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1123625

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cars: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cars were reported stolen in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	248627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold data specifically on the number of cars that were reported stolen. However, information about all stolen vehicles recorded by police in the last 2 years is available and have been released in the Police Recorded Crime Open Data tables, which can be found here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/05/2019 14:14:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1123626

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offensive Weapons: Arrests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were arrested for carrying a dangerous weapon in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	248628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of arrests at the offence group level, including ‘possession of offensive weapons’ offences.</p><p>Data on the number of arrests for ‘possession of offensive weapons’ are published annually, on a financial year basis, in the ‘Police Powers and Procedures, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. The latest data, covering the period up to March 2018, can be accessed here: <br><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><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/05/2019 14:10:09 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1123627

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Hoaxes and False Alarms
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 prank calls made to the emergency services.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	248629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2019 answer text <p>The handling of 999 calls is an operational matter for the police and fire and rescue services. It is for Chief Constables, elected Police Crime Commissioners and Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner and Fire and Rescue Services and Authorities to decide how best to manage their communications and response to the public.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 08/05/2019 14:03:45 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1045649

registered interest
date	21/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Livestock: Theft
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 advise farmers on the risk of livestock theft.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	210533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government has ensured that, through the election of police and crime commissioners, communities across England and Wales, including those in rural areas, have a strong voice in determining how police resources are allocated to tackle the crimes that most matter to them. This includes the police providing engagement, advice and reassurance to rural communities through schemes such as Farm Watch or Country Watch.</p><p>The Police Service of Northern Ireland provides advice and information on their website about a number of issues, including livestock theft. Details can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/graphics/rp003--advice-on-rural-security-leaflet-tri-fold.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.psni.police.uk/globalassets/graphics/rp003--advice-on-rural-security-leaflet-tri-fold.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/01/2019 15:16:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

1027610

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has plans to increase the number of police officers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	203267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>We reviewed the changing and increasingly complex demands on the police. We are proposing a funding settlement that will provide total funding of up to £14 billion for 2019-20 in England and Wales, an increase of up to £970m compared to 2018/19, including precept, pensions funding and national investment. Funding for the police in Northern Ireland is a devolved matter.</p><p><br>It is for Chief Constables in conjunction with their Police and Crime Commis-sioners as part of their forward planning to determine the amount of police officers they will require to help them deal with any emerging pressures.</p><p><br>The Government is already supporting the police sector to respond to pres-sures arising from the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. We have provided £2.4 million to the National Chiefs’ Police Council and have also paid £845k to Kent Police for their European Union Exit planning.</p><p><br>We are engaging closely with the police sector in relation to planning and funding pressures in relation to the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 05/02/2019 13:23:09 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

972344

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers have taken more than two weeks of sick leave as a result of injuries that occurred at work.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	174017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested centrally.</p><p>The Home Office collects and publishes information on the number of police officers on certified long-term sick absence as at 31st March each year.</p><p>Long-term sickness includes any recognised medical condition, physical or psychological, as reported by the officer or a medical practitioner, which has lasted for more than 28 calendar days. These data are published in the annual ‘Police workforce’ statistical bulletin, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales</a></p><p>However, these data do not include the reason for the sick absence therefore the Home Office are unable to identify those on sick absence due to injuries occurred at work.</p><p>The Home Office also collects information on the number of police officers on short/medium term sick absence as at 31st March each year. Short/medium term absence due to sickness includes officers on leave for 28 days or less. Again, these data do not include the reason for the sick absence.</p><p>This information is published by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) in their Value for Money profiles, available here: <a href="https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmic/our-work/value-for-money-inspections/value-for-money-profiles" target="_blank">https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmic/our-work/value-for-money-inspections/value-for-money-profiles</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/10/2018 15:35:22 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

972345

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	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 (a) male and (b) female police officers were employed in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	174018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes statistics on the number of police officers employed, broken down by gender, by each Police Force Area in England and Wales on a bi-annual basis. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical publication.</p><p>Data on the number of police officers, including a breakdown of gender, as at 31 March each year and going back to March 2007, can be found in the accompanying Open Data Table: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629362/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/629362/open-data-table-police-workforce.ods</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/10/2018 15:32:53 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

972346

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police Stations: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police stations have closed in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	174019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon member to the UIN 141753 given on the 10 May 2018.</p><p>The Home Office does not collect information on police station closures.</p><p>It is for democratically elected Police and Crime Commissioners, working with Chief Constables, to determine the best use of resources to effectively serve and engage their communities and to build their trust and confidence.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 10/10/2018 15:31:09 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

934371

registered interest
date	03/07/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many female police officers have been recruited in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	160171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on the number of police officers who join the police workforce during the financial year and are based on full-time equivalents. These data are published in the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin.</p><p>Data on the number of police officers who joined the police workforce in England and Wales for the years 2006/07 to 2016/17 can be found in the accompanying Joiners Open Data Tables, available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-workforce-open-data-tables</a></p><p>These data are broken down by Police Force Area, gender, ethnicity and type of joiner.</p><p>The latest figures are for the year to 31 March 2017. The next edition of the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin representing the workforce as at 31 March 2018 is due to be published on 19<sup>th</sup> July 2018.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/07/2018 18:41:06 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

931085

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	European Arrest Warrants
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 EU negotiating team on the maintenance of the UK's participation in the European Arrest Warrant after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	157101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>Regarding our future relationship with the EU, the UK is seeking a comprehensive security relationship which preserves mutually important operational capabilities whilst allowing the UK and EU to continue to work together to combat fast evolving security threats. The UK’s position is that it is in the interests of both the UK and the EU to continue the efficient and reliable operational capabilities provided by the European Arrest Warrant once the UK leaves the EU, and we are working with the EU and Member States to ensure that this is the case.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 02/07/2018 12:55:22 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson