban on all first class travel. The only exception to this ban is to support the needs of some disabled staff in carrying out their duties, where it is reasonable to do so. Exceptions for rail travel cannot be made on any other grounds.</p><p> </p><p>The MOJ has spent the following on first class rail travel in the periods requested (excluding spend by MOJ in December 2010 as this data is not currently available):</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>£1,988,205.37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>£421,346.96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>£352,927.96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£398,930.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£411,327.18</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>c) There is a ban on all first class travel, and on business class travel for flights less than eight hours duration, except in the case of flights of five hours and over where there is a business need, such as where staff are required to go straight into a meeting following a flight or where staff are required to work on a flight and a business case is approved.</p><p>The MOJ has spent the following on business class air travel for 2013 and 2014. Prior to 2013, the MoJ were contracted with a different supplier and to go through all of the individual travel records would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>£78,547.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>£86,214.89</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/12/2014 16:44:31 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

170510

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to answer Question 215901, tabled on 25 November 2014; and what the reasons are for the time taken to answer that Question.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	218674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>I am sorry for the delay in answering Question 215901. I can confirm that the question has been answered today, 18<sup>th</sup> December 2014.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 18/12/2014 13:39:34 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

170481

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crime: Nature Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had on the creation of standard operating procedures for the conduct of police wildlife crime officers.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Simon Hart
	uin	218738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to create specific operating procedures for the conduct of police officers when they are investigating wildlife crimes. Police officers investigating wildlife crimes are subject to the same standards of professional <br>behaviour that apply to all police officers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/01/2015 16:47:06 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart