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1105174

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date	26/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Shoplifting: Ealing Southall
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 support convenience retailers in Ealing, Southall following shop thefts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	237056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>All forms of retail crime are unacceptable, and everyone has the right to feel safe at work.</p><p>I chair the National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG) which brings together partners including the police, trade bodies – including the Associ-ation of Convenience Stores - and retailers and is overseeing a range of work to tackle retail crime. This includes the collation and dissemination of good practice and developing guidance on the use of Impact Statements for Business, which give victims of business crime the opportunity to set out the impact the crime has had on the business, including, for example, financial loss. The NRCSG also continues to work with retailers to improve the management and response to shop theft using a partnership ap-proach according to local circumstances.</p><p>On 21 January I announced that we will launch a call for evidence on violence and abuse towards shop workers to strengthen our understanding of this issue, including how existing legislation is being applied.</p><p>In addition, the Sentencing Council is reviewing its guidelines on assault and a consultation on a revised guideline is anticipated to commence this Summer.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 237057 question first answered 01/04/2019 16:57:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1105176

registered interest
date	26/03/2019
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 Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing tougher sentences for people attacking shopworkers; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	237057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>All forms of retail crime are unacceptable, and everyone has the right to feel safe at work.</p><p>I chair the National Retail Crime Steering Group (NRCSG) which brings together partners including the police, trade bodies – including the Associ-ation of Convenience Stores - and retailers and is overseeing a range of work to tackle retail crime. This includes the collation and dissemination of good practice and developing guidance on the use of Impact Statements for Business, which give victims of business crime the opportunity to set out the impact the crime has had on the business, including, for example, financial loss. The NRCSG also continues to work with retailers to improve the management and response to shop theft using a partnership ap-proach according to local circumstances.</p><p>On 21 January I announced that we will launch a call for evidence on violence and abuse towards shop workers to strengthen our understanding of this issue, including how existing legislation is being applied.</p><p>In addition, the Sentencing Council is reviewing its guidelines on assault and a consultation on a revised guideline is anticipated to commence this Summer.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 237056 question first answered 01/04/2019 16:57:04 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

917373

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Forced Marriage: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the number of forced marriages that have taken place involving (a) a male and (b) a female below the age of 16 in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	149989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text <p>The UK is a world-leader in the fight to tackle the brutal practice of forced marriage. The joint Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office Forced Marriage Unit provides vital support to between 1,200 -1,400 potential cases a year.</p><p><br>Forced marriage is a hidden crime and therefore the total number of victims who entered a forced marriage is unknown. In 2017, FMU assisted 164 female victims and 22 male victims who were 15 and under. In 2016, FMU assisted 207 female victims and 13 male victim who were 15 and under. In 2015, FMU assisted 160 female victims and 14 male victim who were 15 and under.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 26/06/2018 11:59:20 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

882505

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knife Crime Community Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department has allocated to the Knife Crime Community Fund for 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	135567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>There will be up to £1 million in total for the anti-knife crime Community Fund in 2018/19 and it will be launched later this spring. This was one of the commitments in the Serious Violence Strategy, launched on 9 April, which also said there would be a further round of the Community Fund in 2019/20.</p><p>This is in addition to the £765,000 awarded in December 2017 to community bids across the country.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 23/04/2018 16:38:55 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

851664

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knife Crime Community Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the criteria are for accessing her Department's knife crime community fund.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	130427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The anti- knife crime Community Fund invited bids for funding in October 2017. Bids were assessed on the extent to which they demonstrated the following criteria:</p><ul><li>Delivery of outcomes to tackle knife crime;</li><li>A proven track record of delivering local interventions;</li><li>Ability to work with children and young people;</li><li>Value for money; and</li><li>How they will work in partnership with other projects and services already being delivered in the local area.</li></ul><p>The Community Fund received 368 bids and 47 were awarded funding. In total £765,000 was made available to support the successful bids in 2017/18.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/03/2018 16:15:17 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

846746

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the timetable for the draft Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	903884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The Home Secretary and Lord Chancellor will shortly be launching a public consultation into the Government's response to domestic abuse. The analysis of this consultation will inform the draft Domestic Abuse Bill, which we intend to publish later this session.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/02/2018 11:42:05 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma