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747076

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crime: Rural Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to encourage cross-police force collaboration to tackle rural crime.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	2318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Collaboration is a key tool in helping the police become more responsive, more efficient and more effective at tackling crime. Police and Crime Commissioners and Chief Constables now have a statutory duty to consider and review collaboration agreements with other forces. The Government, through the police transformation fund, has also invested in collaborative projects as well as funding to champion a better understanding of crime in rural areas.</p><p>The election of Police and Crime Commissioners has given communities, including those in rural areas, a strong voice in determining how police resources are allocated to tackle the crimes that matter most to them.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/07/2017 16:31:21 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

748214

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 7 March 2017 to Question 66131, on carers, what plans he has to publish the national carers strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	2923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p><strong></strong>The Government remains committed to supporting carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and wider life chances.</p><p>We have said that more widely we will consult on proposals to improve social care. Next steps will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/07/2017 16:31:40 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

748189

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Hospital Beds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many NHS beds were available for mental health patients in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
	tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
	uin	2925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>Information is not available in the format requested. NHS England publish quarterly data from all National Health Service organisations that operate beds that are open overnight or day only. This includes the number of mental illness beds. This data is available at the link below:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/bed-availability-and-occupancy/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/bed-availability-and-occupancy/</a></p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 10/07/2017 16:32:28 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Baroness Keeley

748134

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has changed its targeting practices and widened its rules of engagement in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	2986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>In order to maintain operational and personnel security, we do not comment on rules of engagement or on UK targeting procedures.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/07/2017 16:40:20 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

748132

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps the UK is taking, as a member of the US-led Counter-Daesh coalition, to ensure that civilian casualties are minimised in the military offensive in Raqqa.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	2984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The RAF's targeting process is rigorous: the protection of civilians is at its heart. Commanders constantly weigh the arguments for and against strikes in their consideration of whether or not to give permission. Parameters are set in advance of each planned strike to minimise the risk of collateral damage. UK aircrews always operate in accordance with International Humanitarian Law, the Law of Armed Conflict and under strict Rules of Engagement. Our pilots can - and do - decide, right up to the last minute, NOT to strike if they have any reason to believe there is a risk of causing civilian casualties.</p><p>There is no evidence from the operations so far - either from our own detailed assessments which take place after every strike, or from the information provided to us by third parties - that any RAF airstrikes have caused civilian casualties.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 2988 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:39:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

748135

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to support humanitarian planning to ensure that civilians are protected and are offered safe routes to voluntarily evacuate during the military offensive to capture Raqqa.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	2987
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The protection of civilians is a priority for the UK, and we will continue to work closely with the US and other partners to that end. We have provided significant support to humanitarian planning for Raqqah operations. This has included involvement in the Coalition's civil-military planning process and detailed engagement with the UN and agencies.</p><p>Arranging the safe passage of civilians to areas of safety hinges entirely on the goodwill of parties to the conflict. UK aid does not currently go to Daesh-held areas because Daesh are blocking humanitarian access. In areas of the Raqqah Governorate liberated from Daesh, DFID-funded partners are supporting the displaced with food, shelter, healthcare, water, sanitation and hygiene assistance.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/07/2017 16:44:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

748136

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent estimate he has made of the level of civilian casualties in Syria as a result of the recent Counter-Daesh military assault on Raqqa.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	2988
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The RAF's targeting process is rigorous: the protection of civilians is at its heart. Commanders constantly weigh the arguments for and against strikes in their consideration of whether or not to give permission. Parameters are set in advance of each planned strike to minimise the risk of collateral damage. UK aircrews always operate in accordance with International Humanitarian Law, the Law of Armed Conflict and under strict Rules of Engagement. Our pilots can - and do - decide, right up to the last minute, NOT to strike if they have any reason to believe there is a risk of causing civilian casualties.</p><p>There is no evidence from the operations so far - either from our own detailed assessments which take place after every strike, or from the information provided to us by third parties - that any RAF airstrikes have caused civilian casualties.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 2984 question first answered 10/07/2017 16:39:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

748133

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if his Department will make an assessment of the accuracy of reports by Amnesty International that white phosphorus has been used by US-led forces in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	2985
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK has not used White Phosphorous in Syria. In accordance with the law of armed conflict, white phosphorus rounds are used for screening, obscuring, and marking in a way that fully considers the possible incidental effects on civilians and civilian structures. The Coalition takes all reasonable precautions to minimize the risk of incidental injury to non-combatants and damage to civilian structures.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 10/07/2017 16:40:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

748494

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Arrests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance she gives to (a) police forces and (b) West Lancashire police on the necessity for manned telephone services for inquiries about people who have been arrested.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	3186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>PACE Code of Practice C provides that a person with an interest in a detainee’s welfare who enquires about the detainee’s whereabouts may be given this information if:</p><p> </p><p>a) the detainee agrees; and</p><p>b) the rules that allow the information to be withheld do not apply.</p><p> </p><p>When a detainee exercises their right to free legal advice, the solicitor assigned by the Defence Solicitor Call Centre is expected to contact the police station by telephone and speak to the detainee.</p><p> </p><p>Within each individual police force, Chief Officers are responsible for implementing the necessary operational procedures to deal with these telephone enquiries.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/07/2017 17:24:29 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

748445

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Crimes of Violence: Acids
	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 the Answer of 23 March 2017 to Question 68460, what progress has been made on (a) better understanding the extent and scale of crimes involving acid and (b) work with retailers to explore what action can be taken to control sales of products with a high acidic content.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	3294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2017 answer text <p>We are working closely with the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead on the scale and nature of attacks with acid and other corrosive substances and how to respond to such attacks.</p><p>The Home Office and the National Police Chiefs’ Council jointly hosted a meeting on 4 July with medical experts, police, retailers, and officials from a number of Government departments and agencies to share understanding about the nature of attacks and discussed action being taken by the respective agencies. We are currently considering with retailers what action can be taken to restrict access to the most harmful products used in acid and other corrosive substance attacks.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/07/2017 17:28:34 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown