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443031
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
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Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Firearms: Crime more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the recorded level of gun crime was in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands between (i) January 2010 to December 2012 and (ii) January 2013 to December 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Perry Barr more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Khalid Mahmood more like this
uin 21235 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-01-13more like thismore than 2016-01-13
answer text <p>Offences involving firearms recorded by the police at the force area level are published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on a financial year basis. The most recently published figures for the West Midlands and England are 2013/14. These are given in the table and show that between 2009/10 and 2013/14, offences involving firearms (excluding air weapons) fell by 40% in both the West Midlands and in England.</p><p>Figures for 2014/15 are due to be published on 11 February 2016 in the ONS publication Focus on: Violent Crime and Sexual Offences 2014/15.</p><p>The ONS publish provisional data for England and Wales on the number of offences involving firearms in their quarterly crime statistics releases. The most recently available figures are for the year ending June 2015 and these can be found here: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/crime-stats/crime-statistics/year-ending-june-2015/stb-crime--ye-june-2015.html</p><p>The Home Office does not collect data on the number of people arrested in connection with offences involving firearms. The Home Office collects data on arrests by groups of crimes (for example, violence against the person, robbery) but cannot separately identify those that involved a firearm from those that did not.</p><p>Convictions data are the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice has informed the Home Office that they do not hold data on the number of convictions for offences where a firearm was involved.</p>
answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
grouped question UIN 21371 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-01-13T16:29:21.57Zmore like thismore than 2016-01-13T16:29:21.57Z
answering member
1528
label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning remove filter
tabling member
1392
label Biography information for Mr Khalid Mahmood more like this
443044
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Firearms: West Midlands more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) arrests and (b) convictions have been made in connection with gun-related crime in the West Midlands metropolitan area in each quarter of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Perry Barr more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Khalid Mahmood more like this
uin 21371 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-01-13more like thismore than 2016-01-13
answer text <p>Offences involving firearms recorded by the police at the force area level are published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on a financial year basis. The most recently published figures for the West Midlands and England are 2013/14. These are given in the table and show that between 2009/10 and 2013/14, offences involving firearms (excluding air weapons) fell by 40% in both the West Midlands and in England.</p><p>Figures for 2014/15 are due to be published on 11 February 2016 in the ONS publication Focus on: Violent Crime and Sexual Offences 2014/15.</p><p>The ONS publish provisional data for England and Wales on the number of offences involving firearms in their quarterly crime statistics releases. The most recently available figures are for the year ending June 2015 and these can be found here: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/crime-stats/crime-statistics/year-ending-june-2015/stb-crime--ye-june-2015.html</p><p>The Home Office does not collect data on the number of people arrested in connection with offences involving firearms. The Home Office collects data on arrests by groups of crimes (for example, violence against the person, robbery) but cannot separately identify those that involved a firearm from those that did not.</p><p>Convictions data are the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice has informed the Home Office that they do not hold data on the number of convictions for offences where a firearm was involved.</p>
answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
grouped question UIN 21235 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-01-13T16:29:21.643Zmore like thismore than 2016-01-13T16:29:21.643Z
answering member
1528
label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning remove filter
tabling member
1392
label Biography information for Mr Khalid Mahmood more like this
443050
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Firearms: Crime more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on tackling gun crime in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands between (i) January 2010 to December 2012 and (ii) January 2013 to December 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Perry Barr more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Khalid Mahmood more like this
uin 21233 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-01-14more like thismore than 2016-01-14
answer text <p>Information about specific aspects of spending by the police is not held centrally by the Home Office. Birmingham is one of the areas previously supported under the Ending Gang and Youth Violence programme. However, it is not possible to determine what proportion of the total programme budget was spent in this area, and in turn what proportion of this was related to tackling gun crime specifically.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-01-14T17:59:55.03Zmore like thismore than 2016-01-14T17:59:55.03Z
answering member
1528
label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning remove filter
tabling member
1392
label Biography information for Mr Khalid Mahmood more like this
443051
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Police: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much was spent on policing in (a) England and (b) the West Midlands between (i) January 2013 and December 2015 and (ii) January 2010 and December 2012. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Perry Barr more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Khalid Mahmood more like this
uin 21363 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-01-14more like thismore than 2016-01-14
answer text <p>The police in England and Wales receive funding from two main sources - central Government and the police precept component of council tax.</p><p>The table below shows the amount of revenue funding provided by central Government to the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for the West Midlands (formerly the West Midlands Police Authority), and the amount of central Government revenue funding provided by central Government to PCCs (formerly police authorities) and their London equivalents in England from 2009/2010 to 2015/2016. It also shows precept funding for the relevant years.</p><p>Overall police spending (central Government funding plus precept) will be protected in real terms over the next Spending Review period. This is an increase of up to £900 million in cash terms by 2019/20.</p><p>Police reform is working and, according to the independent Crime Survey for England and Wales, crime has fallen by more than a quarter since 2010. This is the lowest level since the survey began in 1981. In the West Midlands, crime has fallen by 15 per cent compared with 2010.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>£m</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td colspan="3"><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Government funding*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Precept**</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Government funding*</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Precept**</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-2010</p></td><td><p>529.0</p></td><td><p>77.9</p></td><td><p>606.9</p></td><td><p>8,573.4</p></td><td><p>2,913.7</p></td><td><p>11,487.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>540.8</p></td><td><p>79.4</p></td><td><p>620.2</p></td><td><p>8,686.2</p></td><td><p>2,982.9</p></td><td><p>11,669.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>515.8</p></td><td><p>79.7</p></td><td><p>595.4</p></td><td><p>8,292.0</p></td><td><p>3,039.7</p></td><td><p>11,331.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>484.7</p></td><td><p>80.0</p></td><td><p>564.7</p></td><td><p>7,823.1</p></td><td><p>3,093.2</p></td><td><p>10,916.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>474.8</p></td><td><p>82.0</p></td><td><p>556.8</p></td><td><p>7,655.0</p></td><td><p>3,128.6</p></td><td><p>10,783.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>458.9</p></td><td><p>84.4</p></td><td><p>543.3</p></td><td><p>7,385.5</p></td><td><p>3,207.4</p></td><td><p>10,592.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>435.6</p></td><td><p>87.3</p></td><td><p>522.8</p></td><td><p>7,031.2</p></td><td><p>3,289.8</p></td><td><p>10,321.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>*Government funding figures include specific grants that have since been rolled into Police Main Grant (including Rule 2 Grant, the Neighbourhood Policing Fund and, from 2013/14, the Community Safety Fund) in order to provide consistency over the time period.</p><p>Since 2011/12, West Midlands and other English force areas have been in receipt of Council Tax Freeze Grants. These amounts are included in the figures, along with National and International City Grants paid to the London forces.</p><p>These figures do not include funding for counter-terrorism policing, or additional funding received by the police from other specific grants, the Police Innovation Fund or other sources.</p><p>**From 2013/14, West Midlands and other English force areas have also received Local Council Tax Support (LCTS) funding. These amounts are included within the precept totals to assist comparison with previous years.</p>
answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-01-14T17:58:52.85Zmore like thismore than 2016-01-14T17:58:52.85Z
answering member
1528
label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning remove filter
tabling member
1392
label Biography information for Mr Khalid Mahmood more like this
443052
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Firearms: Crime more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the supply of guns and ammunition at a neighbourhood level. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Perry Barr more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Khalid Mahmood more like this
uin 21234 more like this
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is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2016-01-13more like thismore than 2016-01-13
answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government and police work nationally, and with international partners, to reduce the threat to the UK from the criminal use of firearms. In 2013/14, firearms were used in a small and diminishing proportion of total police recorded crime, 0.2%. The figure for 2009/10 was 0.3%. Following the firearms surrenders in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands in 2013 and 2014, the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS) co-ordinated firearms surrenders in the majority of the Police Force areas in England and Wales during 2014 and 2015, resulting in the surrender of over 6000 items.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">As of 7th January 2016; 3,864 firearms and over 13,000 items of ammunition have been recovered following the November 2015 firearms surrender, with 934 weapons being recovered prior to the November surrender. Of those items recovered in the November surrender (discounting ammunition, CS Sprays and Stun Guns), items include:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">• 516 pistols;</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">• 473 revolvers;</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">• 1,226 shotguns;</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">• 243 rifles;</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">• 873 air weapons</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">This brings the total volume of firearms surrendered in the last eighteen months to 4,798. If ammunition, CS Sprays and Stun Guns are included this comes to over 6000.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Following publication of the Law Commission’s report on firearms law published on 16 December we will be reviewing options to strengthen the current legislation to ensure it safeguards against abuse by criminals.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>The Government and police work nationally, and with international partners, to reduce the threat to the UK from the criminal use of firearms. In 2013/14, firearms were used in a small proportion of total police recorded crime, 0.2%. The figure for 2009/10 was 0.3% </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em> </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>Figures from the National Ballistics Intelligence Service (NABIS) show that in 2013 and 2014, there were 757 weapons recovered in firearm surrenders undertaken in the Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Greater Manchester and West Midlands Police Force areas. </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em> </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>Building on the success of these surrenders, NABIS co-ordinated firearms surrenders in the majority of the remaining Police Force areas in England and Wales during 2014 and 2015, resulting in the recovery of 5,468 weapons and over 17,000 items of ammunition. The items recovered included:</em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em> </em></ins></p><ul><li><ins class="ministerial"><em>588 pistols; </em></ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial"><em>479 revolvers; </em></ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial"><em>1,850 shotguns; </em></ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial"><em>416 rifles; </em></ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial"><em>1,269 air weapons; and,</em></ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial"><em>866 other items including gas guns, stun guns, CS sprays, BB guns and blank firers.</em></ins></li></ul><p><ins class="ministerial"><em> </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>The total number of weapons recovered from all forces in England and Wales as a result of these surrenders was 6,225. </em></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><em>Following publication of the Law Commission’s report on firearms law published on 16 December 2015 we will be reviewing options to strengthen the current legislation to ensure it safeguards against abuse by criminals</em>.</ins></p>
answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-01-13T16:31:42.987Zmore like thismore than 2016-01-13T16:31:42.987Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2016-02-01T14:13:57.34Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-01T14:13:57.34Z
answering member
1528
label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning remove filter
previous answer version
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answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead more like this
answering member printed Mike Penning more like this
answering member
1528
label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning more like this
tabling member
1392
label Biography information for Mr Khalid Mahmood more like this