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386143

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
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 increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the bail system.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	4501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>My Right Honourable Friend the Home Secretary announced on 23 March a package of measures to reduce both the number of individuals subject to, and the average duration of, pre-charge bail. As set out in the Gracious Speech, the Government will legislate in the Policing and Criminal Justice Bill to adopt those reforms.</p><p>These measures will bring greater accountability to pre-charge bail and ensure people do not spend months, or even years on bail, only for charges to be dropped.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 900702 question first answered 02/07/2015 13:49:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

386189

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sexual Offences: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the location of how many registered sex offenders from the West Yorkshire police area has been unknown for (a) up to one year, (b) one to five years, (c) five to 10 years and (d) over 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	4488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text Information on sex offenders is held by the police. The Home Office does not hold this information. answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/07/2015 13:27:38 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

386288

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
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: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of reasons for changes in the level of violent crime against the person in (a) Enfield and (b) London in the year to May 2015; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	4682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>The publication of crime statistics is the responsibility of the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Latest published figures (from Crime in England and Wales, year ending December 2014) show that according to the independent Crime Survey for England and Wales violence is 23% lower than it was in 2010. This is supported by National Health Service data on hospital admissions for assault, which also indicates violence is falling.</p><p>The ONS note that the recent changes in the level of violent crime recorded by the police relates to action taken by police forces, including the Metropolitan Police, to improve their compliance with the National Crime Recording Standard. This renewed focus on the accuracy of crime recording by the police is likely to have resulted in the increase in the number of offences recorded. However, we closely monitor trends in violent crime, and in the last Parliament we took action to strengthen legislation on knives to create new offences and introduce new sentences.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/07/2015 13:23:55 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

386292

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Riot Control Weapons: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a decision on the application of the Mayor of London for the use of water cannon in London.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	4693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>A key element of the established process for the approval of less lethal weapons, including water cannon, is an assessment by the Scientific Advisory Committee on the Medical Implications of Less-Lethal weapons. This has only recently been received. There are a number of scientific, medical, operational and ethical issues which need careful consideration before a decision will be made.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/07/2015 13:27:15 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

386294

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent representations she has received on police pensions.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	4695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>I regularly receive representations on a variety of matters relating to police pensions. This is a broad subject with a range of interested parties.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/07/2015 13:24:18 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

386302

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Bribery Act 2010
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to make changes to his Department's guidance on the Bribery Act 2010 and facilitation payments and hospitality.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	4539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice have kept the Bribery Act Guidance under review since it was published in 2011. There are no plans to revise or replace the existing guidance.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 02/07/2015 12:25:26 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

386730

registered interest
date	29/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bail
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to increase the efficiency of the bail system.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	900702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2015 answer text <p>My Right Honourable Friend the Home Secretary announced on 23 March a package of measures to reduce both the number of individuals subject to, and the average duration of, pre-charge bail. As set out in the Gracious Speech, the Government will legislate in the Policing and Criminal Justice Bill to adopt those reforms.</p><p>These measures will bring greater accountability to pre-charge bail and ensure people do not spend months, or even years on bail, only for charges to be dropped.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning grouped question UIN 4501 question first answered 02/07/2015 13:49:41 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

385974

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prerogative of Mercy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the pardon granted to Alan Turing for his conviction under the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, what his policy is on granting pardons posthumously to people convicted under (a) the Witchcraft Acts 1563 and 1603, (b) the Blasphemy Act 1604 and (c) other legislation that has been repealed.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
uin	4469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>Your question has been referred to the Ministry of Justice who have policy responsibility to this area. Any application for a pardon under the Royal Prerogative of Mercy will be considered on its merits. A pardon is normally only granted if new evidence comes to light which demonstrates conclusively that the individual is innocent.</p><p> </p><p>While Dr Turing’s pardon did not meet these requirements, we believe it was appropriate to take this exceptional step to recognise the unique abilities and achievements of a very great man.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 03/07/2015 13:29:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

385975

registered interest
date	26/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs
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 (a) publish a new drug strategy and (b) consult drug treatment providers in the preparation of such a strategy; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	4406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>We will continue to build on the Drug Strategy launched in 2010 and tackle drugs as a key driver of crime. This balances three key themes to reduce the demand for drugs, restrict the supply and support individuals to recover from their dependence.</p><p>There are positive signs that this approach is working: there has been a long term downward trend in drug use over the last decade, the number of heroin and crack cocaine users in England continues to decline, and more people are recovering from their dependency now than in 2009/10.</p><p>We continue to work with external partners including treatment providers and the Government's independent experts, the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, in developing new policy.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 01/07/2015 10:13:57 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

385879

registered interest
date	25/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) budget is, (b) full-time equivalent staff is and (c) objectives are for 2015-16 of the taskforce on migration issues in the Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	4261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2015 answer text <p>Up to 90 officers from a number of UK agencies will be deployed in the UK, the Mediterranean and Africa as part of the Organised Immigration Crime Task Force to pursue and disrupt the organised crime groups callously profiting from the people smuggling trade. The taskforce will exploit every opportunity at source, in transit countries and in Europe to tackle the gangs' criminal operations and better protect the UK and vulnerable migrants from this threat.</p><p>For 2015/16, the task force will work to enrich the intelligence picture and relentlessly disrupt, pursue and prosecute the organised crime groups . To do this effectively, the taskforce will be a mix of intelligence officers, de-briefers, investigative officers and prosecutors. We are still finalising the costs of the Taskforce.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 01/07/2015 10:14:26 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	533 label Biography information for David Hanson