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1520926

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Tax Rates and Bands: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Scottish Government on tax rates in Scotland and other parts of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	901588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>The Growth Plan takes steps to deliver a pro-growth tax system that provides the conditions needed for businesses and people to succeed.</p><p>Our plans to cut income and property tax south of the border will generate additional funding for the Scottish Government over this spending period – adding to its already record annual block grant of £41 billion.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 12/10/2022 13:06:29 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1520927

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Ports: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the adequacy of trade and biosecurity controls at the ports of Cairnryan and Stranraer.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Dame Meg Hillier
uin	901591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>Through the Port Infrastructure Fund, the UK Government has provided over £600,000 to Cairnryan and Loch Ryan to build the infrastructure needed for customs and biosecurity checks.</p><p>And while biosecurity is the responsibility of the Scottish Government, our two Governments work together to ensure that biosecurity is maintained.<em> </em></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 12/10/2022 13:52:56 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1520928

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Innovation and Spaceflight: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of increasing support for Scotland's space exploration and innovation sector.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	901593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is working closely with colleagues in the Scottish Government, and with innovation and enterprise agencies, to maximise the opportunities offered by launch from Scotland - and ensure the benefits are shared across the UK.</p><p><br>Scotland Office Ministers attended the Farnborough Airshow in July, meeting with a number of industry stakeholders with a large footprint in Scotland, demonstrating the UK Government's ongoing commitment to the space sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 12/10/2022 13:53:52 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1518833

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the plan announced on 5 September 2019 to recruit 20,000 new police officers, by when she expects this target to be met.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	58930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is on track to recruitment an additional 20,000 police officers across England and Wales by March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>As at 30 June 2022, 13,790 additional officers have been recruited across 43 forces in England and Wales as part of the Police Uplift Programme.</p><p> </p><p>The next quarterly police uplift data will be published on 26 October showing progress to 30 September 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 12/10/2022 16:31:03 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1518835

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Stop and Search
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions a person has been stopped and searched under Section 47A of the Terrorism Act 2000 in (a) Romford, (b) Havering.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	58898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data on stop and searches carried out under Section 47A of the Terrorism Act 2000. Data are published at Police Force Area level only.</p><p>Data are available on a quarterly basis in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/operation-of-police-powers-under-the-terrorism-act-2000-quarterly-update-to-june-2022" target="_blank">Operations of police powers under the Terrorism Act 2000 and subsequent legislation</a>’ statistical release, the latest of which covers the period to June 2022. However, the statistics show there have been no stop and searches in England and Wales under this power since 2018.</p><p>Data on searches carried out under this power are also published alongside other stop and search statistics in the annual ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales" target="_blank">Police powers and procedures</a>’ statistical bulletin. The accompany <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1033074/stop-search-open-data-tables-ppp-mar2020.ods" target="_blank">open data tables</a> provide a time series for use of this power by Police Force Area.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 12/10/2022 13:57:00 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1519245

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Anti-social Behaviour: Motor Vehicles
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 an estimate of how many off-road (a) motorbikes and (b) cars have been involved in reports of antisocial behaviour in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Darlington
tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
uin	60082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office has not made an estimate of how many off-road motorbikes and cars have been involved in reports of anti-social behaviour.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 12/10/2022 16:33:44 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1519316

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to New support for victims of county lines exploitation, published on 24 September 2022, how much funding will be allocated to support services in London, for each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	59569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>We are determined to crack down on county lines gangs and that is why, through the ten-year Drugs Strategy, we are investing up to £145m over three years in our successful County Lines Programme.</p><p>As part of that, in order to support those exploited, this financial year we are awarding not-for-profit organisation Catch22 up to £1.035m to deliver a specialist support service in London, the West Midlands, Merseyside and Greater Manchester. These are the four biggest exporting areas for county lines activity, aligning with the wider investment in police forces as part of the County Lines Programme.</p><p>We are awarding up to £1.5m in both financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25. Separate allocations have not been made by area.</p><p>As part of the package of support, funding will also be allocated to continue the delivery of the national confidential and anonymous helpline ‘SafeCall’, delivered across England and Wales by Missing People – including bespoke support for parents and carers.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 12/10/2022 16:59:40 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1519642

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken recent steps to ensure that fire service employers hold discussions with representatives of the Fire Brigades Union on a settlement to avoid potential industrial action.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	59532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>Setting firefighter pay is the responsibility of employers, working through the National Joint Council: the Home Office does not fund firefighter pay.</p><p>A significantly increased 5% pay offer has been made by employers and I hope that industrial action can be avoided.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 12/10/2022 16:27:12 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1519858

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of car thefts in England in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	59331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government works closely with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) lead for vehicle crime, the police and motor manufacturers through the National Vehicle Crime Working Group (NVCWG), taking forward a programme of work to prevent and reduce theft of and from vehicles. Through the NVCWG a network of vehicle crime specialists has been established, involving every police force in England and Wales, to ensure better sharing of information and intelligence.</p><p>The most recent meeting of the NVCWG took place on 23 June 2022.</p><p>The Government is also working closely with the National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnership (NICRP) to tackle theft of catalytic converters. The Home Office provided seed corn funding in 2021 to set-up the NICRP, the work of which ensures national co-ordination of policing and law enforcement partners to tackle metal theft, providing training, sharing intelligence to target offenders, and implementing crime prevention measures.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 59333 59345 question first answered 12/10/2022 16:29:42 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1519859

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Cars and Catalytic Converters: 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 her Department is taking to reduce the number of (a) car and (b) catalytic converter thefts in England.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	59345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government works closely with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) lead for vehicle crime, the police and motor manufacturers through the National Vehicle Crime Working Group (NVCWG), taking forward a programme of work to prevent and reduce theft of and from vehicles. Through the NVCWG a network of vehicle crime specialists has been established, involving every police force in England and Wales, to ensure better sharing of information and intelligence.</p><p>The most recent meeting of the NVCWG took place on 23 June 2022.</p><p>The Government is also working closely with the National Infrastructure Crime Reduction Partnership (NICRP) to tackle theft of catalytic converters. The Home Office provided seed corn funding in 2021 to set-up the NICRP, the work of which ensures national co-ordination of policing and law enforcement partners to tackle metal theft, providing training, sharing intelligence to target offenders, and implementing crime prevention measures.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 59331 59333 question first answered 12/10/2022 16:29:42 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury