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1379280

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Social Media
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 are currently under investigation for (a) being in the possession of or (b) sharing grossly offensive material in (a) Slough, (b) each region of the South East, (c) each borough of London and (d) each region of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	76799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>Information on the number of police officers under investigation for being in the possession of or sharing grossly offensive material is not collected centrally by the Home Office.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/11/2021 15:05:47 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1379294

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Heroin: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to tackle the importation of contaminated heroin.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	76693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>Drugs devastate lives, ruin families and damage communities. The Government is committed to driving down drugs supply in the UK through tough law enforcement, which is reflected in increases in drug seizures in recent years. Each seizure is stopping illegal drugs reaching our streets which bring misery to our communities. We support partnership working between the National Crime Agency, Border Force, and local policing, using intelligence and technology to keep our borders safe and secure, prevent drug trafficking and bring those responsible to justice.</p><p>In the event that contamination in supply raises the risk that drugs present, the National Crime Agency, police and The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) - formally Public Health England - work together, monitoring the situation to understand the factors involved and deliver a rapid response to reduce harm and help prevent drug related deaths.</p><p>In August 2021, Public Health England issued an alert to all public health and drug services, following a number of deaths linked to possible heroin contamination. The NCA worked closely with the National Police Chief’s Council, Public Health England and others, to share intelligence, assess the situation and take decisive steps to prevent further loss of life.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/11/2021 15:02:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1379303

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what policing steps her Department is taking to tackle the abuse and assault of retail workers.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	76812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government response to the Call for Evidence on Violence and Abuse Towards Shop Staff, published in 2020, sets out the Government’s programme of work to tackle violence and abuse in retail settings.</p><p>The Home Office is working closely with policing representatives via the National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG) to help reduce assaults, make it easier for employers to report crimes and support employees who are victims of these crimes. The police-led National Business Crime Centre (NBCC) and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) are closely involved in the work of the NRCSG.</p><p>On 5 July at the Commons Report debate of the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill, the then Minister for Safeguarding Victoria Atkins MP committed to actively considering an amendment in the Lords if appropriate. The Home Office Minister Baroness Williams repeated this commitment in the Lords Committee debate on 17 November.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 76813 question first answered 25/11/2021 14:53:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1379304

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to bring forward legislative proposals for harsher penalties for the assault of retail workers.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	76813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government response to the Call for Evidence on Violence and Abuse Towards Shop Staff, published in 2020, sets out the Government’s programme of work to tackle violence and abuse in retail settings.</p><p>The Home Office is working closely with policing representatives via the National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG) to help reduce assaults, make it easier for employers to report crimes and support employees who are victims of these crimes. The police-led National Business Crime Centre (NBCC) and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) are closely involved in the work of the NRCSG.</p><p>On 5 July at the Commons Report debate of the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill, the then Minister for Safeguarding Victoria Atkins MP committed to actively considering an amendment in the Lords if appropriate. The Home Office Minister Baroness Williams repeated this commitment in the Lords Committee debate on 17 November.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 76812 question first answered 25/11/2021 14:53:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1379375

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: County Durham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2021 to Question 70254 on Emergency Services: County Durham and with reference to data published in response to a Freedom of Information request to Durham Constabulary, reference DC/FOI 666/18, what (a) operational and (b) policy steps she plans to take in response to the increase in police response times since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	76646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>Law enforcement, including response times, is an operational matter for the police. It is for local policing bodies, Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners to decide how best to manage their communications and response to the public based on their knowledge and experience of the communities they serve.</p><p>Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of the Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services regularly carry out independent inspections of police forces who are required to act on their recommendations if they were to identify any failings.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/11/2021 10:56:00 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 33864 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1379376

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Anti-social Behaviour and Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2021 to Question 70255: Motorcycles: Antisocial Behaviour and Crime, if he will make it his policy to introduce an off-road bike national strategy to consider and address the difficulties the police encounter in (a) pursuing, (b) identifying suspects and (c) seizing off-road bikes drove illegally.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	76647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to introduce an off-road bike national strategy.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/11/2021 10:58:22 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 33862 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1379381

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
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, what steps her Department is taking to tackle knife crime.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
uin	76873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>Tackling knife crime is a priority and the Government is determined to crack down on the scourge of violence devastating our communities.</p><p>We identified a clear need for new primary legislation to respond to public concerns and provide the police with the powers they need. As such, under the provisions of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 we have prohibited the possession of a range of particularly dangerous knives and offensive weapons, and we are introducing further measures to tackle crime involving bladed items. These include stopping bladed items being sent to residential addresses after they are bought online, unless the seller has arrangements in place with the delivery company to ensure that the product would not be delivered into the hands of a person under 18.</p><p>Under the same Act we introduced Knife Crime Prevention Orders (KCPO). These preventative orders enable the courts to place positive requirements as well as restrictive measures on individuals to help the police steer those most at risk away from serious violence.</p><p>The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill includes a duty on public sector bodies to take a joined-up approach to addressing serious violence; the requirement for local agencies to review the circumstances when an adult homicide takes place involving an offensive weapon; and Serious Violence Reduction Orders, which give the police the power to stop and search known knife and offensive weapons carriers.</p><p>We have also committed £130.5m to tackle serious violence including knife crime and homicide in 21/22. This includes funding for targeted policing in serious violence hotspots, as well as our network of Violence Reduction Units, which draw together partners in 18 areas worst affected by serious violence in England and Wales to deliver coordinated action to tackle violence at its root.</p><p>In addition, we have invested £200m over 10 years for the Youth Endowment Fund, which is funding projects to support children and young people at risk of violence and exploitation and to steer them away from crime.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/11/2021 15:12:42 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan

1379485

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the public consultation on the revised national police funding formula will open.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	76830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2021 answer text <p>The government recognises that the current police funding formula is out of date and no longer accurately reflects demand on policing.</p><p>A review of the funding formula is now underway, and we are working closely with the policing sector and relevant experts to develop proposals for new funding arrangements. A full public consultation will take place before any new funding arrangements are put in place.</p><p>We have previously confirmed our intention to complete this work before the next General Election.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/11/2021 15:26:35 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1379525

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Protest: Unmanned Air Vehicles
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 ensure that (a) if drones are used by the police to monitor protests that protesters are aware that aerial surveillance will be taking place, and (b) should government agencies wish to use drones for covert surveillance that authorisation will only be given when necessary and proportionate.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	76794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>Decisions to use drones and in what circumstances, are operational matters for police forces who, when operating drones, are subject to the requirements of the Air Navigation Order and data protection law, including the need to provide data protection impact assessments.</p><p>Covert surveillance activities of public authorities are governed by the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) 2000 and Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland) Act (RIPSA) 2000. Authorisation for using drones for covert surveillance is therefore considered by agencies on a case by case basis, in accordance with the requirements of RIPA.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 24/11/2021 15:52:23 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1379571

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2021 on Drugs: Misuse, if she will provide details of the (a) key partners and (b) external experts in the drugs field that have been consulted.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	76545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The new Drug Strategy will respond in full to Dame Carol Black’s review and set out our long-term ambition to combat drugs. Parts one and two of Dame Carol Black’s review include comprehensive lists of the experts and wider partners in the drugs field who she engaged with to gather evidence and seek advice.</p><p>We have continued to engage external experts to inform the development of the new Drug Strategy, including Dame Carol Black in her role as independent advisor, Dr Ed Day our National Recovery Champion, and the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. We also continue to engage wider partners in the drugs field, including the National Police Chiefs Council and substance misuse treatment providers and commissioners.</p><p>We will undertake further engagement with experts and partners in the field to support the implementation of the Strategy and to inform annual reports to Parliament.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/11/2021 17:24:05 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt