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386714

registered interest
date	30/06/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Port of Dover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to increase the number of checks on vehicles arriving through the Port of Dover.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	4783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>Border Force deployed additional resources to combat the increase in opportunistic migrant activity that followed the strike at Calais by French workers, including deployment of additional sniffer dog and contractor freight searching capability to deal with the anticipated risk of migrants targeting slow moving traffic at the juxtaposed ports in Northern France. We have also deployed additional resource to enable enhanced screening at Dover port of both freight and tourist vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 09/07/2015 15:10:48 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

164437

registered interest
date	24/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
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 reduce levels of domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	215627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling the appalling crime of domestic violence and abuse. It is actively pursuing ways in which domestic violence and abuse can be prevented in the first place, doing even more to help victims, and <br>bringing more perpetrators to justice. In September 2013, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) to undertake a comprehensive review on how the police deal with domestic abuse. HMIC published its findings in March 2014 and highlighted serious police failings. In response, the Home Secretary has established a national oversight group to ensure that the police change the way they respond to domestic abuse, and made <br>clear to all chief constables that every police force must have an action plan in place. All forces have now produced plans that are being reviewed by HMIC.<br><br>The Government is also committed to providing the police with the tools they need to tackle domestic violence and abuse, and to ensure victims have the support they need to rebuild their lives. On 8 March, we announced the national <br>roll-out of Domestic Violence Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme across England and Wales. The Government has additionally recently consulted on whether the law needs to be strengthened by creating a <br>specific offence of domestic abuse to offer the best possible protection to victims. That consultation has closed and responses are currently being analysed.<br><br>We have also ring-fenced £40 million of funding for specialist local support services and national helplines over this Parliament. <br><br>Latest data from the Crown Prosecution Service Violence against Women and Girls Crime Report 2013-2014 shows the volume of domestic violence referrals from the police rising to 103,569, the highest level ever. Prosecutions and convictions have risen by over 10% in the last year, with the conviction rate at its highest ever level at 74.6%.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 02/12/2014 15:30:36 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

63316

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Clacton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex on incidents involving knives in Clacton and the potential effect of stop and search guidelines.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	201812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There have been no specific discussions with the Police and Crime Commissioner <br>for Essex on incidents involving knives in Clacton. <br><br>The Best Use of Stop and Search Scheme was announced by the Home Secretary on <br>30 April 2014, and the intention is to launch the Scheme in the summer. The <br>Scheme aims to achieve greater transparency and community involvement in the <br>use of stop and search by the police and support a more intelligence-led <br>approach leading to better outcomes, particularly improving the stop and search <br>to arrest ratio.<br><br>Only 9% of the 1.2 million stop and searches that took place in 2011/12 led to <br>an arrest. The adoption of an intelligence-led approach to stop and search by <br>the Metropolitan Police in January 2012 coincided with a fall of a third in the <br>number of recorded stop and searches taking place between 2011/12 and 2012/13, <br>while the proportion of resultant arrests increased from 8% to 12%. Meanwhile <br>in the same period, offences recorded by the Metropolitan Police involving <br>knives or sharp instruments fell by 20%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 09/07/2014 10:08:21 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

62347

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	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, whether police and crime commissioners will be able to decide on the applicability of the adoption of her Department's new guidelines on the use of stop and search by police to the area they represent.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	200663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>It is for Chief Constables and Police and Crime Commissioners to make decisions about whether and when to adopt the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 24/06/2014 14:05:11 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

62350

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Stop and Search: Essex
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations she received from the Essex Police and Crime Commissioner on changes to guidelines for police stop and search.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	200664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Essex Police have acknowledged receipt of the Home Secretary's letter sent to Chief Constables on 30th April and have advised that they will submit a formal response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 24/06/2014 13:54:29 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell